SHINE ON MAIN! Franklinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Vision: An all faiths based cooperative, non-profit community center dedicated to the fostering of self-expression and growth, imagination, creativity and leadership. The Mission: To provide space and opportunity for the citizens of Franklinton to become all that they are meant to be by offering affordable classes, workshops, events and gatherings. To provide opportunity and space for our creative and caring Franklinton citi …

Namaste and Welcome! ♥ We are a Circle of beautiful women who are spiritual seekers of any faith/religion. We love to create art, poetry, music, and to commit acts of kindness. We are women who yearn to create beautiful things together that will be gifted and shared promoting joy and peace in our community. ♥ Our Circle meets about once a month, for 2-3 hours to create, meditate, contemplate, laugh, share, celebrate and activate the divine creative feminine energy within all of us. Together we w …

Bringing diverse communities together through the arts. Perform at the Wedgewood Artistic Cafe (4800 Wedgewood Drive - intersection of Tyvola and Wedgewood - 2 miles from South Park Mall), 3rd Saturdays of every month, 6:30 - 8 pm. $1,500 raised for in transition artists in just five shows. Perform and help a great cause. Over $8,000 invested in lighting, audio, etc. to make a great venue for performances and fun. Adult tickets: $5. Kids, free. Dancing, bands, poets, magicians, instrumentalists, …

Come learn about natural fragrance and essential oils, and get a chance to create your own artisanal scents. Each meetup will include a short segment where we discuss botanical scent materials or fragrance-creation techniques. After the educational portion, everyone will have a chance to practice blending perfume and cologne. Bring your own materials or else pay a small fee to use available materials. Or just come and smell the creative process in action!

For all the down to earth, delightfully off-beat, newly transplanted global citizens in this city, let's catch up! I move pretty frequently because of work, and it's awesome to bring together new friends in new cities! The mobile socialite, I keep an eye out for the treasures in every community, and I hope we can connect soon!

Are you a blogger, artist musician or just a fan? The Charlotte Black Media & Entertainment Circle is for young talented men and women of color who love media and entertainment. This group will allow us to to give support Charlotte creatives by building a band of like-minds, while getting a little in return. We'll get together for gallery showings, open mics, and (of course) food and drinks. We'll network, get to know new people and have a great time.

To go out with others who love Art to events in our local area . Mobilize and support all forms of Art, including painters, photographers, sculptors, conceptual artists, performance artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, etc. to network and discuss techniques, share critiques, and offer gallery/exhibiting advice. The artistic movement in our area needs our help to grow and blossom, as a team we are that water. Become part of this effort by joining today. Thank You

Hello friends!!!! This group is for all those creative, artsy and people that like to be creative in the Charlotte area to know about classes that are open to the public in all areas of the Arts the YMCA in NoDa. We offer painting, ceramics, pottery wheel, print making and just about any type of art medium classes you would like to attend. If you are looking for something special let me know! Or if your group wants to have a fun meetup we can do that too!!! Thanks! Mandy Alfaro mandy.alfaro@ymc …

Welcome to the Fine Art Photography and Modeling group. We are looking to find models, photographers, stylist and MUA that have a desire to improve their skills in these areas. We only want the best shots to be posted to the Meetup page, so please only submit the shots that you are the most passionate about. We want everyone to come up with fantastic results, as we plan to work with local businesses to showcase our work. We also want to enter the photographs in local and national competitions. P …

Meet other local enthusiasts of altered arts. This is a chance to learn and share techniques in all the fields of altered art, plus leave each meetup/playdate with a souvenir that you have created representing some form of altered art. Perhaps most important, it'll force you to get creative at least once a month, in a non-judgemental, supportive, friendly atmosphere.

Our purpose is to have a lot of fun while dancing, painting, making jewelry, writing poetry, making music, and en-corporating ALL of the arts in one place. This is for those who want to learn as well as those who want to sharpen their skill-set in ALL forms of the arts. So if you are interested in making things, writing things, playing music, and dancing... this group is for you=)

WE'RE BUILDING A CREATIVE BUSINESS NETWORK ACROSS THE ARTS DISCIPLINES IN THE GREATER TRIANGLE, NC! Mixing creative disciplines brings a new dimension to brainstorming.  For example, painters bring different viewpoints to writers.  Musicians connect well with dancers.  Dancers inspire painters (and so on). We all want our creative expressions to be valued, and realistically have to make a living. Creative professionals benefit from a supportive environment to brainstorm & collaborate. If you a …

Welcome, martial artists from Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, and nearby areas! The group provides valuable information for martial arts instruction to local students. Adults (18+) from all schools and styles are invited to join. An interesting and diverse range of instructional events, classes, training, and seminars will be represented, focusing on providing timely and useful ways for students to grow as martial artists. Though the group will frequently focus on specific events from differen …

Hieroglyphics on the walls of Egypt was once believed to be some secret magical wisdom understood and used only by Egyptian priests. This belief remained until scholars discovered the symbols described sounds; the pictures indicated words or syllables and it became a language to convey ideas. Egyptians continued use of the ideographic and syllabic systems, even after alphabets were discovered. Likewise, when Barack Hussein Obama, II was first heard, many pondered the representation of such a nam …

Howdy! Do you have some fun projects you would like to share with others? Do you like small friendly chat? Do you like sewing circles, painting, stamping, making jewelry, etc.? This group may be for you! We look forward to meeting you, so bring your tools of trade and a sense of humor!

