Pensive Faust Book club is a reading group that meets in Wellington CBD. We aim to bring together wit, wisdom and offer a new cultural revolution to the Wellington scene. Fuse lively, creative events with brain-teasing and mind-expanding food for thought in the form of discussions, events and exploration of books and music. We usually read contemporary fiction but are not limited to literary genre, being fond of good discussions and a fulfilling read we at times choose something completely diff …

The English word baroque is derived form the Italian barocco meaning bizarre, though exuberant or flamboyant would be a better translation. This joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic group aims to promote capitals classical music scene. Involving more young people to attend performances, appreciate the culture and socialise.

maker –noun 1. a person or thing that makes. Finally! A Wellington meetup dedicated to digital fabrication & digital making. The focus of this meetup is firstly to cater for those who use or want to use the web to make or create items/objects/art & more and secondly to facilitate the sharing of experiences had by those realizing digital projects whilst also meeting like minded individuals who would like to do "more" with the web. The format will be informal with some regular aspects such as pre …

Creative Young Professionals is a monthly networking night for people in the creative industries. It has built a community of creatives such as designers, writers, film-makers, animators, illustrators, art directors, photographers, presenters, dancers, entrepreneurs, make up artists, stylists, models and people keen to network within the creative scene. An event to share your project ideas, collaborate and get more projects off the ground in an artistically supportive environment. Come along and …

what on earth is chalkle°? Chalkle° connects people who want to teach with people who want to learn and enables learning for communities in real life. Small affordable classes mean high value for participants, extracting the knowledge and skills otherwise hidden within the community. Chalkle° redefines what it means to be a teacher or a learner, helping everyone undertake training in practical, artistic or academic skills while fostering lifelong learning. To find out more, see what the Capital …

This group exists to bring people together to share what they've passionately been working on and discuss ideas. It intends to complement the several great programming-related groups in Wellington that cover particular languages & frameworks, big data, mobile development, Agile processes, etc. The idea of this group is to provide an informal channel for inspiration, to help generate the spark of motivation that allows us all to create with fresh energy and explore what is possible. It's for talk …

The Wellington Magic Club is a community formed to encourage the pursuit of Magic as a performing art and to foster the appreciation of the skills, art and history of Magic. We hope to provide an environment to learn and teach the skills and art of magic, and to enable a haven for the performance of magic in a safe environment amongst peers. We do our best to protect the secret methods and techniques of magic, and preventing divulging of the same to the public. If you are just after the secrets …

For people of any level looking to sharpen their creative skills. Regardless of your specialty, these time based 'creative drills' will help you achieve a breadth of stronger design solutions. Exercises are borrowed from the book 'Creative Workshop: 80 Challenges to Sharpen Your Design Skills'. They range from creating a typeface and designing a paper robot to designing web pages and other interactive experiences. We know that creativity thrives under constraint. We'll tackle one exercise per se …

Au Contraire 2013: Regeneration is the 34th National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, and the second Au Contraire convention. It will be taking place in Wellington from the 12th to the 14th of July 2013 (the last weekend of university holidays) at the Quality Hotel, upper Cuba Street, Wellington. This is a panel-driven convention, and we're looking for people to lead panels if they'd like. $500 prize for cosplay, plus art and filking competitions. http://www.aucontraire.org.nz/2013/co …

This is a group for people who want to learn how to make jewellery, who already make jewellery, but need to know where to make it, or want to learn new techniques. For people who like to check out what's new in the jewellery crafting zone, or for people who want to go to special jewellery events (exhibitions, sales, seminars and so on).

Want to learn basic Mandarin? Fascinated about Chinese Culture and History? Curious about whether Chinese Martial Art really works or not? Wonder what's hot in China now and how does the real China different to your imaginary one? Want to travel to China in the future....If your answers are yes, then this will be the right meetup group for you. This is a group for anyone interested in learning chinese language, old and modern Chinese culture, and many odd facts of being a Chinese. All skills lev …

Let's gather a group of people in the creative and web industries and collaborate! In our industry it is hard to stay innovative and inspired alone at home sitting at the computer all day. By meeting together we will all benefit from networking, referrals and reviews of our work. Enjoy coffee and a chat and we will see where this takes us!