The most fun and memorable nights I have in NYC seem to follow this pattern: Meet friends - Chitchat, break bread, grab a pint, etc. Attend Comedy Show - The less mainstream the better. Socialize - Go for drinks, dancing, or another random suggestion from someone in group. The linchpin is the Comedy Show since it always sets a great mood for the rest of the evening. Plus, who doesn't like laughing with friends, and checking out new shows? With that in mind this group's mission is to check out …

NYC UX Acrobatics primary focus is the varied facets of UX design, research and usability. Our aim is to create monthly 'UX themed' workshop style meetings where members work with each other learning, discovering and networking on all things UX. Potential topics: paper prototyping, experience maps, user research and testing, persona dev, a/b testing, front-end best practices, RWD (Responsive Web Design), PET Design (Persuasion, Emotion, and Trust Design), competitive analysis, sketching UX, cont …

This is the place for art and figure drawing in New York from the nude model! We offer a fun, serious session for artists and creative folks, with a great atmosphere and a great bunch of people. It's a supportive, uninstructed session where you're free to draw without judgement, and all levels of experience are welcome. We are one of the longest running groups of this kind on Meetup (possibly THE longest!). Have a look at our gallery to get a feel for some of the work our members do. We'd love t …

This should be a place to find out about great comedy shows around NYC, and then go out and enjoy some laughs together. There's lots of awesome comedy (and comedy fans) out there, so these events should be fun. Also, I'm a comedian myself, performing stand-up and sketch comedy. Feel free to check my stuff out at DontTouchMeThere.com Hope to see you all at some shows!

Draw-mania! the one-of-a-kind draw-a-thon and variety show is coming to HOBOKEN! We've been going strong in Downtown Manhattan for over a year, and now we're going across the water! Draw-mania! is a Draw-a-thon where artists can come and draw from six of the top art models, posing nude and semi-nude in a variety of short and long poses. Interspersed thoughout the evening we offer live music, comedy and storytelling from some of the best up and coming performers! It's a fun, party, atmosphere gre …

SketchCon is a group dedicated to artists that enjoy sharing their creative process. We intend on hosting live sketching events on a regular basis. We hope to spotlight artists and maters of their mediums to give informative talks from time to time. We encourage all medias to learn from each other and gain new respect and appreciation from interacting with one another. We range from Tattoo artists to photographer, jewelry makers to Comic book artists. Become a part Today!

All styles, ways of working, and levels of experience are welcome here. This is an inclusive community, created with the intention of bringing artists together, pooling resources, so we all may draw from a figure model. Please be on time, bring your own supplies, and the rest is provided for you... $15/3-hour session Morgan stop off the L

Every thing in this group is completely free. This group will have Meetups once every two weeks where we see some of the best standup comedy shows in Queens and Brooklyn. There will always be a mingle before the show, often with drink specials, so members can meet. And there will never be a drink minimum. And the comedians will always be pros (and usually famous).

Beginners Comedy Improv Class - Manhattan. No Experience Necessary! Next class Tuesday nights in May. Contact jacqueline Kabat for more info. In this fun workshop, we soothe our spirit and re-energize ourselves with laughter. Guided by comedy improv pro Jacqueline Kabat, we learn the basic principles of comedy improvisation to tap into our deeper dimensions and learn how to use these techniques to develop our personal potential in everyday life. Working together as a group to eliminate any indiv …

You've always wanted to be in fashion, right? But, maybe you think you're too old now...or too young. Or, perhaps you need some encouragement about how to get started as a designer. Or, maybe you need to brush up your creative or technical skills. Well, get ready! We've got a wealth of information to pass around to help you: PREPARE TO START YOUR OWN FASHION BUSINESS PREPARE TO SWITCH CAREERS IN FASHION PREPARE FOR FASHION COLLEGE PREPARE FOR FASHION HIGH SCHOOL ... PREPARE TO CHANGE …

Comedy fan? An experienced stand up? In the middle of your first improv class? It doesn't matter... The PHONING IT IN Comedy Collective is a group of like minded people in the NYC area of varying degrees of experience and commitment to comedy who have all banded together for one reason -- their passion for smart, funny and creative live comedy. Won't you join us?

Hi All! I am happy to be organizer of this amazing group of funny people and comedy fans! It is my hope that we build a community of comedians and comedy lovers who have fun connecting and most importantly laughing our @sses off! Contact Sassi at sassicomedy@gmail.com for spots, rezzies and more info.  Thanks!!!!

This group was created to bring together artists in the community to enjoy drawing from a live model. Classes are offered on an ongoing basis. This will be an amazing community designed to empower artists and those who love the arts. We are very grateful to our models and hold them in the highest regard.  If you are interested in modeling, please email Martine Bisagni at brooklynworkshopgallery@earthlink.net  or call the gallery at 718-7979427.  Thank you.

