WordSmitten Writers Workshop Meet working authors and journalists in a relaxed atmosphere to brainstorm about "the book biz" and form productive critique groups. Come to a WordSmitten Writers Workshop to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun with professional and dedicated fiction and non-fiction writers. Tune in to the WordSmitten "About the Books" talk radio show. Recent guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), Elizabeth Strout (Olive …

The Digital Divas is a group for Women who share a passion for digital photography, and can’t wait to learn more. This is an enthusiastic group of women photographers with all levels of experience from the new to the art, to the professionals who are willing to teach and help others. Come bring your camera and questions and join us on field trips to local destinations in the safety of other female enthusiasts. We Learn, We Share, & We Have Fun!

Florida Center for Creative Photography Educational Opportunities for Photographers throughout the area and throughout the year Registration is via the links at the bottom of the page Photography Classes, Photography Workshops, Photography 101, call it what you want, FCCP - Tampa does it! The classes are all taught by our qualified faculty and their teaching experience ranges from college instructors, art school instructors, professional photographers and recognized authorities in their field. …

Key Points: 1) Our group format allows for one woman per industry. 2) We are a breakfast group that meets every Thursday from 7:30 - 8:45am sharp. 3) It is our expectation that once a woman visits our group, she will decide if the group is a fit for her, and begin regularly attending our weekly meetings. 4) We generally have 2 evening events each quarter and we invite others (including men) to join us. 5) We meet near the intersection of McMullen Booth and Tampa Road. Meet dynamic wo …

Meet other local Digital Photographers to talk about ANYTHING related to photography! We meet the 1st Thursday of the month @ 6:30 p.m., at the Downtown Santa Fe College CIED building (530 W University Ave). At the meetings we decide on a theme and discuss photo shooting opportunities for the month. We show our themed photos from the last month and have a short class/discussion about some photographic technique or process. **How would you like your photograph featured?  Attend the monthly meetin …

This is your opportunity to meet and interact with Photographers, Models, Makeup Artists (MUA), Hairstylists, Fashion Designers ect. meeting and working on location, in the studio or any place our creative minds take us!! Support is Key!! We offer support at all our meetings, by email, and even in person outside the group. have a question, just ask. We have many resources to draw from. Have a idea or project in mind.. tell us and I bet together, we can make it happen! Any level of experience is …

Fun ART Classes. We are painting w Acrylics at Michaels in the Largo Mall on Wed evenings and Sunday afternoons.  No drawing experience needed. Demonstration and guidance given by an experienced artist and teacher. You will learn acrylic art techniques. the right brushes to use and leave w a finished painting whether you are a beginner or experienced. Class has professional instruction and demonstration. Meet with other creative people who enjoy art. Bring a stretched canvas or canvas board no l …

ORLANDO SCREENWRITERS has members from all over Central Florida. We are filmmakers, writers, actors, movie lovers, Floridians...and we all have a story in us that's eager to be told. We're all about the LIVE meetup, thus we keep our membership whittled down only to those who participate. We definitely encourage newbies to join us & see HOW MUCH FUN it is, while we discourage people from joining but never attending. A modest $5 annual dues is required upon joining. Join us for  READ & CRITIQUE e …

Art in Clearwater area.  Join people who like painting and people who want to paint. A creative class with a demonstration and guidance by a professional artist and certified teacher. If you are a beginner we can teach you how to paint. If you are experienced then come join us. We do a full painting per class. Meet other creative people who enjoy watercolors and/or acrylics. It's fun and relaxing. Try a class for a modest fee. Beginners are very Welcome. If you don't have your own art supplies, …

Learn about Marketing and PUBLISHING your work! Everybody has something worth saying. This group discusses desires, accomplishments and challenges NOT in writing the book, but how to ... Market and PUBLISH your work. This Meetup takes your work to the next level! This group works together to take your work to the next level! We have a half-dozen to two dozen aspiring writers, and a few published authors, who attend each meeting. We learn about selling our products and services. We meet at 6:30 …

We Welcome You to OWIB- Orlando Women in Business Orlando Women in Business is a different kind of networking group. We are a relationship building group. This group is dedicated to helping women in business reach high levels of success. This is an invitation to all women business owners, entrepreneurs or women who work in any capacity in the business world. Our members spend quality time with each other really getting to know each other. Our groups have a limit of 30 per chapter and each attend …

Being self-employed has it's perks, but trying to build a business on your own is tough. This informal and fun meetup will be a place where you can bounce ideas off of other like-minded solo entrepreneurs, build a network of referral partners, and get actionable advice on how to grow your business so that you can stay self-employed full-time and LOVE it! Over the course of our meetups we'll talk about things like leveraging your resources to scale your one person show, how to use online marketin …

This is a group that specializes in nude fine art photography. We welcome artists of every style at every level. All of our shoots will involve models. Please respect our models as well as each other and be accepting in your communications with each other. Also please understand we are a fine art group, not a porn group. If you have any questions, please let us know. Please note that there will be a minimum of $30 for each shoot we create used for the upkeep of the MeetUp fees, studio rentals, …

