********** I've moved to Albuquerque!  I don't foresee any more meetings in Seattle Matt ******** You are what you practice. You strengthen what you exercise. It may be helpful to crudely deconstruct improvisational acting into 3 elements: 1. Given circumstances: http://www.meetup.com/Zen-in-the-Art-of-Improv/pages/Circ... 2. Ideas: http://www.meetup.com/Zen-in-the-Art-of-Improv/pages/Idea... 3. The actual events: dialog, interpersonal and physical interactions between the improvisers ( …

Meet others who love Museums in the greater Seattle area. The purpose of this meetup is to visit local art museums in small groups. Most meetups will be scheduled for "free" admission days.

NEW Schedule! Now we're on for the fourth Tuesday of every month. 911 Media Arts Center welcomes local documentarians to our documentary community group DocuTalk@911. Every third Monday of every other month 911 provides an opportunity for documentarians to network, share knowledge, find feedback and mentoring opportunities, and gain support in the pursuit of their work. Come prepared to be inspired and make connections with regional documentary filmmakers and all others who love the document …

A new social networking group for book lovers and fans of Seattle Arts & Lectures in their 20s and 30s. LitUp! meets for happy hour mixers before SAL events. Tickets for SAL events are available at lectures.org or by calling 206.621.2230.

This is group for artist who are looking for other creative people to share ideas and make some come to reality. With an emphasis on creating art works that will be viewable to the public at large.

LESKAS/Lightning Scientific Arnis is a Filipino martial art that emphasizes speed, power and aggressiveness. It is a complete system of fighting that covers the different repertoires of stickfighting, blade and empty hand in all the ranges of largo, media and corto in various combinations. It is a style characterized by the powerful interception and redirection of the opponent's attack followed by the rapid, powerful succession of strikes. It specializes in blind-siding, blanketing, jamming and …

>> Art, Live Band & Knowledge <<    We find the best bands playing at book stores and coffee houses. Bring your art, knowledge, digital media and creativity to the table.  Look for the people sharing art supplies.   6:00 till 10:00pm  - Enjoy the band  ( see Event Calendar )   - Get some work done on that project  - Share your art  - Get some writing accomplished  - Get some help on the computer ( Excel, VBA, Windows, Media, Website Design, Photoshop, ect... )  - Engage in open minded conv …

This group is for Photographic Artists. Those who translate their energy and being into art as seen through a viewfinder.

With whimsical décor and inventive programming, The Moonpaper Tent is a non-biased haven for creative exploration and actualizing dreams! Our Mission is to create unique, theatrical, and art based experiences for children and families that spark the imaginative process and cultivate personal creativity. We provide children and adults of all ages with authentic, memorable and magical learning adventures rooted in creative drama, inspired arts and crafts, emergent interactive storytelling, and m …

Selective Focus is a group that organizes unique, themed, very popular events... mainly seasonal as it takes a great deal of time and effort to create such exciting modeling and photography events. We are an organized yet free-flowing group. You have a great deal of creative freedom in your Art at our events. We create the event, theme, etc...scout the models, scout the locations, organize the day, set the perimeters and guidelines, making it safe & fair for all...and allow you to select your sh …

Meet other local Storytellers and all those who enjoy the art of Story Telling! Inspired by The Moth http://www.themoth.org/podcast Let's gather together and practice the ancient art of story telling. Telling your own stories from your own life or yarns woven from the spirit moving in the moment. It is human to tell the story of our day, of the great hunt or battle, of stocks won or lost, children doing silly things and relationship gone awry. It is how we shake off the turmoil of daily life and …

Baguazhang, or Eight Trigrams Boxing, is a martial approach uniquely suited for dealing with the realities of multiple opponent combat. A solid style on its own, Baguazhang also makes a fantastic complement to those of us with existing training in striking, kicking, locking, throwing, and weapon based arts. The method’s highly functional approach made it the art of choice for our family’s bodyguards of old, and its Taoist origins, to this day, lend it a philosophical and mystical side suitable f …

We have sessions the first three Fridays of the month in the back classroom of Arts Umbrella, a private art-instruction studio located in Country Village in Bothell. (See website for detailed directions: www.arts-umbrella.com). Easels and drawing stands are provided. Coffee shop right next door. Tea shop and cafe are a few doors down. Each session runs from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. The first and third Friday will have a nude model, the first week will be short poses and the third week a single long p …

The purpose of this group is to have a place to get together to create and finish craft projects for those who love to sew, do needle arts, paper crafting, beading or crafting in general. All levels of experience are welcome. There are no set projects or demonstrations. Our meet-up time will be free form. Our skill levels range from beginner to experienced. The group is for anyone who is looking for a place in the North Seattle area to spend a few hours each month getting together, making new fr …

The mission of "Oriyas of Greater Seattle" is to promote activities for building bridges across all communities in the US for a better understanding of Oriya culture and exchange of information between Orissa and the US. To achieve this mission the "Oriyas of Greater Seattle" will organize and/or collaborate with cultural events, film shows, social events, performances, workshops and seminars showcasing the arts and cultures of Orissa by both local and international artists and speakers all acro …

Meet with others in your local area who love sculpture. All mediums of sculpture including, glass, metal, fabric, mud, clay, plaster and any other medium that can be formed casted or carved. SHARE the experience of sculputure. DISCUSS, form, content, contex, shape, visiual intent. DISCUSS techniques, share critiques, group discussions on each of your project. Be inspired by experiencing life and the work of other artists. WORK having studio time to work on projects with others who are aspir …