We believe art is a reflection of life and by engaging in cinematic art we are able to learn more about what specific films are telling us about the human condition. We are a very diverse group who gets together once a month to watch a film (somewhere in between a Hollywood Blockbuster and Indie Art House), then discuss it afterwards. We look for plot, theme, character development, screenwriting, cinematography, and use these things are starting points for discussion. If you enjoy watching movie …

Light! Whether natural or in the studio light is the heart of every fine photograph. This group is for photographers that want to study light and master it to create beautiful photographs. Learn to see the way the camera sees. Learn to control light, to bend it and mold it to create the image you want. We will be meeting in a great studio in N. Hollywood. Some of our sessions will explore light in the studio with the lighting equipment provided and some will be out in the natural world. Come and …

This is a Mystery School that teaches the esoteric arts of working "Behind the Veil" through developing our psychic abilities and by using the magickal arts of Celtic Shamanism. This is a safe community for sensitives to learn about themselves, grow in their abilities, and learn how to work with their gifts in a positive way. The common theme behind all these arts is deeply rooted in our ability to connect with our intuition in order to work with Spirit and the Divine. Members will learn how to …

We are a group of working actors, veteran actors and actors with writing careers who have come together to share our experience, acting craft expertise, professional knowledge and support so that we may all become better at what we love to do and at the business of doing it. By collaborating, we improve our craft on our own schedules without paying for expensive classes. Sharpening the actors tools, we focus on cold reading, audition techniques, on-camera techniques and improvisation. Our member …

Join Sharon Fitzgerald MA, art history professor, for monthly art museum meetups in the Los Angeles area.  These meetups are free and open to the public for adults.  They start out with a 30 minute lecture, a museum visit with drinks to follow.  Great way to get out and see cool stuff and meet interesting people! For more details on lectures, please visit: Email: SharonFitzgerald@yahoo.com Twitter:  @arthistchannel Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thearthistorypage

Welcome artists and Interior Designers! Special open studio/new gallery receptions will be given for interior designers who are staging a client’s home or office. Interior designers may also make an appointment for private showings and commissioned work. Interior Designer Series Clara Berta, mixed media abstract artist launches her new 2010 Mixed Media Interior Designer series incorporating rich textures, layers of torn posters, writings and reclaimed exotic materials into her work. Using luxuri …

Are you interested in seeing overlooked, good theatre in small venues? Do you have friends who are actors, directors, producers, or designers seeking audiences to appreciate their work? Are you an actor or a director yourself in an upcoming show, and want to generate a crowd? Join our group... then submit your own ideas and suggestions for small-venue plays!  Once you do, it automatically becomes a regularly scheduled meetup event so we can all work to be true supporters of each other's work. In …

What is Burbank Homeschool Academic Support? Parents occasionally need a little extra help to provide academic success for their children that are being home schooled. We are here to help. We offer discounted tutoring services, morning art classes, and free and low cost workshops. Burbank Homeschool Academic Support is a meetup group where homeschooling families can meet up and get academic support as well as a place to meet other homeschooling families. You can also find a list of local family- …

We are a collective of artists of all sorts -- writers, musicians, comics, painters, dancers, filmmakers, and general artists of existence -- who are out to set the world on fire and shake people out of the YouTube universe.

Origami enthusiasts unite: this group allows those to enjoy origami folding to share techniques and models, books and website links and teach others in group folding sessions.

This group runs workshops for artists. We hire models for uninstructed workshops who pose for artists. Great for painters, sculptors and those who want to draw models. Any experience level welcome.

This Meet up Group is for our Aerial/Pole/Stretching Studio as well as a Meeting Group/Play Ground for the NoHo area. Let's come up with some new ideas on how to work out & have fun while doing it. We offer classes in Aerial Yoga, Pole, Lyra, Aerial Cirque (with Hammocks, Silks & Lyra) Hammock and Stretching. Whether you are looking for something completely new, a strong workout, deep practice, sensual connection or just want to let go and fly for a bit – we pride ourselves with having an easygo …

A Comedian-ologist is someone who has mastered the art, technique, and business of Comedy. As with any field of study, Comedy is a learnable skill that requires dedication, passion, and commitment to master. Natural talent, while a tremendous gift, is only useful if you can learn to hone, shape, utilize, and consistently draw from it on a routine basis. The Comedian-ologists Meetup is a venue for comics of all levels to learn, support each other, network, and grow. The group is open to anyone in …

The Burbank Women's Self Defense Group was started to provide women a safe place to train self defense without having to enroll in a formal martial arts system. The purpose of the group is to provide it's members with the awareness and skill to handle themselves in an assualt and to examine the choices we have when someone is attempting to take those choices away. Any woman 18 to 65 may join. Husbands, and boyfriends are welcome as well on some nights.

