The Film, Music, and Fashion Production Workshop, FMFPW, is a non-profit collaborative workshop to help our members develop hands-on-training in the fields of Film, Music, and Fashion production. Those wishing to break into the industry as well as those already in the movie, music, and fashion industries are welcome to join. Its purpose is for participants to advance their skills through practice, to network, and to build demo reels. The group includes a wide spectrum of industry professionals-- …

Are you LGBT and a foodie? Have you always wanted to join a dining club that will try out a wide variety of restaurants - from street food, all the way to fine dining, from American cuisine, to all types of ethnic cuisine Southern California has to offer? Then this is the group for you. We have a wide variety of events to fit everyone's budget - from $10 to $15 at street food and certain ethnic restaurants, all the way to $100 plus for fine dining. Its up to you what event you want to sign up f …

Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment & Design. Are you looking for a unique unconventional hot venue? Get into the hottest scene in the city. Indulge in a fun experience and an artful visual scene and meet exciting creative and beautiful people. Listen to the best music and live entertainment. Innovative social events and activities. Be part of an exclusive elite social scene. Events produced has a unique theme, complete with stunning visuals and projection screens, and entertainment rangin …

In response to the inquires about the upcoming festival: We are steadily making progress. The tentative dates we’re looking at are mid August to Labor Day. There will be more information on this at our next “Let’s Talk”   Be on the Alert for opportunity. When it comes to concentrating on getting your product ready for such a huge event, months can turn out to be a very short time. Try your best to make every meetup.  Allow others to help make your business a success. Remember, we as “ENTREPRENE …

This group is for all freelancers, artists, health and wellness professionals and others looking for creative ways to support themselves while pursuing their passions. We collaborate, share resources, and meet up with an incredible group of people in NY and are excited to be expanding to LA now! Four workshops scheduled for NEXT WEEK while speaker, Amy Silverman is in town...

This group - the LADPF - is for all those who love to attend dance performances, whether ballet or modern, flamenco or hip hop, traditional or experimental! Your organizers will post as many events as possible, as long as someone - either one of us or any member - agrees to be the host for the event. If you are interested in hosting a specific event, please contact Beth and she will explain what's involved: http://www.meetup.com/Dance-Performance-Lovers/members/2803579/ All dance performan …

Los Angeles Headshots is your place for the skinny on everything headshots. Where to look for photographers, how to choose the photographer that is best suited to you, preparing for the shoot, printing your pictures, choosing a font, marketing, branding and everything in between. Los Angeles Headshots is a safe place for new and veteran actors to share information and get feedback. We will be meeting once a month to discuss every element of the headshot journey in a loose and friendly environmen …

Lovers of theater (some say theatre ,) musicals, concerts, movies, and all cultural events. We also socialize over a great meal to talk about the shows and get to know each other. All fun loving people, please join us! We cover all the counties in Southern California so please feel free to join and suggest events. You must be 21 years old or older to be a member of this group or participate in any of our activities unless your parent or legal guardian is present. Let's have fun!

Members of this group are talented Actors, Crew and writers looking to connect with like minded people to share ideas, learn from and help each other bring their talents to the decison makers in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

What is "The Art of Active Networking" and why do we do it? There was a recent article suggesting this staggering statistic: “Given the opportunity, over 70 percent of ALL people are not happy with their job, career or with what they are doing…and given the opportunity would change it!” Seems like a whole lot of people who do not love what they do when they wake up in the morning. With so many people unhappy, searching for jobs, shifting jobs, building their business, practice or consultancy a …

A walking tour of the Venice Art Crawl every third Thursday in Venice. Each month starting in a different place on the art walk. Get a colored map so you can recognize and meet the meetup members and see new cutting edge art as this new art walk gets going. Art lovers come meet each other and meet artists in person.

Dance Mob Nation (www.DanceMobNation.com) loves to entertain when least expected! Join our flash mobs around Southern California and have fun, get fit, make new friends, and most of all, dance! All are welcome!

Wikipedia states "a salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" ("aut delectare aut prodesse est"). Salons, commonly associated with French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th century and 18th centuries, were car …

A Comedian-ologist is someone who has mastered the art, technique, and business of Comedy. As with any field of study, Comedy is a learnable skill that requires dedication, passion, and commitment to master. Natural talent, while a tremendous gift, is only useful if you can learn to hone, shape, utilize, and consistently draw from it on a routine basis. The Comedian-ologists Meetup is a venue for comics of all levels to learn, support each other, network, and grow. The group is open to anyone in …

This group is for anyone who appreciates the Arts in its various forms. We’ll attend Events at Galleries, Theatres, Dance Clubs, Museums, and many other fun venues. Join us if you enjoy discovering new artists, listening to good music, dancing to new rhythms and even finding a new restaurant or two. This city has so many hidden gems, we'll explore together and make new friends.

