Hello fellow west-enders! I recently moved to the area with my husband and am loving this new neighborhood immensely. I used to belong to several bookclub in the past and have really enjoyed thoughtful discussion and ideas exchanged amongst a group of like-minded and not so like-minded individuals! With the onset of better weather to come, I would like to start hosting a variety of bookclub, art, outdoors, and community-centric events again. I have a lovely garden space and deck to host members …

This is a group formed for anybody interested in the visual arts. Some of us are photographers, Photoshop artists, models, and estheticians, but we welcome artists working in other media as well. We’re focused on growing our skills through knowledge sharing, with a format we hope is attractive to people who are interested in learning and sharing in a casual, friendly environment. All Levels are welcome Possible topics include matting and mounting prints, photographing nightscapes and snowscapes …

Join Judith Hartke (www.JudithHartke.com) once a month for two hours at 8:30am in East Aurora as we paint in and around the beautiful grounds of the Roycroft Campus. Bring your own supplies and be ready to enjoy the company of other artists as we learn, explore, and grow as painters of the natural world. This group is a fit for all levels: those people looking to start painting but not knowing where to begin, painters that may have reached a plateau and need inspiration, direction, or guidance, …

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS If you enjoy travel, friendship, activities, music, parties, art, networking, socializing, sharing, learning, language, culture, inspiration, personal/professional development, and/or some fun, and you like them for free, this is the group for you!! The goals of this Meetup group are three-fold: (1) To promote cross-cultural dialogue and cultural/language exchange through a variety of free local activities and events, as well as international trips. (Participation in these …

Welcome to Toronto Photographic, We are Toronto’s largest and most active photography group, open to everyone interested in photography and making new friends that share their passion. Our goal is to help one another develop and fine tune our photographic technique, while growing a global community of photographers of all skill levels. Whether you want to learn the secrets of making more artistic photographs, about digital photography, or maybe you're have a new digital camera and want to learn …

“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." Jorge Luis Borges This is a meetup group for people who like to read, and be read to. Everyone is welcome!  Bring a passage or two that you like and recite it with the group, then we can tal …

Many of us aspire to be creative in one form or another but we carry within us hindrances to either doing our work or releasing it out into the world. At times we may believe we're not good enough, that our work lacks meaning, isn't perfected, or we don't have enough talent and imagination to acheive what we desire. It may be that we fear criticism, failure and rejection, or perhaps resistant to change and success. Ultimately, the thoughts we think and the beliefs we hold, are what's holding us …

INYTH DNA Activation Course: We invite you to an evening of discussion based on such topics as: the Evolution of Humanity, the upcoming changes in the Human Consciousness, the realization that we are now moving towards a New World, the understanding of Energetic Structures and the Design of Creation, working with your DNA Template and evolving it towards a Positive Direction. If you would like to learn new concepts and share with us different ideas you have encountered throughout your life, plea …

Envious? Well you should be. The Finer Things Club will be your link to everything refined. Become a member and come out to our gatherings to sample specialty items you wouldn't necessarily buy for yourself. From week to week we'll sample delicacies such as artisan olive oils, breads, cheeses, wines, chocolates, olives, teas, coffees, pâté, craft beers and even more than you can imagine! Each meetup, we'll educate ourselves about our latest culinary delights and sample something new and whenever …

Ever dreamed of making a difference that leaves a lasting impact in the lives of children and adults at risk...at home and around the world, but felt that you alone could not make a difference ? Ever thought of combining your skills, resources, abilities and efforts with people of like minds, and together move "mountains" or bring sustaining change in the lives of the less fortunate...orphanages, widows & children of slain soldiers, projects that will help the poor etc. ? In other words..you wan …