Have you ever wanted to really understand what creates SEXUAL TENSION between a man and a woman? I'm talking about the kind of tension that is so palpable you can cut it with a knife. Have you ever looked at a woman and without saying a word you knew it was on? This is the kind of tension I'm talking about? What if you could really understand what creates that kind of tension in a beautiful woman, even if you have never created it before? What if yoiu could really drive women crazy with desir …

Meetup for artists and art enthusiasts who love to travel with others to paint in great destinations, in USA and other countries.

-This group is to promote the Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali- Watch this overview of PTK-http://youtu.be/dTGRe4KDp58 Pekiti Tirsia Kali facts: -Pekiti Tirsia Kali is one of the oldest family martial arts systems in the world -Founded in 1897, PTK is the only FMA system recognized by the Republic of the Philippines as having a centennial -PTK is a complete system covering blade/impact weapons, empty hands, grappling and firearms -PTK is the current blade system used by the Force Recon Marines a …

We are all about Social FUN and Fitness. 30-minute fitness training - all levels welcome! Martial Arts: Stick fighting lessons will follow to those who are interested!!! Please join our wonderful fitness group online.

This group was created for those of us who have dark personalities or dont always fit in with the "norm society". This is the place where dark personalities and gifted wierdos alike can meet. Lets meet, have creative socializing, and create events. Lets get together and support those arts such as wierd music, dark films, abstract theatre, etc. We may be of different races and backgrounds but all respect that Were the last of a dying breed, lets keep it alive. See you there

Can we STOP with the "everything else" dating clubs, disguised as networking, hiking, biking, slushy-making and whatever else, and get down to business! EVERY SECOND SATURDAY!!! You're looking for someone to hold you at night, and still be there in the morning, PERIOD! Sometimes we just look for love in all the wrong places. I've found that if we can connect in the Arts, we potentially can connect on all other levels. EVERY SECOND SATURDAY!!! R&B is smooth, sexy, artistic, and confident. Poetry …

SC Kobudo is a small, friendly dojo sharing the teachings of Masaaki Hatsumi and the Bujinkan Organization.  This is not a macho, MMA style group - this is martial arts with historical and cultural context, as well as modern relevance.  The instructors, Adrian and Lyssa, both travel to Japan regularly to train with the master teacher and his top students. Bujinkan budo taijutsu classes are held Tuesday and Thursday nights at Brand Park in Glendale, year round, rain or shine.  New students do not …

I don't sketch and draw nearly as much as I want, maybe there are a few people who feel the same and also have a nagging desire to crawl out of their dungeon. Maybe the group will flounder and collapse in days! Who knows. My plan is to meetup in unorthodox public places, interesting places, scary places? All with the goal of sitting down and sketching for a bit. Drawing buildings, drawing people, drawing signs, drawing dogs, drawing each other, drawing wheels, eating and drawing, drinking and dr …

This is a group for people who live, spend time in, or want to spend time in the eastern part of the San Fernando Valley, and want to make friends and do activities closer to home! Let's check out some NoHo theater, go to Balboa Park for a potluck lunch, do a pub quiz night in Valley Village, happy hour in Studio City, bowling in Burbank, mini-golf in Van Nuys...there's good stuff on our side of the Hollywood Hills--let's take advantage of it! I started this group because I live in NoHo, and mos …

Kron -- "crown" in medieval German -- is an affiliate of the HEMA Alliance, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to research and teaching of HEMA: Historical European Martial Arts. We teach a complete combat system including longsword, dagger, ringen (grappling), staff, spear, and other weapons. The first practice session is free. Regular practice sessions are $5 each for guests. Members pay $52/year ($1 per week) to attend as many sessions as they like, and members vote on how this m …

Directors, Producers, Writers, Actors, Artists, Film, Television, Theater, Internet, Radio Whatever your passion, this is the club. DIRECTING TOASTMASTERS You Lead The Way This new specialty Toastmasters Club is created to enhance your ability to motivate, inspire, communicate, lead and direct. You will learn how to…  Express your vision through public speaking  Hone your listening and analytical skills through evaluations  Build teams by empowering others Now Playing Every Month 1st and 3rd …

We are out-of-the-box thinkers. We're weird, different, and proud to be that way. We seek to change the world and all have different styles of doing so. Some of us are insightful introverted writers, Others are extroverted motivational speakers. Some of us are inventors, creating paradigms and new ways of looking at the world. Others are implementors, improving existing models, adding a new twist to make them more effective We are artists, scientists, philosophers, philanthropists, teachers, co …

Do you like music? Are you interested in improving your vocal ability, stage presence, ability to speak/communicate in front of others, personal brand? This is for all ages, levels of experience, interest, etc. Are you fearless? Do you want to become fearless? This is for anyone who wants to step outside of their comfort zone or improve their comfort in their zone.....and have a fun time!!!!

The purpose of this meet up is to learn more about the guitar and music in a "natural" and relaxing environment. In short, we'll be doing weekly group guitar lessons outside at Woodley Park :) -There's something very special and organic about playing an acoustic guitar outdoors. Nature and music go hand in hand in such a beautiful way. This will be a great opportunity to relax, be outside and have fun on a weekly basis. - You will be learning in a  creative, accepting, "educational" environment …