This is your opportunity to socialize and network with people in the film industry. Whether you're a producer, director, writer, actor, agent, manager. casting director, an indie filmmaker, a crew member, or work in any other aspect of the the film industry, you'll benefit from these networking events, teleseminars, and webinars.

Our group gathers people from all aspects of the entertainment industry, including Film, TV, radio, music, stage, comedy, and all related fields. It is for people in the industry at every level of the game... Networking, making new connections, meeting new friends, and having fun in the process.... Calling all actors, models, photographers, writers, directors, editors, casting directors, agents, make-up artists, artists, musicians, comedians, producers, etc. We will be holding regular even …

We make films and work with screenwriters. First create a free profile on http://MoviePals.com - the social filmmaking network. We've built a platform to help lots of people make movies and find writers like you – Join Us!. If you’re looking for a cool way to spend a weekday night where you can talk about the ups and downs of filmmaking along with a general meet and greet, social networking in person style then come to one of our events and: -          Share ideas and network with actors and oth …

We are: "Musicians who want to jam with acoustic instruments, for fun." First and foremost, our name belies our relative jam locations. Our jams have transitioned to Sliverlake area, primarily, and on occasion, Pasadena and will begin to include Sunland. Anyone can host who wants to- as long as the locale is within the relative distance between Pasadena, Silverlake, and as far north as Sunland. Just ask and we'll make it happen. Next, we must limit admission to the group only to those who play …

So many times we tell ourselves our time will come! Well TODAY is OUR time! If you or someone you know has been wanting to learn to sing, enhance your speaking voice, or rediscover your inner Aretha Franklin, then take voice lessons from a Professional Recording Artist, Songwriter and Voiceover actor who has trained several American Idol candidates and worked with public speakers wanting to learn a few special techniques to set them apart and bolster their confidence! We will focus on proje …

I'll be scheduling several rides per year exclusively for 883 riders. Over time there will be opportunities for half, whole, and multi-day rides that should suit a range of experience levels. There will also be some opportunities for motorcycle camping so if you've never tried it this may be a good place to give it a shot. The Sportster's direct lineage goes back to 1952 but it took five years for it to evolve from the "K bike" until in 1957 when the Sportster as we know it was introduced with …

This is a book club for anyone interested in Buddhism and/or philosophy of life. We will be reading and discussing books such as The Living Buddha, Buddhism the First Millenium, Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and death etc...Daisaku Ikeda is a Buddhist leader, peacebuilder, a prolific writer, poet, educator and founder of a number of cultural, educational and peace research institutions around the world. As third president of the Soka Gakkai (value-creating society) and founder of the Soka Gak …

THE MISSION: The mission of the Rhymecology focus group is to use the power of hip-hop lyrics and culture to help lyricists of any level discover and create themselves as artists and human beings. THE INSPIRATION: What do you have in common with Mos Def, Eminem, Nas, and Jay-Z? You are a writer just like them! We all use the same language and words, so there is no reason that you can’t be writing lyrics on their level. Their classic songs don’t just fall from the sky; they are created from ideas …

Write Club provides an open forum for aspiring screenwriters of all levels to meet and review each others' work, providing honest and thoughtful feedback. We want to support one another as we navigate through the treacherous waters of screenwriting. Our group is currently comprised of members with a wide range of experience, but we are all here to help improve our craft, while helping others do the same.  The writers' group generally meets every two weeks on a Sunday afternoon in the Hollywood a …

Star Wars, The Matrix, Avatar, Star Trek and many other favorites often contain themes of God and spirituality which make for great storytelling. But are these just themes of fiction or is there something more? Can it be that the success of these films is due to their speaking of concepts we are created to connect with on a spiritual level? Join us as we meet, discuss, and record podcast episodes of "Not Of This World!" Join me in the FusionFilter Faithcast as we discuss Sci-Fi & the Bible from …

IL EST GRAND TEMPS DE PARLER FRANÇAIS TIME TO SPEAK FRENCH AGAIN CHERS AMIS -BIENVENUS - WELCOME check out my testimonials and sign up..its' free to join online. You can then choose to take classes with me or participate in our socials - potlucks, museum and film  outings, etc... email me at alaindel@gmail.com  or go to www.frenchLA.com FRENCH AVEC ALAIN - FRENCH CLASSES AND SOCIALS You’ve tried everything: French Language Schools, Alliance Francaise, Beverly Hills Language Insitute, Private F …

This is a group for writers of all levels who are actively working on developing their craft. You can be working on anything, but the key words here are "active" and "working". We are a community of writers who like to get together with our fellow writers and exchange ideas, lend support and gentle and constructive critique. We will meet twice monthly on Wednesday evenings for a light meal and to share our work and to socialize and network with our peers.  For more information read the Guideline …

Ukulele Players Unite! We have workshops, classes and concerts around Los Angeles. Led by Ukulele Bartt Warburton, we are the ultimate! Go to Bartt.net for free charts, lessons, and tons of stuff. Videos from Ukefests worldwide, and pretty much everything an ukulele player could want. You can also preview Bartt's instructional DVDs, books, and e-books. Of course you can also listen to Bartt's music. You can e-mail Bartt at UkuleleBartt@aol.com

