For Williamsburg, Brooklyn theater lovers, and lovers of The Brick! We'll meet up at The Brick theater, with special ticket discounts, talkbacks, and social events.

Earth Celebrations-Hudson River Pageant is an opportunity for you, to become involved in the enhancement and improvement of the Hudson River while increasing your knowledge of our environment and the impacts upon it by our society. We do this with exciting, interesting, and innovative projects and workshops culminating in the 'Hudson River Pageant' in the last week in May. With over 100 participants, and more than 1,000 spectators, The 'Pageant' itself moves from Battery Park City to Gaansvort …

For people who love theater and for people trying it out for the first time. We find the best, most innovative and interesting productions in New York City and then gather a great group of people to enjoy the show with. We focus on Off and Off Off Broadway but occasionally hit The Great White Way (a nickname for the Times Square portion of Broadway).

This group is designed to explore the ways in which social media and technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses. "Democratizing" the arts has been a long-standing goal in the art world, and no medium makes it more feasible than the web. The purpose of this meetup is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and technology to share ideas, strategies, successes, challenges and failures, and to explore the following questions: - How can the new technology avail …

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you are keen to explore, think and share, then we welcome you! Join ou …

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you love to learn, think and share, then we welcome you!  Join our fri …

Welcome to our meetup! We hope to bring together a small group of artists and other people interested in art and culture events that have a Bay Area aesthetic: DIY, free/low-cost, diverse, quirky, and "off the track" events in New York. We can also organize opportunities to socialize, share our artistic work and/or interests with each other. You can follow us at offthetracknyc.tumblr.com

Come with us to explore NYC's thriving Open Mic scene and other interesting performances!

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation: Art is Alive classes promote health and fitness through various genres of dance and aerobic classes. This is the perfect Cultural Arts Center where people can learn culture, gain skills , express themselves, meet new people, and get fit! For more info visit: http://www.asaseyaaent.org/

Experiment with a new technology for performance. Big fun. About 5 events a year. Lasts for one hour. Snack and wine with conversation afterwards.

We are not chip-tuners or projection designers. We are not moving light programmers or expert sound designers. We don't do the sexy stuff, and we like it. We are arts infrastructure geeks. We are a group of people interested in 1) Technology, computer programming, geeky stuff 2) Arts administration3) #1 used in service of #2 Marketing, analysis, grant-making, ticket-selling, modelling, reporting, cultural asset mapping, open source, service-oriented architecture, the cloud, constituent relati …

Hi and WELCOME to NYC LIVE! If you answer ?yes? to any of the questions below, then look no further, this is THE group you?ve been looking for. 1) Are you looking to make friends for company at entertainment (any genre) events and parties? 2) Are you looking to discuss entertainment options with other people who share the same interests? 3) Are you a DJ or producer looking to network and promote your work? 4) Are you a promoter looking to get the word out about parties, events or concerts? …

Calling all African American women interested in the Theatre Arts. Whether you are a writer, director, actress, crew member or just a lover of the Theatre I would love to have you! We will be meeting up to not only see quality live shows, but to help each other in the development of our projects and careers. I envision this group to be able to utilize each other's talents, and help each other be as successful as we want to be! Tyler Perry became a household name with the help of his community, l …

This is a meetup for people who love culture. We will mostly attend films of all types, from silent to experimental to commercial, in Manhattan and Brooklyn.  We will also go to musuems, as well create other types of mischief, and maybe some inexpensive theater.  This group is open to all ages, genders, and sexual persuasions and identities. This is a place where people who have similar interests in film, cinematography, culture, and catching the latest museums show can go out together and have …

This is a group primarily for writers and actors, and those that enjoy performance and discussion. There are 2 events per month.  The first is a MIXER where actors & writers meet each other, network, can do dry runs of upcoming project -- and self-select whom will be performing what at the second event, the PERFORMANCE. HOW IT WORKS WRITERS: bring a piece of your work that is ABSOLUTELY less than 6 minutes.  As for what is acceptable? SHORT SCENES (for theater or screen - that is no more than …

Come Experience a refreshing new take on Live Music. We are Bending Threads a Quartet - Vocal performance group. We include poetry, theater art/performance and a variety of genres to our Live Shows. This is a great way to experience professional Music Shows for half the prices of a NY Theater ticket - With the same quality performance. Most Events include drinks and or food! You can't really beat that! Check us out and catch THE BENDING THREADS EXPERIENCE!