This is a group for anyone interested in painting and drawing. Let's explore together the best techniques for creating beautiful paintings and drawings. We will evaluate as a group some of the important concepts such as hugh, contrast, value, perspective.

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Do you love photographing people? If you like photographing weddings, events, sports, seniors, families, children, babies, or even pets (yes, they are people too!), then you have found the right group.  We welcome all skill levels of photography, and we hope that you will join us for our next event. Each month we have one regular meet & greet  scheduled, where we can simply network and meet other like-minded photographers.  We discuss at these meetings what each of you would like to learn more a …

ATTENTION all fun, active, out of the box thinking professionals between the ages of 25 and 35!! Young Corporate Hipsters is a group for young, professional, bold, trendy, overtly ambitious, self expressive frenzies who are not afraid to take life by the horns and ride the heck out of it! Many of us are witty, silly, outside of the box thinkers who are yearning to L.O.L...Live Out Loud. Together we will do it all...bucketlist, weekend trips, sports, bands, arts and entertainment, professional ne …

The Shortie Films group was created with the purpose of providing a learning environment that nurtures creativity and encourages expression while promoting the art of "film making" with the goal of producing quality content. The groups’ focus will be on teaching via "in-studio workshops" as well as working environments, the fundamentals of creating, producing and distributing videos, short films and streaming content. Core Meetup "Events" will be structured in two ways 1.) "Short-shops" = presen …

A platform for people to learn the basics of a variety of crafting techniques. Welcome to Jack’s Crafts! My goal in starting this group is to fill a gap for crafters who can’t or won’t stick to just one craft. I hope we’ll learn from each other while enriching our creative lives and making new friends. Jack’s Crafts will be a place where participants can relax, learn new techniques or new uses for old techniques, and most importantly--have fun, all through monthly workshops run by members just …

This meetup community is being created for people who are passionate about mastering the art of writing and/or finding their voices in the world through personal growth and empowerment. Please join us if you are interested in the way stories work and how to make them work for you! Right now, I am offering two monthly meetings, one primarily for writers and one primarily for those interested in personal growth and empowerment. The writing group, Writer's Night Out, will be held the first Monday o …

Welcome to A Crop Above Retreats! Meka and Deb having been doing events together for 7 years and have now come together to create events that are a Crop Above the rest!! Join us for fun filled retreats lasting from 1 to 4 days in NC, VA, TN & Beyond!! With games, contest, and interactive events you can join in on the party or just hunker down and get your pages down. We offer  5 to 6 feet of table space per person so you will have plenty of room to spread out and get creative! Shop and do Make N …

Paper crafters preserve memories and celebrate life with a little creativity and artistry. But honestly, I like the social aspect of getting together for a craft day. I am a scrapbooker mainly, but I often host a scrap that includes knitters and needleworkers too. Meet up and discuss your works in progress and swap ideas. I am relatively new to the area and looking for a new craft group.

InterPlay is a world-wide community-- and much more than just a Meetup group. It's constructed as local groups in which people thrive, where each person is both the contents and the container. InterPlay is all about having fun, releasing many of the everyday pressures and the serious side of life. It's about expressing oneself and witnessing others.  We think of it as 'Exforming' the opposite of Informing.  Everyone has stories.  Some are so big and complex they are often unexpressed.  IP gives …

Introduction to Carolina School of Photography Any WISE photographer (at ANY skill level) should FOREVER consider themselves a "Student of Photography" for many reasons. Photography is a VERY unique and multi-faceted profession, with its different genres - all demanding a myriad of skill sets. Not only that; but, this industry has gone through so many changes in the last 10-15 years, it's mind boggling.  And, the changes keep coming. Anyone who attempts to even think they know EVERYTHING about p …

This group is for people who have or want to have their books published on eBook pages such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, iTunes, Diesel-eBook, Smashwords, etc. The object of this group is to help people get through the intricacies of getting your book out, and share resources for cover art, advertising, and formatting. It was started by Steve Stone, teacher of eBook publishing classes at Wake Tech Community College because there is no group like it in the area.

Let's meet the 1st Friday of every month, at 6:30pm, at the Deli at Area 15! Sometimes Acting/Film members show up...sometimes they don't...but you will ALWAYS find interesting/creative peeps hanging out here....There are several film peeps/photographers who have studios here...just ask at the counter,  peace- carlos