Miss the comraderie, spontaneous conversation, and dynamic energy of working in the same room with other creative people? Welcome to The CoWork Lab. We take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give independent workers bricks and mortar to call their own. The CoWork Lab was built on coworking philosophy. Our members (aka "Scientists) are: software engineers, real estate brokers, web deve …

Are you tired of "young professional groups" which offer the same theme? The bar/club scene with little room to actually exchange thoughts or ideas? Not every "professional" is intellectual . . . . Do you miss holding conversations with like-minded individuals who can keep up with the topic and provide insight? Do you consider yourself to be unique? Different from your peers? Analytical? Intellectual? Well this group was created for YOU!!. . . . . . An arena for young intellectual professionals …

Gainesville Hackerspace provides a physical space where hackers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other creative types can gather to share ideas, equipment, opinions, and even food. Members are likely to show up to work on personal projects, consult with other members, and learn new things. More than just a project work space, we aim to share all types of knowledge in a friendly and collaborative environment.

We've teamed up with Adobe to bring you the one and only Kissimmee Photoshop/Elements and Photography Group. There are many Photoshop users amd those who want to be Photoshop users, but there are no groups to support them. We want to start this group as a way of communicating and uniting those individuals about PS, via meetings, training sessions, and fun PS-related activities. Our goal is to build an interactive community of Photoshop Users in a learning environment with members who are willing …

The Battle Begins... Do you need to find funding for your company?  Then you need a strategic plan of attack!  The competition and investment landscape for corporate funding is a brutal battlefield. You must be better prepared than the rest – there’s absolutely no room for weakness on these front lines! Very simply, either do it right or don’t do it at all! The process of raising capital will be one of the toughest battles of your life. It’s a process made for warriors who are committed to the s …

Let me start by asking you this, are you interested in having fun? Stop for a moment and think of the last time you went to a social or networking mixer and had a great time. Forget about talking business, did you have fun? Our Events are made exclusively for our members... experience the difference! Welcome to Rendezvous of Greater Orlando! We encourage you to join a group of diverse people: artist, musicians, various sales professionals, beauty & financial consultants, and many other people l …

Why join? The Raspberry Pi is a new microcomputer platform that provides a new universe for creativity. It’s inexpensive. It’s designed for kids. It’s great for learning, it’s even better for fun, and anyone can use it. If you’d like to be a part of the Raspberry Pi community in Central Florida, The Central Florida Raspberry Pi Users group is the place to be! Using the Raspberry Pi is fairly simple to use. However, the “RPi” also brings many challenges as it can be used with a variety of operati …

Our main aim is to help You get referrals and increase your business. This is a non compete group that meets weekly

This group is for the internet junkies who want to learn or know how to make money online. Let's get together and teach/learn everyone how to stay at home, make money, and spend more time with their kids. Also lets share the best websites for discounts, coupons, or anything creative you have found on the internet. Lets learn how to make money, save money, and share what we have learned on the internet. Our goal is at out meetings to create and give a list of the most useful and powerful website …

We are a group of 30-something professionals who have kids, and know how difficult it can be to balance professional careers and family and still find time for adult social activities. Our group is about getting out and meeting other creative, open minded and diverse people who have achieved or are continuing to strive for success in both their career and family. We meet at least one weekend a month(sometimes more) at local hot spots and restaurants to have drinks, decompress and socialize with …

The AD/HD Leader's Edge Keep Your Creative Edge - Manage Your AD/HD Anywhere between 10 to 17 million adults in America have ADD/AD/HD. Or, as the Wall Street Journal wrote a while back, “The symptoms of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder seem to describe half the people in New York City: restlessness, impatience, impulsive, procrastination, chronic lateness, and difficulty getting organized, focusing and finishing tasks.” (1) And that probably applies to Orlando and environs,too, …

This group is for those who wish to capture visual images in the form of PHOTOGRAPHY. There will be in studio and location shoots using professional models. Participants will have the opportunity to utilize lighting techniques both in a professional studio setting and on location.

This is a group for African American Quilters and Fiberartists. Those with other skills and hobbies such as beading,knitting crochet and other creative disciplines are also welcome. The goal is to gather together to create new work. The art may be ethnically focused or NOT. We might want to look at community work like tapping into the creativity of children in our community or creating venue to show our work. The group will evolve into what it needs to be. It's about Unity in Artistry.

This group is for Disney World enthusiasts that also enjoy photography! So if you love Disney Parks and Resorts and dig taking pictures, this is the group for you! Our group can meet new friends and learn from one another sharing photography tips while enjoying the parks. Disney is such a photo target rich environment, we can set up events to shoot and learn about things like character, fireworks, nature and wildlife, detail and architectural photography and if it's not too busy, take in a few r …

Each month we join together to create meaningful connections while exploring compelling topics in personal and professional development. Our group of business women is designed for interactive networking and creative collaboration. The goal is to inspire each other in a supportive environment to allow the full expression of each of our members. Join us for an evening of education, fun and networking. Together we will be building a community of Professional Business Women who want to have a deepe …