This is a social, business and performing group for serious artists, BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL, devoted to the craft of acting, writing, voice, movement and more...for FILM, TV and THEATER. The organizer is Jason Bennett, Runner-Up for BEST ACTING COACH in New York CIty in 2010 and Runner-Up for BOTH Scene Study Teacher AND Best Acting Coach in 2011! Jason Bennett is an acting and musical theater teacher and founder of "The Jason Bennett Actor's Workshop." The Meetup group is used, …

Meet other New York City Stay At Home Dads, Part-time at home dads, work from home dads, freelance dads, working dads, and involved fathers in and around NYC to socialize and interact with other guys who enjoy spending quality time with their kids during the day. Our primary goal is to form an inclusive & active community of involved dads during the week while the rest of the world is working, so we can take advantage of what the city has to offer without the crowds & within a tight budget. This …

If you're using your voice to further your career as a singer, performer, or keynote speaker, you know how vital it is to work from your best vocal capability. To BOOK that job; To CONNECT to new clients; to CREATE new business. You've got to be able to breathe properly, reach your full range of notes, have more stamina, relaxation, and more power for projection. I know that all too well, as I continue to be an active performer myself. By working with the same proprietary Controlled Relaxation t …

Meet fellow Israeli-Wine Enthusiasts like you in a casual, easy-going and fun atmosphere! Come to our Metro New York City meetups to taste exciting Israeli wines - just great wines that overcome the sweet, sacramental wine stereotype.  We respect everyone and follow a simple rule -- don't mix Kosher with non-Kosher wines -- so all wines and foods are Kosher during a Kosher tasting. Non-Kosher tastings are marked with NK in the announcements.  Everyone is encouraged to voice his/her opinion …

A group of young professionals and visual/performing artists socializing in changing Manhattan venues, sharing and understanding the Filipino identity in an increasingly global environment.  The group's aims are twofold: to cultivate a connected Filipino community, to enrich our experiences as global citizens enhancing, defining, and enriching the Filipino voice in harmony with the chorus of its surroundings---and at the same time give voice, venue, and appreciation to the generations upon gener …

Mission: Formed in early May 2009, The Art Song Preservation Society of New York (ASPS) is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the art song while simultaneously promoting the art song recital. Through pragmatic monthly workshop discussions, lectures, master class series, concert and recital performances, competitions, outreach programs and education for singers, accompanists and the broader public, ASPS plans to ensure that New York’s classical singers, accompanists and art song enthusiasts …

I decided to start this group so singers, voice teachers, actors and speakers could have a live first hand experience of the transformation and stretching of your vocal potential that is possible through my work. These live meetup/seminars will each include: 1. Unique warm up exercises, 2. New techniques for a deeper understanding of the body and breath as an instrument of support, 3. Individual coaching as time allows. Come and enjoy the fun and exploration of these unique techniques and e …

A group for Pagans, polytheists, occultists, and others, of many different paths and all genders, who revere Lilith as a Goddess. For most of the past few thousand years, Lilith was regarded as a demoness and nothing more. In the 20th century, She was reclaimed by some Pagans and feminists as a more positive figure, representing female independence, sexuality, and vehement opposition to tyranny. Some other modern occultists revere Her simply as a chthonic figure, rather than as a revolutionary. …

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Can you recognize some of these issues: You need more power You get very often hoarse when you've been singing You often feel that you don’t have air enough when you sing You want to change the soundcolour of your voice You have difficulty to reach high and/or low notes Join this meetup group and vocal-workshops (I also do individual training) and you will understand WHY you have these vocal-problems, and HOW to solve them. Read more on www.charlottewolfsberg.dk

SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT in NEW YORK! Workshops, Showcases and other events FOR SINGERS/ACTORS/INSTRUMENTALISTS For Professionals and Non-Professionals Anna Bartos, Organizer* Greetings and Welcome! Have you always wanted to sing or act, but never did? Did other things get in your way, like a day job? Or, did you sing/act a long time ago and want to get back into it? Well, here's your chance to make your life-long dream come true! SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT! gives you a golden opportunity to try …

I’ve got an idea I’ve never seen that before. Be First.  Find it at COLLECT. COLLECT is committed to “art for community” – creating work and events that enhance and celebrate culture within the civilization of New York City. COLLECT is committed to artists - providing a forum and mentorship for career development. COLLECT is the first voice on arts in New York City – via its blog and involvement with other media and publications If you are a working artist in New York City we want you to bring y …

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is a non-profit member organization, which serves as a primary resource and help for small and mid-size firms doing business in Manhattan. The MCC represents the voice of over 100,000 companies in Manhattan and partners with over 300 diverse business organizations. The Chamber supports the business community through advocating for positive business legislation, hosting networking events and seminars, expanding marketing opportunities and international outreach …