This meetup group is for NYC comedians and NYC people who love comedy! Not only will we go out and see comedy shows, we'll also go to comedy related events and discussions. You never know who you'll meet at our meetup, so join up today and officially become 10% more awesome.

The purpose of this meetup group is to tawk about all things related to Comedy.  Who is your favorite standup?  Does Second City still have the same clout as 30 years ago?  What was the worst sitcom of the 1990s? We are using a new platform called "Tawkers" to have these regular discussions.  What would you like to tawk about?

The Teaching Studios of Art is committed to bringing traditional, figurative drawing and painting techniques to the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. The sessions will begin with an anatomy lecture and then a few short poses to get warmed up. We will then proceed to one long pose that will be held for the remainder night. This long pose will repeat for at least 4 weeks. Monday Nights, 7-10pm $40 per session

We are a community of Emmy winners, Webby honorees, YouTube celebrities, special FX gurus, celebrity hair & makeup artists, and film & television personalities with the intent to equip the growing legions of internet content creators with the know-how, tools and resources necessary to transform their ideas into television quality productions. Hangar Underground is a creative content incubator that helps aspiring “Generation YouTube” content creators professionalize and popularize their media pro …

This group was founded with the purpose of having fun, enhancing creativity, and exploring new ideas about artistry. Our goal is to launch projects into the world with the collaboration of like-minded individuals. Enough of the classroom…it's time to get creating. Our first meet up is about busting through mental blocks, fears, and resistance to reconnect to your creative side. Who this meet up will benefit: o   Are you a person who avoids at all costs sitting down to write, paint, rehearse, or …

Many of us want to bring more creativity into our everyday lives but experience resistance along the way. Often times it is our own fears, negative thought patterns or belief systems that get in the way of fully expressing and embracing our unique creative gifts. “Awaken your creative power” is a series of three transformative classes on connecting to these fears and uncovering their hidden message or teachings. When we acknowledge our fears and discover what they really mean to us, we begin to …

Our Philosophy "Practice is the best of all instructors."-Publilius Syrus Draw From A Live Model Gain Access to New York Fashion Week. Past examples of NYFW coverage CLICK HERE. WYRT has your front row seats and backstage passes to illustrate the designer fashions at Nolcha Fashion Week. Get notified of fashion illustration exhibitions where you can show your work. Attend demonstrations by Dior Beauty Artist-in-Residence, Bil Donovan.

ADULT DRAWING is a 4-Hour Figure Drawing Marathon that features unlikely models from the Adult Film Industry and local Burlesque Stars, all posing in the great salon tradition! Through word of mouth, Adult Drawing has attracted thousands of new and established artists since 2007, and has been featured in Playboy, The Observer, Time Out New York, and Village Voice. We've partnered up with venues of all sizes- night clubs, theater spaces and galleries, including a residency at artist Alex Grey’s C …

Stand Up Comedians Henry Cruz & Keith Fuerstenberg (Train Wreck Comedy) will suggest regular get-togethers for affordable "Comedy" events and Live Stand Up Comedy in New York City...that will also include social time before or after the event.

US Artists is a group of artists working in New York City focusing on collaborative art and communal events and resource sharing. Members are encouraged to post their own art related events, including exhibitions, critiques, screenings, and workshop / working events, such as collaborative art projects or times to work individually but together. New and experienced artists alike working in all media are welcome to join. The group was founded in the fall of 2009 by an eclectic group of artists w …

This group is undergoing some changes! Possible hosting at a venue, announcements to come!

DFUZE.TV sponsors this open mic. It's Free! DFUZE.TV develops comedians from this group to showcase on our website. Check out DFUZE.TV, you'll probably see some fellow comics we have worked with. Come prepared and, if you have any bits you want to shoot, we will shoot them, upload them to the site, and create your very own channel!  We develop only up and coming comedians and have fun doing it, all while while getting them exposure. We are always looking for new talent to develop with. Be there, …

THE RENSAISSANCE WORKSHOP & ARTIST SALON is open to those interested in learning to draw & paint, and to learn the History, Science, Philosophy & Metaphysics of Art. The workshop takes place in the studio of artist and instructor Raúl-Santiago Sebazco in Chelsea, New York. The workshop follows the centuries old tradition of the education of emerging artists in the working studio of a professional artist. It is inspired by the artist’s workshops of Renaissance Europe. These workshops existed, and …

This group is for anyone who enjoys stand up comedy but doesn't want to spend $50 at a comedy club. If you enjoy stand up and meeting new people over a drink this is a great group!