We are musicians, comedians, poets, magicians, jugglers, actors, dancers etc...people who enjoy performing or watching performances from local artists and amateur talent. We are dedicated to promoting and encouraging local Austin performers. We plan Open Mic Nights for amateurs and look for late night music acts to perform in North Austin.

This group is only for folks who enjoy improvisational music...some jazz, some blues and some cross over. This site schedules only JMB and JRGBlue at this time, but other musicians and fans are welcome.  Just fun ... no drama, no kidding ... just good sound in good places with variety of foods and libation.  All around Austin area and Central Texas, both bands play in unexpected venues that will stretch across geographic and ethnic lines...sometimes inside and sometimes outside. We're gonna have …

This group is for professional musicians, composers & songwriters who want to get their music 'out there.' We'll meet & discuss how to promote record albums for sale, arrange gigs and sell songs to the public. Bring a brown bag full of ideas to each meeting so we can work together to bring some of our music to success!

Welcome My name is Alex Bohrer This meetup is a series of small group workshops in a smoke/drug/alcohol free environment for musicians of all styles and levels who desire growth and improvement of their overall musicianship. My original Meetup group "Build Your Jazz Standards Repertoire" has been drawing a great deal of positive response but has also started redirecting a great deal toward jazz theory due to high interest in that area. To avoid alienating those who signed up for the original pur …

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 …

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 …

Welcome to Build your "Jazz Standards" Repertoire. My name is Alex Bohrer and I have worked in Austin as a full time jazz piano teacher since 98. One of the things I love most abut jazz theory is the ability to explore and experiment with new harmonic possibilities over previously stagnant chords/voicings played over common favorite tunes. This meetup requires a comfortable knowledge of seventh chords and basic harmonic theory. It's intent as stated in the Meetup title is to simply build one's m …

We play music for fun. No stress. No need to come every week to practice. Come when you can. We take turns playing and hanging out having fun. Beginners to Experts. All welcome. Play songs, learn songs. Guitarists, Drummers, Bassists, Keyboardists, Singers, All instruments welcome. Like any band, we'll try to concentrate on certain songs that we can all learn and play together, but we'll also sometimes just try to wing it on whatever song someone starts playing. Whoever hosts a jam session, can …

This group is for anyone in the Austin area who wants to hone their singing and songwriting skills and make music

I would like to have musicales or get togethers each month where pianists perform for each other in homes. I would like to form a group of professional piano teachers and piano amateurs. Would you practice more regularly if you were planning to perform? Would you like to play in a duet? Would you like to visit with other pianists? Would you like to just listen and enjoy performances?

Real Writers is called Academic because it is designed to be like a workshop you would take at a big university, where the instructor would take seriously the fundamentals of literary techniques and straightforward criticism about member writing in order to understand those techniques. Real Writers is a literary workshop in which substantial literary ideas are developed in order to facilitate 'real' writing both in the form of literature and in related media. Any writer or artist could potential …

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 …

This Mastermind's for you if you have a book... or two... to write. Each Mastermind we'll dive into the Art + Science + Tools + Tech of... Beautiful Business - Living Well Doing What You Love... Which revolves around publishing Kindle (Written) + Audio + Video content. Rather than saying this type of LifeStyle is easy or hard. Better to say this LifeStyle is very different. Your days will organize in ways which may be new to you... with the bottom line being... each increment of work you do, wil …

Founded in 2013 Our mission is to present and preserve jazz music and culture through world-class festivals, events, performances, scholarships and education programs. We believe in restoring the days of when men we're men and the men treated ladies like ladies. The days when you dressed up to go to a real jazz concert. The perfect place to meet that right one.

Founded in 2011, FirePit Ceramics is a northwest Austin pottery gallery/studio specializing in adult and child clay classes. Our goal is to create a fun, safe, productive environment for all to enjoy. FirePit Ceramics is a space inspired and formed for the sole purpose of providing creative opportunities to individuals interested in the ceramic arts. We offer beginner, and intermediate, classes in wheel throwing and hand-building, as well as workshops, private lessons, and parties. We have ten …

Austin Art Events is a group of fellow artists and art enthusiasts who attend local art, music and film events!

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 …

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

X8 DRUMS & PERCUSSION, TOCA PERCUSSION and VORTEX Repertory Company invite you to join the "Austin Community Drum Circle" Group. X8Drums.com, Toca Percussion and VORTEX Repertory Company give you a chance to beat your own drum at the Austin Community Drum Circles. Spend some time feeling the rhythm and invest yourself in the interactive experience of an evening drum circle around a bonfire right in East Austin. Coordinated by the staff members of Austin’s own hand drum shop X8 Drums & Percussion …

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 …

To bring together local blues lovers and encourage them to get out and support blues musicians in Austin and the surrounding area while having a great time, meeting new people, and contributing to the musical community.

This group is all about providing the sacred space of individual evolution by developing our intuitive abilities through a safe environment of sharing life experiences, accomplishments, and learning. We are drawn together in the interest of becoming more conscious in our every day lives, individually and collectively, through meditation, getting in touch with our Spirit Guides, working with Angels, and sharing messages from Light Beings from the highest spiritual realms.  We are, in essence, a s …

A writing group for the early birds or wannabe early birds who aspire to get some writing done in the early hours before the day everything. This is not an evaluation or critique meetup (necessarily), but just a shared commitment to starting the day with coffee, camaraderie and keystrokes. May it serve as a building block for your morning writing practice no matter what kind of writing you're doing. At this time there is one weekly meeting, Sunday morning. Saturdays and weekdays have been discus …

Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! Fiction or non-fiction, paperback or hardcover, you'll read a new book every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends!

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 …

Bring a poem you wrote or bring one you love, and we'll read it together, analyze it, and talk about its meanings. If you don't write poetry but simply appreciate it, you are more than welcome! (I do not write poetry myself, I just love it.) If you do write poetry and want to share it with intelligent poetry lovers, you are welcome! We'll meet in my home in NW Austin and we aren't snooty about any of it, we just love poetry. Join us on facebook!

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 …

Advocating for the brands, bands, and fans that make Austin the Live Music Capital of the World (www.austinmusicpeople.org)