Refresh Austin is an organization of Web professionals working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. The Web Design Meetup is set up to funnel new Austin web professionals into Refresh Austin. Head over to http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin for the discussion list and view http://refreshaustin.org to see what's in store for this month's meeting. Meet fellow web developers and designers near you! Come to a Web Design M …

Meet other local readers and followers of The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron.

This group was originally founded for creative Austin singles to help identify themselves and find one another but is now expanding to include all creative people in a relationship or not. By 'creative' we mean that your creative passions are a strong and important part of your life. Whether writing, visual art, music, performance, or other crafts compel you, creative work is important to your happiness, and you seek creative relationships (friendship or otherwise) with others who understand …

Hi. Welcome to Austin Hoopers. Please join us! I am Michelle from Happy Creative Life and Pandora's Healing Hoops. I am a healer. I don't want to stop at just healing my clients, I want to heal the entire planet. I believe that hooping can do that by bringing people together and creating joyful community that is built on sharing activity that brings health and happiness and inspires creative expression. Hooping is great for fitness, it feels great, it is fun and can even be meditative. Hooping b …

The Glamour Club Austin is one of the largest and most active in Texas. Events are regularly scheduled and include a wide range of events such as photography workshops,  and even social events. Everyone is welcome whether you are an experienced photographer or if you are relatively inexperienced. Our organizers members are some of the friendliest and most helpful photographers around, and are always willing to share photography information and help newcomers. We shoot on location, as well as in …

[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 …

ADF consist of  passionate documentary fans in the Austin Area. We arrange group meet-ups to attend quality showings of documentary films locally. In addition, ADF welcomes documentary filmmakers and distributors looking for an enthusiastic, creative, diverse audience. Members can host events and suggest documentary films. Look no further if you are looking to meet like minded doc fans in the Austin area.

WELCOME! We are a photography group dedicated to learning the fine points of artistic figure & glamour nude photography and lighting techniques, and perfecting our skill. We do this by taking lots of pictures & practicing at workshops. This group welcomes: accomplished professionals, first timers, & all those in between. If you are serious about photography, regardless of your skill level, and want to improve your skill at working with nude models, this group is probably for you. We take photogr …

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 …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted Austin Meetup group! If you are looking for co-founders or want to join super-early-stage startups, this is the group to be in. Our goal is to organize face-to-face meetings. Everyone is welcome to our group! software engineers, designers, executives looking for a more exciting and challenging opportunity, angel investors and VC looking for the next BIG thing in Austin, come join us! Out meetups are always a great opportunity to meet engineering and creative talent …

Juju is a creative space focused on the music, movie, and photography industries. We have at our disposal a 1088 sq. ft., 24 hr access, light controlled shooting facility, equipped with Profoto strobes, & sound system. Let's use it. www.jujufotofactory.com We're leaving the teaching up to the others and concentrating on making a photo scene. Our ambition is to bring Austin creatives together for portfolio development and networking opportunities though photography parties, special events, outt …

Do you want to live a happier, healthier, more passionate life? Are you intuitive, sensitive, empathic and always felt a little set apart? Do you want to connect with people who don't think you are strange because of your spiritual gifts? Are you down to earth but interested in the esoteric? Do you have a mission, a particular gift that is how your spirit is calling you to leave a mark on the world? This group is for you! In this group we will share a variety of experiences that range from fun s …

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 …

This group is for all ages (kids must have an adult attend with them) and all skill levels. Anyone who has an interest in origami is welcome to share your skills and learn new models. If you have your own supplies, bring them along, but of course, we always have plenty of paper to share. There are no membership dues or fees.  Everyone is welcome to attend at no charge.  But it sure would be nice if those of you who are able would make a donation! If you can, please consider donating $1 - $2 per …

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 …

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 …

Do you yearn for the days of old? As in...The Great Gatsby era? Going out, dressed to the nines in your 1920's and 30's vintage finery for a night on the town or to enjoy a vintage band, show or play? Then this group is for you! We will host get togethers and events for one and all to show off their finery and taste! If you have suggestions for potential meet ups, events, etc. please let me know. I'm all ears!

This is a group based on Gretchen Rubin's book, "The Happiness Project". The group will focus on establishing meaningful connections amongst members, supporting one another through various life phases, understanding and living happiness, and choosing healthy activities that inspire us to be the best version of ourselves! We will start the official "project" in January of 2013.  It is a year-long process of resolutions and goal attainment.   If you're interested, your commitment level needs to be …

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 …

This group is for anyone wanting to move their bodies in ways that are creative as well as healing. All skill levels are welcome. I created this group to introduce others to the mind/body connection and the safe container that a dance experience can provide.

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 …

AngelHack Hackathon Workshops are a place for industry leaders, hackers, and entrepreneurs to come together in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about API's, SDK's, and how to use new and creative ideas to empower a new generation of developers.

I provide mobile arts and crafts classes in cafes, wine bars, restaurants and homes in central Austin. I also strive to use re-use, re-cycle, and re-purpose the majority of supplies used. Join a class to make a satisfying piece of art while getting to know other Austinites and supporting local business! Feel free to contact me if there is a specific activity you want to learn, as I can tailor a group or private class for you.

Because our culture is overly focused on individualism, individual success is honored and rewarded. But at a certain point, people need other people in order to forward their vision. This group offers productive and supportive community for creative and practical collaborative projects. We support each other in an organized way, working on one community-selected project per month. Like a barn raising, the community comes together to help one person accomplish a task that is essential to a thrivi …

This group is for artists working in painting - oil and acrylic (watercolor welcome). We will meet to share ideas, constructively critique one another's works, and to paint! We'll scout locations to organize plein air sessions, cityscape and landscape, and organize studio sessions for still life. I believe that you make the most progress as an artist when you share the creative experience with other skilled artists. See ya soon!

Has a stranger ever said something to you that brightened your day? Have you ever wanted to find a way you could take that feeling and pay it forward? So have we! There are amazing things going on all around us. What if we could find, create, and take advantage of ways to make people feel connected to the community around them? Like build a ball pit in the middle of the city that brings two random people together. check this out! Or maybe ask questions to others that helped them appreciate their …

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 …