LA/California Stand Up Comedy and Fly-Ass Jokes is just people getting together to watch GOOD live, local comedy. Comedians range from big names to up-and-comers. Venues range from pizza parlors and coffee shops to big names like Laugh Factory, Comedy Store and the IMPROV. Each show selected with careful consideration put into the type of venue and comedic line up as well as the affordability for LA Stand Up Comedy and Fly-Ass Jokes.  Often times group members will receive exclusive discounts as …

This is the beginning of our second summer of Live Draw's...and our first attempt at reaching more art lovers through Meet Up. • What is it and how does it work? Live Draw is a three hour event where five diverse artists draw a nude model in front of a live audience. Audience members get a rare glimpse into the the hidden world of life drawing and become part of the creative environment. • How do I purchase art at Live Draw? Art may be purchased several different ways during the event.   Art wor …

We are the ImprovMasters. A toastmasters club that combines public speaking and comedy improv. Toastmasters is a worldwide organization, where members can improve their public speaking skills, leadership skills, and self confidence. This is a new club, which has been formed to add a new element:  IMPROV. What are Improv games?    Think "Who's Line Is it Anyway" -- Improvising scenes based on a set of parameters, and/or suggestions from the audience.   Whether or not you have Improv experience …

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Act Out! offers a supportive, friendly environment for actors (and those who want to be...even if just for fun!) to do scene study with acclaimed actor Sonny Valicente. Act Out! is part of the Improv for the People studio, established in 2010.

This group is for actors, directors, writers and theater lovers. We do live readings of great plays and scripts. In the process, we learn about new works, re-examine older works, stretch as participants and develop a deeper understanding of the creative process. Writers wishing to have a scene of their play or script performed must come to a first meeting and share pages with the performers prior to the second meeting so they have a chance to become familiar with the material. Then, at the secon …

This group will meet and make Improv Content for "The Improv Network". Be prepared to be on camera wether you are working behind the scenes or in front of them. This event will be unknown to all of us when we begin. When we are done, we will all have made something that never could have been written. Please Join this group if you are dedicated to taking your career to the next level and you dream of getting together with other working professionals and seeing what is cinematically possible just …

Eve Brandstein has a 30-year history of bringing leading actors, writers, musicians, artists and media professionals together to create exceptional spoken word events. As a major studio & network executive, Norman Lear's casting director & co-producer, a professional director, working writer, perpetual poet & fine artist, Eve launched her Poetry in Motion Literary Salon in 1998, at Helena's in Hollywood. Since then she has presented original work from some of the entertainment industry's most re …

Understanding Principles for Better Living Church was founded by Actor, Author, Minister and Singer Della Reese and is a new thought metaphysically bible based ministry filled with talented actors, film producers, producers, writers and various talented people who make up the Hollywood creative community and share how others can make it in "the biz."

This is Miss Asia USA's 25the year. In 2013 we are utilizing social media to expand our reach and influence our growing Asian Communities in Southern California. The Asian Communities are a huge economic force and growth in population in the last few years will soon surpass other population groups. Miss Asia USA is but a few pageants that are cross cultural, although the Asian part of the name may imply only Asian countries, it includes all of Asia, including Siberia, Russia, Iran, Turkey , et …

Network with other performing artists, collaborate in shows, show trades, events, and even touring. This group is created with the purpose of uniting musicians of all genres together to increase the awesomeness of the L.A. music scene.

The first concert of the Marina Venice Yacht Club Chamber Music Series will be on Sunday April 21st at 7:30 PM located in the Marina City Club West Tower (G3) on Admiralty Way in Marina Del Rey. The Strumenti Chamber Players Quartet will be performing String Quartets by Mendelssohn and Borodin in this delightful informal setting. A $20 donation will include a glass of wine, champagne & food. The ensemble includes members of the LA Philharmonic and some of the best classical musicians in LA. Join …

This is a group for Christians who enjoy acting for theater and/or camera. It is an opportunity to gather together with others who offer praise by way of performance. ALL skills and levels are welcome. I started this group because it marries two things that bring me great joy: acting and my relationship with God. I hope that we can explore various roles, emotions, and tell some great stories in an environment with other believers who recognize God, not Hollywood, as our ultimate authority. This …