Writers: Bring yourselves, leave your work at home. At the Indy WordLab, we're all about experimentation and trying new things with our writing. Each meeting starts with a set theme and puts participants to work with challenging writing prompts built around the strange and unfamiliar. Stop by Indy Reads Books at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of every month to meet local authors and spend just an hour and a half outside of your literary comfort zone.

New Voice For Politics is a community of writers, artists, etc... where young people or the young at heart can both learn and write about economic and political issues that are affecting individuals in the United States and around the world. The purpose of this group is to bring together individuals that are interested in gathering to discuss politics and become better political writers and artists.

Meet friends and hear how your potential readership reacts to your work. This group is dedicated to reaching and supporting creative (fiction) writers of all stripes in the Louisville area.  We specialize in those unconnected and needing encouragement. New members must attend at least 1 meeting as a critiquer before bringing writing--not a big requirement, really.  It's a good idea to check us out first anyway. Though we try to be as open as possible there are a few genres that are not suitable: …

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Calling all smart women who read romance! I'm a romance novel enthusiast who's new to the area and I would love to meet others who share my passion for passionate novels! Would love to have a monthly book club for those who are interested or those who might be interested in dipping their toes into the romance world. If you are interested in joining and would like to suggest a book for a meeting, that's great, too! Romance novel writers welcome, too, to share ideas, gather plot inspiration, and p …

The Indy Webcomics Group is a monthly meetup group for artists and writers in the graphic storytelling medium based in Indiana. The group is open to all those looking for interaction and community with other creatives in the area. Share your work, attend book events, create jam-comics with other artists at your favorite local restaurant or pub. We also have an independent comics blog at www.indywebcomics.com which helps promote and support our group.

Places everyone! Broadway in Indianapolis has announced their 12/13 season and what a season it is! Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Sister Act, Green Day's American Idiot & West Side Story are all coming to town and this year I thought I'd start a meetup group so theater lovers could join forces and come out to the shows together! Let's start the weekends off right and head to the theater on Thursday night to see a great show! The first show of the season is Billy Elliot The Musical & our meetup will …

A forum to actively engage emerging, amateur and professional filmmakers, videographers, photographers, musicians and others who want to become filmmakers or just interested in the film industry. We are based in Indianapolis (Central Indiana) however we seek to connect our talents, collaborate and engage with the greater film community here in the USA and around the world. Anyone with a passion for films, movies, commercials, video, web based content and similar genres is welcome to join!

Our little group will be one that likes to get together and play music live. We primarily are in the forming stage, but soon we will storm up the direction we're going, then we'll norm, then; we'll perform. If we don't make it through all the stages, we will at least have had a lot of fun and made some new friends!

This group is formed with the intention of bringing the Lesbians out of the woodwork, to come together to build friendships and build a real community in this area.  There are SO MANY cool women out there and SO MANY great and fun things to do.  Some of the plans include hiking, theater, picnics, game nights, movie nights, dinners, bowling, biking club, women's festivals, book clubs, women's music events, golfing club, backpacking, camping, horseback riding, comedy club dates, event caravans,sup …

You Want to Write If you want to write or improve your writing, then you've come to the right place. Pen to Paper is Indianapolis's premier authors' group.  Founded in 2009, Pen to Paper has been steadily growing ever since, gaining new members and expanding its events. Where to Start So, you're new to the group.  How does it work? Please go to our website and get all the details: Get the basics www.pentopaperblog.org/what-we-do/ FAQ's www.pentopaperblog.org/faqs/ Your Next Step Get your feet …

I started this group because I want to have fun in Indy with other professional minded people in their 30's. Things I have in mind for this group are going to concerts, good and fun local bars, go out dancing, festivals, art events and anything else that looks like fun.

“Every living person has some gift or capacity of value to others. A strong community is a place that recognizes those gifts and ensures that they are given." This is a group for elders and aspiring elders of all ages who want to come together to learn and grow and share their gifts. Whether sharing experiences and exchanging ideas over coffee, participating in a Saturday morning walking club, volunteering together, or creating a community garden or arts project, our underlying goal will be buil …

Hardly anyone reaches adulthood without learning to be silent—to hold it in, suck it up, and put on a smile to please. But we often reach a point in our lives where our truth must come out. We may be afraid, but the need to speak, to break our silence is unbearable and we must find a way to have courage to say how we feel. Our truth may be powerful or shocking. It could be an insight of inspiration that comes to us in a whisper. Or, maybe we aren’t ready to speak yet, but feel the need to liste …

A group devoted to creating a better life for everyone through the arts. No art experience needed!!! We all have creative energy that needs to be unleashed! Sometimes it just takes time to dig it up from our childhood. If you would like to work with clay, paint, pencil, paper or any other art medium then this is the forum for upcoming classes, one time workshops and studio events.  We share fundraising events that involve art making for a specific cause.  We also share upcoming events you might …

Indiana is a scenic place for making movies, television and webseries with its varied architecture and landscapes. The state also provides incentives for moviemaking. Indiana has some awesome educational programs producing promising cinematographers, directors, actors, writers and production staff. What is missing is a place and resource to bring all this talent together. The South Central Indiana Film and Independent Media (SCIFIM) group will offer workshops to educate and develop skills, promo …