Namaste, Join the collective of local certified Yoga Instructors, including Stefani Manger, for quality yoga classes outdoors on the grass under the blue skies at the Silverlake Resevoir Meadow. Classes are 60 minutes Hatha / Vinyasa Flow yoga at various levels. We ask for $5 per class which is donated to the teacher. Our goal is to provide quality instructions at an affordable community price, so everyone can practice yoga. We have a great group of regular students and lots of new to yoga peopl …

The Alameda Writers Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving writers of all stages of development and all genres. Our mission is to educate, inspire and support our members in their writing careers by offering resources, access to industry professionals, networking opportunities and creating signature events such as peer groups and guest lectures. We welcome any comments or suggestions. Please feel free to contact us at writeAWG@gmail.com

Presented by:  The CONTENT Conference .CONTENT. The merging of Technology between three major industries: Music TV/Film Publishing & how companies can distribute quality content that can be monetized. ______________________ technology • engagement • delivery monetize • distribution • social interactive • creation • compliance _______________ Types of discussion topics: •Monetizing the Intersection of Entertainment and Technology •How Entertainment Can Monetize the Digital World •Leveraging th …

Hello Ukulele Players. I'm a singer/song-writer who recently took up the ukulele and I'm loving it. I'm looking for others in the Los Feliz/Silverlake area who want to get together, get better, and play some uke.

This is a monthly poetry OPEN MIC event hosted by Alex M. Frankel. There are two or three featured poets in addition to the open mic participants. We are located at the historic Valentina Oumansky Dramatic Dance Foundation, 3433 Cahuenga Blvd West in Los Angeles, near Universal Studios. After the reading poets sign copies of their books. This event is a must for anyone in the San Gabriel Valley (or beyond) interested in listening to poetry and sharing their work! We are there every second Sunday …

This is a group for all people, 21+, who LOVE live, music, poetry, spoken word and comedy. I am a poet and up until January 2012, I had no idea so many open mics, poetry showcases, clean comedy venues existed. I want to share my love for live music, poetry & comedy with other folks who enjoy good vibrations.

The Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group, (formally lafcpug) was established in June of 2000 and now boasts a total membership of over 6000 people worldwide. lafcpug meets once a month in Hollywood, Ca. where it attracts 200-250 people a meeting. Headed up by Michael Horton, lacpug is the largest User Group dedicated to digital storytellers in the world.

Joyce Carol Oates: "We who love prose fiction love these miniature tales both to read and to write because they are so finite, so highly compressed and highly charged." Auguste Rodin: “I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need.” Who are we? The Lost Wax Micro fiction Collective is for writers of short fiction interested in creating stories with universal resonance and meaning. Meetings will follow a format of share and critique and then inspiration discussion based on a parti …

This is a group for anyone interested in technical writing. All skill levels are welcome. We started this group to bring together technical writers in the Los Angeles area. We wish to use MeetUp to announce all upcoming LASTC meetings, lunchtime forums, council meetings, volunteering opportunities, webinars, and more. You do not need to be a STC member to attend, and we look forward to meeting you at one of our upcoming events!

We're expanding! The LA Writers Center now includes Orange County! Created in 2005, The LA Writers Center is designed to germinate and foster new works by involving not only the writer, but a team of artists: directors, dramaturges, and actors. This is for all levels of writers, from the professionals to the newbies. Awards won by the LA Writers Center members are: 1 Oscar Award, 1 Regional Emmy nomination, several Ovation nominations, several Valley Theatre League Awards, several DramaLogue awa …

Directors, Producers, Writers, Actors, Artists, Film, Television, Theater, Internet, Radio Whatever your passion, this is the club. DIRECTING TOASTMASTERS You Lead The Way This new specialty Toastmasters Club is created to enhance your ability to motivate, inspire, communicate, lead and direct. You will learn how to…  Express your vision through public speaking  Hone your listening and analytical skills through evaluations  Build teams by empowering others Now Playing Every Month 1st and 3rd …

We are out-of-the-box thinkers. We're weird, different, and proud to be that way. We seek to change the world and all have different styles of doing so. Some of us are insightful introverted writers, Others are extroverted motivational speakers. Some of us are inventors, creating paradigms and new ways of looking at the world. Others are implementors, improving existing models, adding a new twist to make them more effective We are artists, scientists, philosophers, philanthropists, teachers, co …

Want to inspire yourself to write even more? Want to work past writing blocks? Want to get outside your writing comfort zone? When asked how an artist may best connect with her muse, Alice Walker said: “Earth was meant for Joy. As an artist, connect with that Joy and you will forever be fed by it.” ~Alice Walker, Q&A/ ‘Beauty In Truth’ world premier at ‘Women Of the World’ Festival 2013, http://youtu.be/UadveROnHHk The Natural Muse Meetup is an opportunity for writers to connect with Earth's Jo …

Join us in Burbank from May 31 to June 2, 2013 to get your screenwriting career underway! With more than 20 FREE classes (that's absolutely free. No catch. Just walk in, sit down, and learn), more than 120 movie and TV executives to hear your pitch, and dozens of working Hollywood screenwriters sharing their knowledge. Script Magazine had it right when they declared The Great American PitchFest & Screenwriting Conference the #1 PitchFest of them all.

This group is for people that write stories for all ages. Join us and meet other writers and share your work. Or, just be a reader and tell us what you think.  For each meeting, writers will upload a story (1-8 pages) to the files section, one week before the meeting. Instructions and helpful information will be posted in the files section. This is not an author reading group. You must be over 21 years old to join this group. Meetings will be in areas near Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and Hollyw …