We are looking to build a strong group of Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Songwriters and Slam Poets to get a North Jersey Poetry Slam series off the ground. There are three main venues in New York City that push this art form : Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Bowery Poetry Club, and LouderArts at Bar 13. There is also a south Jersey venue called Loser Slam in Lincroft. Each venue above holds competitions and sends a team of 4-5 poets to the Nationals. They are registered venues. With enough of a stro …

Dear Friends,  What if you could ask a Master guitarist questions about how to play? Here’s your chance! Spend an afternoon with a master teacher and guitarist, Rodney Jones. Rodney Jones is a guitarist and teacher with more than 40 years of playing and teaching experience.  Rodney takes all of his experience, and expertise, and will share it in a way that is easy to understand, easy to apply, and most importantly will help you achieve the results you are looking for and more. As a music teacher …

The NYC MBA Happy Hour Workshop is here to unite prospective business school students and MBA admissions consultants and graduates to share experiences, network, and learn successful application strategies. Members will have an opportunity to attend a series of workshops focused on specific aspects of the application process, such as essay writing. They will also have the opportunity to come together for happy hours and discuss the application process with like-minded individuals.

GramercyLabs and General Assembly have teamed up to present a speaker series featuring the latest in New York technology and entrepreneurship. Formerly open only to GramercyLabs employees as a way to encourage great ideas and intelligent discussion, the event is now open to the public. Each event will give the floor to one speaker who will speak on a topic of their choice, as well as a Q&A period in an intimate setting.

Cinemonde is an invitation-only screening series of thought-provoking movies for film, media and entertainment professionals. We also welcome enthusiastic film fans, no matter your professional background. Throughout the year, Cinemonde offers a line-up of compelling films, gourmet food, wonderful wines and spirits along with thought-provoking discussions (not to mention great networking opportunities).

The Write On! Workshop Series is dedicated to helping aspiring writers of all levels develop their craft and explore all publishing opportunities including digital books. Workshops in poetry, novel writing, memoir writing and blog writing will be offered on demand as long as 10 or more writers enroll.

Ever find yourself hunting ANSWERS in the business, psychology or self-help sections of bookstores or doing Yoga? If you have read Freakonomics, Predictably Irrational, Malcolm Gladwell's work, or similar books and you began to wonder where are NEW outside of the box self-Development solutions beyond just “believe in yourself” or “have high self-esteem?” Experience in 6 STEPS this November the Counterintuitive answers that really work! A number of fields have been assemble to create 6 STEPS: Beh …

Welcome to the New York City Classical Guitar Society! We are central to the New York City classical guitar community, and we would love to have you involved! We offer many events for guitarists and others who love guitar music. At the heart of the Society is our monthly meetup, where we share music with one another and have special presentations from guitarists, composers, and luthiers on topics of interest to guitarists. We also have a fast-growing guitar orchestra open to all that performs ne …

This “Workshop Series” goal is to help you take your success with women and business to the next level. Women have embraced yoga to empower themselves. What have you embraced to empower yourself as a man? We will cover all aspects of communicating with the opposite sex from online, your social circle, public venues, nightlife, and during the day. We also cover areas of business communications such as Influence and persuasion. What is covered in greater or lesser depth will be shaped by the group …

The IAWTV East Coast Webseries Writers Group - Welcome!

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers is starting this meet-up group to help make more people aware of our great three class MAKE A FILM Classes Series.   We are allowing people to audit ($7) a session of the 1st class, INTRO TO SCRIPTWRITING, which runs for five Saturdays, April 2 - 30.  Auditors are observers and do not get handouts -- but they get to experience three hours jam packed with information and great discussions (and you can take notes!). There will be a period at the end of each class for audi …

Good day, Hi, my name is David and I've been living in a strange world. I have been learning about this world every single day, but I need to talk to more open-minded people about the experiences they are having and perhaps we can figure out why so many strange things happen. I know there is a pattern and a reason to everything. But what is that pattern? What is that reason? These answers are elusive. I have attended several other groups on Meetup and although they have been great experiences, I …

Reverie Productions' writers lab is a playwriting lab that meets twice a month, either at Reverie Production's midtown office or in an alternate space. Meetings are typically 2 to 2 1/2 hrs long, with 5-6 writer's sharing short works or pieces of full length plays, although screenplays and other writing is welcome as well. Actors are also welcome to be a part of the process, and read parts from plays and be part of the feedback process. There will be a 'From the lab' reading series …

Our 2009-2010 series will focus on Food and Faith. Over the course of the next 8 months (October 2009 to May 2010), we will delve into how faith interprets and addresses the many issues surrounding food and water: from nutrition and hunger, access to food, to food and water security. We hope that you can join us for this exciting new series. ========================================== What's faith got to do with it? Everything! 95% of the world's population associates with one or another spiritua …

Get an industry expert's 360° view on business topics that matter the most ... in 60 minutes. Let's face it, New Yorkers are busy people and although the usual suspects of panels, networking and mixer events make great opportunities to connect, we also appreciate getting to the heart of the content, asking those pressing questions and walking away with takeaways that will make you think differently about your best practices in the time that will allow you to still get home for dinner. The 360° i …

Welcome to the Experience Hypnosis, NLP & Trance Meetup Group.   By Definitions: Hypnosis is a mental state (according to "state theory") or imaginative role-enactment (according to "non-state theory"). [1] [2] [3] [4] It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. [5] Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject, or may be self-administered ("sel …