Learn to speak with clarity and confidence. This class is for anyone who would like to expand their communication skills, reduce their regionalisms and feel more confident speaking. Participants learn how to be heard while remaining centered, relaxed and focused. Excellent skill for those in the corporate field, actors, anyone who wants to communicate effortlessly. Susan Finch has been teaching speech for over twenty 25 years. She uses The Edith Skinner Method as taught to her at The Juilliard S …

The Breakdown: We read good books. We're looking for other intellectually curious, like-minded 20somethings (a vague guideline) in Astoria (another vague guideline) to read them with us, share some food, drink, and sweet convo. The Criteria For Choosing Said Good Books: Magical language (with a healthy dash of magical realism), fresh voices (love a debut) irreverent to painfully relevant, growing up, growing old, dying, coming back to life, urban culture to Southern idyllicy, savory books that y …

Writing the Mind Alive: the Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice is the title of the book which describes the Proprioceptive Writing® (PW) practice.  PW is a method for exploring the psyche through writing. Easy enough for anyone to learn it, PW is practiced to music in 25-minute sessions, under stress-free conditions, alone or in groups. Through a process we call “Inner Hearing,” PW teaches you to listen to your thoughts with empathy and curiosity and reflect on them in writin …

Let's learn about voice control, pitch, harmonizing, and have fun while doing it...singing pop songs!

The Families Civil Liberties Union is embarking on a campaign to significantly improve the family law process in America.  Ambitious?  You bet.  Attainable?  Absolutely.  The Families Civil Liberties Union is a professional, politically neutral, national activist organization headquartered in New York City. We refuse government funds. Our mission is to represent the thousands of disparate, autonomous fathers’ and mothers’ groups and millions of fathers and mothers that have been damaged by the f …

Natural user interface (NUI) is about to take the world as the newest revolution in computing and devices. The next tech rock stars are the people developing NUI and the businesses they envision will be the next hot tech start-ups. We are those people that are changing the world and the way people interact and experience things through our projects, products, and start-ups. We use voice control, voice recognition, facial recognition, eye tracking, gesture, motion capture, emotional response, sen …

Come sing!!! We're bringing people who love to sing together to form a community. Gatherings, jam sessions and choir rehearsals incorporate singing together, learning music, some vocal technique and training, and community building exercises and games. We're starting off less frequent and will build to more regular rehearsals/gatherings. Music selections will be moving, enlightening, enlivening, conscious, healing, inspiring, non-denominational, fun, deep. All musical styles - gospel, pop, ro …

Jewish Voices Together is organizing the "Wake Up for Religious Tolerance" public morning service in Union Square Park on March 12, 2013. This group is intended for planning this and potentially future events.

This Meetup offers yoga instruction with live, supportive acoustic music for yogis and yoginis. The music is presented by members of the Open Music Ensemble, see www.myspace.com/openmusicensemble, which has performed at the Global Mala Yoga for Peace, where it’s “heart and sweet sounds filled the air”, the Yoga Festival, JCC, and regularly at the Yoga and RawFood Expo. We will invite various yoga instructors to lead the asanas. For our first event, on Saturday, March 16, Danielle Katz, a certifi …

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 …

Tech Town Hall is a live, open forum discussion on the latest trending topics in tech that matter the most to the community (we take the online conversations and debates from the tweets to the streets). Like the classic town hall meetings, Tech Town Hall will give members of the New York tech community the opportunity to explore the complex issues surrounding what we do and to have face-to-face, constructive dialogue about the ideas, politics and events that effect us all. It's your tech communi …

Grief Walkers: This group is designed after similar Grief Walk groups in other states and Canada. More info on www.MyGriefAngels.org, and on our "Our GRIEF in their VOICES" initiative - www.twitter.com/MyGriefAngels We just meet, walk and talk along the way. One rule: We need to focus on us, the grieving, and how we are getting thru our grief. Whether you have a lost a Parent, a Spouse/Partner, a Child, a Sibling or Significant Others, this is a group to connect and talk with others who are faci …

This is a unique meetup group will include my work with freeing up body, developing diaphragm strength and learning to train the voice I call "BreathingRx For Singers". My intention is that you will experience magical breakthroughs in your singing, spiritual awareness and energy in a gentle and supportive environment. I will also be sharing about self image related to performing in front of others, courage and managing nerves. With these combined perspectives we will create and experience shifts …

Our group is limited to Licensed Real Estate Appraisers. We are starting this group to better protect the public and give a voice to the real estate appraisers community. Some of the issues I would like us to address are- Standardizing fees- I know we cannot do tier pricing by appraised value, but can we adjust fees as to area and square footage and type of home? Can we charge more for a 10,000 sf home than a 1,000 sf home? How do we determine a fair compensation between the AMC's and the appr …

Thespian Production is a theater production company who has been producing plays in small to medium sized venues. Our success has been built on the aspirations of directors, actors, public relationships and support from communities. We are starting a playwriting workshop series. This series will consist of 6 workshops which introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises, and work on a sustained piece, students explore scene structure, acti …