This group is an open discussion group for those studying A Course in Miracles and the related material. We get together and share our experience of the Course, supporting each other in our removal of the blocks to the awareness of love's presence. Come, meet, and hang out for a couple of hours with other ACIM/DUers. Bring your friends, thoughts, ideas, experiences and anything you'd like to share. And remember to laugh! This group is for those who are grateful and enthusiastic about A Course I …

Austin Art Events is a group of fellow artists and art enthusiasts who attend local art, music and film events!

This group is for anyone in the Austin area who wants to hone their singing and songwriting skills and make music

I decided to start this group because I started hearing a lot from the locals saying too bad there isn't a Meet Up Group that has chess as a focus.  The purpose of the group is to give everyone a place to play chess at no cost.

Overview Most of the time, WriteByNight is hard at work providing customized writers' services to novices and professionals alike. But on select days and times, we draw the shades, turn off our ringers and open our doors to writers on the prowl for a quiet, comfy haven where they can write, read, collaborate or just kick back and dream. We’ve got a library, writing prompts, coffee and free Wi-Fi. What more could a writer ask for? Objective Write Here allows you to carve out much-needed writing …

Artists, Musicians, Makers, Dancers, Crafters, Designers, Reiki Masters, Massage Lovers, Tattoo Lovers, Lovers of the Weird, Tarot Readers, Burners, Hoopers, Fire Dancers, Yogi's, and just interesting folks who love life, love connecting and creating and sharing. It is more of a state of mind than a particular job or hobby that brings us together at "The Weirdery". We are not just "outside the box" thinkers, we have grabbed the box, painted it, added a few feathers and turned it into a cool lam …

We are musicians, comedians, poets, magicians, jugglers, actors, dancers etc...people who enjoy performing or watching performances from local artists and amateur talent. We are dedicated to promoting and encouraging local Austin performers. We plan Open Mic Nights for amateurs and look for late night music acts to perform in North Austin.

Founded in 2011, FirePit Ceramics is a northwest Austin pottery gallery/studio specializing in adult and child clay classes. Our goal is to create a fun, safe, productive environment for all to enjoy. FirePit Ceramics is a space inspired and formed for the sole purpose of providing creative opportunities to individuals interested in the ceramic arts. We offer beginner, and intermediate, classes in wheel throwing and hand-building, as well as workshops, private lessons, and parties. We have ten …

Professional commitments have prevented the founding organizers of this group from continuing as the leaders, so we're in the process of re-booting and expect to resume meeting in March. Current members:  We'll stick pretty close to the group's original set up, and we hope you'll continue to participate.  New / Potential members:  Here's what we're about... This group is for writers who are seeking inspiration, grappling with writer's block, need a nudge (or shove) to get started, or are inter …

Our mission is to nurture the careers of gifted young Texas musicians and to promote the appreciation of classical music in Texas public schools. We aim to provide financial and professional support to launch the professional careers of gifted young Texas musicians, to sponsor live classical music performances in Texas public schools featuring gifted young musicians, and to sponsor concerts in local and national performance venues featuring gifted young musicians that have been selected as CADF …

Hello. This is a social group for writers and artists (and creative people in general) who simply want to get together and share food, ideas and good conversation. This is not a work-focused group, although you're welcome to talk about whatever is on your mind. We'll meet at restaurants around Austin and will hopefully have some potlucks at members' houses and other locations. You don't need to be a foodie or gourmet cook to join. All you need to be is a writer/artist/creative type with a desire …

A writing group for the early birds or wannabe early birds who aspire to get some writing done in the early hours before the day everything. This is not an evaluation or critique meetup (necessarily), but just a shared commitment to starting the day with coffee, camaraderie and keystrokes. May it serve as a building block for your morning writing practice no matter what kind of writing you're doing. At this time there is one weekly meeting, Sunday morning. Saturdays and weekdays have been discus …

The purpose of this group is for musicians and music lovers to meetup and help each other make the Austin music scene better for everyone. Together we can make Austin a friendly and productive place for Independent musicians, as well as a place where music fans get rewarded for helping out their favorite acts. For Artists: Network with fans and other artists who can help you to generate ideas, inspiration, and bigger and better projects. Using a team mentality we can empower each other and put …

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 Writers Roulette features a different monthly theme and line up of artists who love to perform their original written works such as poetry, essays, spoken word, singer-songwriting, or excerpts from novels. Artists also have the opportunity to set up a vendor table at the roulette. Although the roulette is not an open mic, interested artists who would like to read for an upcoming event should first attend a roulette. And of course, performance art lovers are always welcome!

Fellow musicians are you fed up with non-musician partners who end up jealous of the time, dedication and passion you put into your music? Then welcome to the team and come join our meetup group. We will get together as a group to discuss music related issues, collaborate, share potluck jams, song circles, drum circles etc.. There will also be free or low cost jazz theory, song writing, arranging and music business workshops by some of the top name players and teachers in town. Who knows? Yo …

We are warriors, Bards, and Mystics of all heritages and traditions that come together to not only study and continue on the road of perfection for our craft, but to apply it to our everyday dealings. This group is about action. It is about reclaiming the Earth from those that have done Her harm for far to long, and the reestablishing our proper place in our ecosystem. We accomplish this by creating sustainable communities, grow our own food, and raise and hunt for our meat. We keep the sacred i …

Bring a poem you wrote or bring one you love, and we'll read it together, analyze it, and talk about its meanings. If you don't write poetry but simply appreciate it, you are more than welcome! (I do not write poetry myself, I just love it.) If you do write poetry and want to share it with intelligent poetry lovers, you are welcome! We'll meet in my home in NW Austin and we aren't snooty about any of it, we just love poetry. Join us on facebook!

Serving Others Using Language, or SOUL SLAM...is a group of Austin Writers and Poets and Spoken Word performers who desire to come together and not only write and better their work as a group, but who also hope to better the world around them with their words. The group is open to people of all different backgrounds, beliefs, and levels of experience in the field of writing. Whether you love reading poetry, and merely appreciate it as an art form, or whether you are working on being published or …

Hi Everyone, First of all, I'll tell you that I used to facilitate and Artist's Way Group thru Meetup here in Austin. I am creating a group based on the correspondence classes of Chicago's Jerry Cleaver's Immediate Writing course of study. Jerry has many accolades and many published writer's singing his praises. My goal is to begin and complete his one year of correspondence classes by utilizing his book "Immediate Fiction", which contains all the lessons needed. I'm looking for other would be w …