Finally! Acting Workshops available to all! A graduate of the Moscow Art Theatre School (a cradle of Stanislavsky System) is introducing FREE acting workshops in Central Park demonstrating Stanislavsky and Michael Chekhov systems as taught at the Moscow Art Theatre School. These workshops are completely FREE for all. Experts in other Acting Methods are welcome as well. Theatre was born OUT IN THE OPEN. Emerging from street festivals it was one of the most democratic art forms in which the ENTIR …

Greetings, and thank you for your interest in Playsmiths. Playsmiths is a group of theatre professionals meeting weekly to develop new plays.  Playwrights bring in pages, actors are cast and cold read the material aloud.  Constructive, respectful feedback is shared.  Our goal is to present first a staged reading, and ultimately a full production of every full length script we develop. Playsmiths is a sponsored 501(c)(3) non-profit.  In order to defray rental and production costs, we charge dues. …

Playsmiths Presents is the public arm of our workshop. We develop and produce new plays, hold workshops and seminars, and generally try to further the future of American theater. We tell stories. Since its inception in May 2009, Playsmiths has helped develop more than 30 full-length plays and scores of short pieces.  We have produced nine public concert reading events, starting off 2012 with ST. VALENTINE’S MASSACRE 2: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, a now annual, again sold out evening of short plays at …

Who Are We? Brooklyn Pilgrims is a cradle to grave collaborative theatre company. We take an idea or a piece of existing art and turn it into a fully company created piece of theatre. Our rehearsal process is flexible so no matter your availability you can be a part of the process. What Do We Do? Through an extensive workshop process with as many collaborators as possible we explore elements of improvisation, movement, music and words to arrive at a fully realized structure to build a play. Why …

Calling all rising artists, who are passionate about their art, whether it is acting, modeling, singing, dancing, photography, make up, painting, you name it and SERIOUS about connecting and building their businesses! There is a certain life-affirming, passionate synergy when like-minded people get together, creating magical experiences! As a Professional Performer's Life/Business Coach, I'm inviting you to connect, develop your careers, build true friendships, and have fun with us! Try out coac …

We are a group of culture enthusiasts! We will meet to enjoy great performances in New York City, such as the ballet, the opera, and classical music concerts. Then, we will go out to eat to discuss our experiences and share our views. This is a group for like-minded people, who enjoy the cultural events in the city. People with similar interests that wish to meet others are welcome to join! I ask members to pay a nominal fee of $5, which you can pay online to help me cover costs that I owe to me …

Hi, We are http://TheaterAdvisor.com, host of BroadwaySwarm.com and creator of Foursqaure swarms around Broadway shows and other theatrical events. If you love theater as much as we do, then you should join us at one of our events. You cn earn the coveted Swarm badge on Foursquarae as well as win special prizes such as Broadway show tickets, CD's and merchandise. Learn more about Broadway Swarm here: http://broadwayswarm.com/ We will be hosting events involving shows and fun ways to integrat …

Supported and organized by AdLib (Actors and Directors Living in Brooklyn,) this reading group was formed to provide opportunities for actors and directors living in Brooklyn or willing to work in Brooklyn.  We are also committed to producing new works by Brooklyn playwrights. In addition, we welcome those with no experience to join us in our play readings to read or to listen. Members meet to read plays once a month. We  select the next play reading from a list submitted by members. Roles are a …

You spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable. Maybe you have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you. BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and re-energize. "There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do." -- Amy Poehler SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for si …

This group was created for new parents, and parents of young children, who are trying to find at least a small amount of time to indulge their passion while devoting themselves to the demanding tasks of new parenthood. You’ll meet many other parents just like you who share a love for theater and/or writing and who long to connect with people in the same situation. We try to meet once a month – at Prospect Park when weather permits – or at the Tea Lounge or similar public space. Meetings may also …

This group is about bringing together Hypnotists with a keen interest in developing and performing stage and street techniques in various venues. We'll meet, discuss, practice, and go out into the world and PERFORM, supporting each other along the way.

The Inspired Word is the hottest open mic series in New York City. "It's not just a series, it's a movement." It joins the passion of words as well as a loving community with dazzling, inspiring entertainment. In addition to showcasing new talent in our open mic, we've also featured some of the best performers in the country - actresses Jill Eikenberry and Amber Tamblyn, actor/comedian Taylor Negron, comedian John Fugelsang, American Idol finalist Anwar Robinson, Grammy nominated singer Carolyn …