Do you enjoy taking pictures of family, friends, vacations, special events, nature, animals, etc.? Do you have hundreds, maybe thousands, of photos just gathering dust on your hard drive? Join Our Meetup and Learn How to: Edit and enhance your digital photos Manage your photo collection Create cool photo effects Create Artistic Projects: Web Photo Albums Photobooks Calendars The East Valley Photoshop Elements Users Group is for people interested in learning how to edit, enhance, organize, a …

LOVE is the most powerful force in the Universe! We agree to meet members of our Soul Family before entering each lifetime. Sometimes they are members of our family, sometimes they are lovers, sometimes they are friends or help us in our work. In all cases there is a sense of comfort and a deep connection. People often differentiate Soul Mates from Soul Family members, but in fact, the difference is only one of role in a particular lifetime. Someone can be your Soul Mate in one lifetime and your …

Monthly opportunities for guys to get together to gain important insights, embody true confidence move beyond pick up techniques, ask relevant questions of qualified coaches and other dudes that have been there, general bullshit, shenanigans and epic levels of support for each other. This is a group for guys between ages of 21 and 61 that want to get great with women and being socially successful. There will be chances to interact with professional attraction coaches in both casual social situat …

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Network with other local fashion industry insiders. Including retailers, stylists, designers, photographers, fashionistas, writers, bloggers, makeup artists, models, agents, and fashion media, then this Meetup is for you! ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to the East Valley Writing Workshop! This group is set up to serve writers in the Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, and South Scottsdale areas. Our group is a forum in which you can join fellow writers to discuss creative writing in all it's forms; from poems to short stories and novels. All skill levels are welcome to join. If you are looking for editing, critique, or a diverse crowd to inspire you, this is a great place to join. We currently have evening meetings on Wednesdays and Thursdays, as w …

Phoenix Screenwriters Assoication (formerly  PSPG) provides networking and educational opportunities for Screenwriters in the Greater Phoenix Area. We have workshops, speakers, socials and writing labs that help to imporve your writing skills and sell scripts. This group is all about screenwriters and promoting screenwriters. We welcome any screenwriter or filmmaker who wants to write and finish projects. Whether you are a Newbie or Professional, you will find our group benefical. Check us out a …

This meetup is for musicians, songwriters, producers and other recording enthusiasts that use Cubase, the fantastic but complicated recording software from Steinberg/Yamaha. The purpose of the group is to: Share our knowledge and expertise so we get the most out of this fabulous product. Find new ways to make creative use of Cubase in our recordings. Network with fellow members and collaborate on projects. Anything else the group wants to do... Every meetup will include some combination of the …

For anyone who loves the classical guitar... Listeners, players, performers, teachers, makers, composers - aficionados at any level - are invited to come listen, learn, share, play, and socialize. Let's enjoy and advance the wonderful music and art of the classical guitar together!

Learn how to enter the world of stand up comedy, and how to write, rehearse and perform in front of a live audience. Come on out for this free night and see what all the fun is about! If you like it, sign up for one of our 5 week beginning standup comedy classes.

The intro to improv comedy class will familiarize you with the fundamentals of the art. Learning these principles will help you in business and life, and, most importantly, it will be fun! We'll use interactive improvisational games to learn the following: dialogue rules, staying present, using repetition and patterns, listening, and most importantly, saying "Yes, and..." At the end of the 5 week course you will get to perform at one of the greatest theaters in Arizona in front of your friends …

Rebel Filmmaker is the meetup for anyone, young or old, experienced or inexperienced, good looking or hobbitesque, who has ever dreamed of turning a premise into a production. We are Technical people, creative people, screenwriters, directors, actors, production designers, voice artists, producers, etc. We are Rebels. Lets make a movie.

This group exists to help people become more proficient with the Ableton music software. It consists of musicians teaching other fellow musicians tips, tricks and techniques to reduce the learning curve for this complex and miraculous software.

We are singers and instrumentalists who meet in public places to share the gift of healing and affirming songs that build common ground. You should join us if you love impromptu singing of mostly familiar comforting songs of affirmation and healing in unison and in parts. At each meetup you can expect: written musical scores to guide you rotated multiple singings of each song a written survey to give your feedback and suggestions for location and music steady and compassionate leadership

MomMe Dance are dance classes geared for the dancer/older student/dance enthusiast who are not yet done. Are Any Of these You? *The Mom who sits outside of a dance room while their child is having classes *Someone who has always wanted to take dance classes but for one reason or another never got the chance or had the time. *The mom whose kids have left the nest and you are ready for a new challenge or hobby. *A dance student that wants to return to dance after many years being out of the game. …

Are you interested in digital scrapbooking? This Meetup group will be dedicated to using Photoshop Elements to create artistic digital photo layouts using various elements, such as backgrounds, textures, frames, type, effects, and third-party digital scrapbooking kits. What is Digital Scrapbooking? Digital Scrapbooking is the process of creating scrapbook pages or cards using photo or image-editing software. Digital scrapbookers import digital photographs and scrapbooking graphics into their ima …

The word "mandala" is the Sanskrit word for "circle," yet a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a symbol of life itself - a visual diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Carl Jung once said, “I knew that in finding the mandala as an expression of the self I had attained what was for me the ultimate.” Together we will explore the use of mandalas within many spirit …

this group will meet to learn and play bluegrass, traditional, old time, and folk music. Only acoustic instruments should be used.

To support and connect people involved in the many aspects of the Music business in Arizona, including professional, part-time and aspiring players, writers, singers and marketeers. Music venues, recording and rehearsal facility, producers, distributors and labels are also welcome. Event activities and topics include brainstorming and networking, jam sessions, "How to Market" domestically and Internationally, Recording/Production classes, Guest VIPs, and Member gigs - to name a few. The group al …

Let's make MUSIC! Everyone is welcome, from novice or beginner, to seasoned artists.  It's not so much about how good you are, but how much you love music! Any acoustic instruments, and possibly (electronic keboard and drums) are welcome. Most any vocals welcome. Karaoke is possible, also. I play guitar and sing, with an extensive repertoire, including The Eagles, Neil Young, CSN&Y, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, America, Pink Floyd, and many more. I always enjoy learning!

This is a group for anyone interested in picking up a paint brush and having fun! Are you new to painting? Maybe you've never painted a thing in your life. Have you done some painting, but would appreciate a bit more instruction? This meetup will keep you informed on the classes at 2 specific Michaels Stores in Mesa that I teach at; as well as open a line of communication between all of us who participate. Maybe we'll have a "Paint Party" in the area some day, and enjoy our paint class with wine …

We're scrapbooking enthusiasts who love to express ourselves in a creative and artistic hobby. We have monthly events organized by our organizers. We also welcome members of every skill and experience level. Come preserve your memories while making new ones!

We are group for Actors, Screenwriters, Filmmakers, Commedians, Musicians and other creatives. We teach and hold events to feature artists.

Artisan Markets is a community organization whose goal is to foster a collaborative environment for artists with neighboring businesses, creating highly talked about, highly attended destination events increasinng foot traffic for restaurants and shops while providing exhibition space for local talent. Artisan Markets actively promotes an opportunity for Arizona-based talent to exhibit, demonstrate,and/or sell their products and services in a festive atmosphere.

The studios initiative strives to build culture and vibrancy in cities, creating a space that is more than a place to work, but to live. Additionally, Gangplank studios goes to the creative core of people and connects artists, musicians and creators to explore, have fun, and express themselves.