Two of us - a gay male writer and a lesbian female writer - decided to create a group for LGBTs who are serious about their writing, and want to share their work in an environment that understands and celebrates LGBT literature. The purpose of the group is to support each other's writing endeavors through positive encouragement, thoughtful critique and celebration. The format is biweekly meetings during which we discuss the work of two or three writers, depending on length of submissions. We'll …

Meet other local Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers! Gather to network, exchange ideas, and socialize with others who are interested in writing about Sci-fi, fantasy, and other types of speculative fiction (SF)! - Have your writing critiqued in a positive, supportive atmosphere. - Get answers to your burning questions about writing. - Share your own knowledge and insight with other aspiring writers. - Guest speakers some months, including novelists and editors! You can bring a work you …

We are musicians, non-musicians, experienced hippies, young professionals, teachers, people between jobs, sanitation workers, social workers, wait staff, artists, doctors, cashiers, and everyone else in the 99%. We are protesters who support the Occupy Wall Street movement through our creative voice, near or far. If you can join us for a gathering to fill the air with both traditional and new songs of social change, we welcome you! If you cannot meet with us in person: pass the word, start …

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 …

I've been searching places to go hear great music for a while (read more about it in my blog @ http://ineskuusik.wordpress.com/) - and have come to the conclusion that a lot of it is happening in Brooklyn. People curious about the NY live music scene are welcome to join and meet up to visit the most cutting edge live music events with an occasional open bar along the way. Focus on Brooklyn and the East Village, great atmosphere, young talent, fresh sounds, shows with no cover or with admisson …

What better way to get to know all about the wines in the city (NYC) than to experience it first hand... with others who are intrigued about wine? We will check out all the wine bars, wine shops and wine tastings this city has to offer - there are plenty of them to keep us happily wined up for a very long time.   We will also meet some of the hippest wine sources around town (owners, sommeliers, wine-tenders and wine writers) - and have the opportunity to find out the insider knowledge about …

The Arts Arena NYC Contemporaries meet-up events are hosted by The Arts Arena's Contemporaries Council, which comprises a select group of young professionals in the arts associated with The Arts Arena, based in Paris, France. All donations/proceeds benefit The Arts Arena's activities. The Arts Arena is a nonprofit initiative for the creative and performing arts and issues of culture and society, based in Paris, France. It serves as a laboratory for thinking and presenting the arts from a multicu …

… The sex trafficking industry overwhelmingly preys on young women and children. The slave labor markets rely on a ready supply of men and women fleeing desperate circumstance. Threats, trickery and false promises are the essential tools used by traffickers. Once under their control, victims find only abuse, humiliation, and endless exploitation. This is the face of modern-day slavery. Because of its low visibility, too little is being done to combat this crime. Reliable statistics are scarce, but …

… [W]hat is required here is what the young Heidegger called, in a much-overlooked but highly suggestive remark from _Being and Time_, "an existential conception of science". This would show how the practices of the natural sciences arise out of life-world practices, and that the life-world practices are not simply reducible to natural-scientific explanation." -- Simon Critchley ("Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction", p. 116, [Oxford, 2001]) * * * NYC Philosophical Reading is run in …

    Because we are smart enough to know how to have fun through unique events! So what are people saying about the New York Brainiacs? "Wow, that event looks AMAZING!", "Oh my, I have never heard of that kind of event before!", "Where do you come up with these ideas, they are incredible" We get together for fun and unique events including lectures, educational events, nature and historical walks, visiting museums, art galleries, cooking classes, festivals, wine tastings, music, s …

We are The Pekoe Group, a Broadway and Off-Broadway marketing company. We want to help you meet other Broadway & Off-Broadway enthusiasts who love to go to shows in the city! We will plan Meetups to shows and you will receive special group rates when you buy tickets together! We will also keep everyone informed of special events both on and off Broadway and arrange for you to go with other meetup members! Our events are a great place to meet new people, network, and have a great time doing somet …

Tired of your Brooklyn & Manhattan friends ignoring you because you live in Sunnyside? Who needs em! We'll get together for brunch, board games, movie nights, spa days, yoga classes, book discussions, outings to other parts of the city, and more! If you want to make some hip friends in the hood, this is the place to be! There's a reason why we're the 3rd best neighborhood in the city! We have it all: cool young people & awesome family types. If you're an actor, musician, writer, designer, scient …

Do you live in and around Forest Hills and get bored at night? Frustrated after work at the lack of fun events in the neighborhood? Found a babysitter for your kids but have already gone to every restaurant on Austin St? Join the Central Queens Y Adult Meetup Group! Open to all ages.

Eclectic Nights held in downtown Rutherford on select Friday Nights.   Hang-out in an informal setting within an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. A small informal public gathering. These are usually LIVE events, and often centered around an open mic night of poetry or comedy or a foreign language conversational hour!  Join us at GainVille Cafe for …