[Resuming again in November 2012. Thanks for your patience!] We are people who meet to be creative in nature. Our events are outings. We walk to places in nature where we break to be creative. We do not talk during our breaks, but we talk again afterwards to share our creations. We are an artsy group, not a hiking group. All who seek to create from nature are welcome, whatever your art, whether you write, draw, paint, sculpt, craft, photograph, dance, philosophize, or meditate for inspiration. P …

AMMG is open to all who are: enthusiastic, have a passion for music, interested in singing, writing, playing instruments, and lively discussions. We'll have a variety of events in different locations. Many of our Meetups will also include an informal jam session. This free-flowing group is created for music lovers that would like to socialize, network and get to know others that all share this common interest. Even if you've never even picked up an instrument in your life --- everyone is welcome …

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.

We're here to expand and support the content community in Austin. This is a networking and discussion group for all content strategists, writers and managers in Austin and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned professional, an amateur enhusiast or a hopeful new participant, let's get together and discuss how we can use content to create better experiences now and in the future. Join the new Austin Content G+ Community for more conversation.

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

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 …

Professional Writers of Austin (PWA) is a free, members-only networking group for professional and aspiring writers. Our Mission Develop a supportive and informative community for Austin’s writers, editors, and interactive content creators. Goals Provide opportunities for Austin’s discrete journalistic, literary, and new media content-creating community to meet, share resources and job tips, improve career skills, and form lifelong bonds with like-minded people. Members We represent individuals …

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 …

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 …

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org NOTE: We must have your first and last name in order for you to attend ONAC meetups. Please make sure these are in your …

If you write website copy, articles for newspapers or magazines, nonfiction ebooks, or any other form of creative nonfiction, the Austin Roundtable is your group for networking and critique. We’ve all felt the stress of wanting to impress a new client, wanting to kick off a new column with a bang, or wanting to launch an eyeball-grabbing website. You’re welcome to bring along printed copies of your nonfiction work to share for instant critique or spend the networking with other writers so you ca …

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 …

Looking for a community for others on the adventurous road of self-publishing fiction? This group will be whatever you need it to be, looking for beta readers? Please be willing to be one if asked. Need critique (personally this makes me cringe and I won't be asking) then bring your work and get feedback. Having problems with the technical side and need input hopefully all of that can be addressed. Want to have sessions of sit down, shut up and write? Done. I am also hoping to have an active mes …

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!

Hey everyone! My wife and I are producing a new comic and game convention here in Austin: Here There Be Monsters. The goal of this convention is to change the face of comics and gaming in the eyes of the general public. To do this, we will feature not only TONS of comics and games, but also great film, theatre, authors, artists, game demos, possibly some giant killer robots, etc. Oh, and did we mention the full bar and food from Tamale Molly's? Damn straight! When: Aug. 26 Where: The ND (downtow …

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 …

Are you an aspiring writer, poet, novelist or other creative wordsmith seeking to find a group of like minded people to come together and encourage and help you feed and keep your muse? Have you been a writer for a long time now, and felt as though you've lost touch with that creative spark? Are you all too familiar with that dreaded literary monster known as "Writer's Block?" Or do you simply feel that you need more true friends, and people who are living the writer's life just as yourself and …

The ECWG is a group dedicated to experimental methods of collective writing, with more productivity as our great goal. This is not a group for writing critiques, nor is it a discussion group. We will be dedicating our energies to writing production. Some writers may collaborate together on their own project, many others will write individually yet within the group. Are you in the midst of a writer's block, seeking methods to break free? Are you a writer who is also a social individual? Methods m …

Inspire the world and be Inspired We believe we can inspire the world and give while we're at it. We’ll do this through the sharing of extraordinary stories on a blog. Sponsors will help us give to causes. We’ll also learn how to build a website, do Search Engine Optimization, and use Social Media. While these are attractive byproducts, the ultimate fulfillment will come from living with the spirit of generosity. We will build the blog together We'll build a well designed blog appealing to any …

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 …

Do you have an opinion about video games? Me too! Come be a part of an up and coming video game review site. Meetups will include: Gaming nights at local stores or a hosted space, Video blogging sessions, "Let's Play" recording sessions, live streaming events and more. Everyone is open to join! Writers, gamers, video editors... anyone creative. Noobs welcome and encouraged!

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 …