The main purpose of our group is to provide a forum for gay men and women to network, socialize, have some laughs and to create an actual community. Whether you're a recent transplant to Austin, or have been living in the area for a while, this is a great way to meet other gay professionals. The group provides opportunities for members to mix and mingle through happy hours, coffee hours, dinners, dancing, sports (how about kite flying?) and participation in numerous other community evens. Thi …

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

Welcome to the Bee Cave/ Lakeway Mamas. Membership is currently open to all those residing in the LTISD area. This is a fun, supportive, and active group open to moms with small children ; infants/ waddlers/ toddlers/ and preschoolers that meet for play dates, field trips, lunches, coffee, parks, and so much more! We are more than just a playgroup, we are a group of women creating lasting friendships for ourselves as well as for our children. As we are very active, we require all new members to …

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Overview Most of the time, WriteByNight is hard at work providing customized writers' services to novices and professionals alike. But on select days and times, we draw the shades, turn off our ringers and open our doors to writers on the prowl for a quiet, comfy haven where they can write, read, collaborate or just kick back and dream. We’ve got a library, writing prompts, coffee and free Wi-Fi. What more could a writer ask for? Objective Write Here allows you to carve out much-needed writing …

Hi there! You're invited to our brand NEW Singles meetup group. JOIN US. (Click on the JOIN US button above.) It's FREE. Become one of the SINGLES ORGANIZATION's Singles (SOSingles). Then attend an upcoming event you are interested in. You can also become an Assistant Organizer. We're always looking for new Assistant Organizers with new/fresh ideas. If you are willing to host events, please email me with your ideas. I would love to hear from you. Thanks! ----------------------------------------- …

Austin, also known as Silicon Hills is headquarters of some major names in tech: Samsung, Freescale, AMD, National Instruments,Dell, Cirrus Logic along with many technology start-ups. It is also home to one of the top Engineering schools in the world - UT Austin. So…Austin attracts many young technology professionals to this wonderful town. If you are single, young and enjoy indulging in technical talk without getting blank stares or if your techie friends are all married and don’t have time to …

This group is for women only, who identify themselves as lesbians. The purpose of the group is to provide a way for lesbians who are interested in dating to find each other. It is intended for women who are emotionally available and are ready to meet other available women and are open to the possibility of creating a long-term relationship. It is also intended as a means to practice and learn how to date without immediately jumping into a relationship. Therefore, lesbians should be open-minded a …

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Is there something that you've always wanted to do in Austin...but just haven't had the time? Do you get updated calendars of Austin events...but can't think of who to go with? Do you wait for relatives or out-of-town friends to visit to "Do the Austin Thing?" Why should tourists have all the fun? From museums and historic walking tours to the best margaritas in town, there's enough variety to ensure something for everyone. A couple examples of past events include: Brewery Tour and Tasting …

This group is geared towards YOU! You know who you are. Your friends know you as the social butterfly and an Austin professional. If you love to talk to people all the time and have an open mind to look at NEW Opportunities and Love to drink coffee while doing so then this is the group for you. If you want to branch out or expand your life or do something different and fun and join a TEAM of ladies with a common goal then we welcome you. We will be hosting and presenting a coffee social with coo …

Have you discovered that it truly takes a village to raise a child? Have you noticed how much happier your little one is when he/she has the opportunity to experience the best “you”, the “you” that is supported by real friends? No matter how much we try as moms to be everything to our children, we know that our kids are happiest when we are involved with an authentic community of friends. If you are new to Austin and you crave real friendship for yourself and your tyke/s, our door is open to you …

Hey there - This is a group for PNW transplants in sunny ATX. You might like this group if :: 10pm sunsets, San Juan Islands, craft beer, technology, Rose City, Stumptown Coffee, Victrola Coffee, Ballard, Hawthorne Street, Pearl Jam, Helio Sequence, Fleet Foxes, innovation, music, boots, jackets, hats, microbreweries, fall leaves and great hikes make your heart flutter...... Please join your bretheren for a monthly gathering. All are welcome!

Are you Looking for more friends and dates?? Do you want to meet more people fast? New to Town and wondering how to make new friends quickly? If you are, This is how!! Speed Friending Events are for you!! Come see what everyone is talking about. Speed Friending Events is a fast new, super fun, and very low pressure way to make lasting friendships around town. Our events are the quickest, safest, most effective low-pressure way to meet new people in town. This is the ONLY place in Austin wher …

Bill Moyers, long respected for his insightful and provocative journalism, is back on air! Come join us as we watch a segment of Moyers & Company followed by lively discussion over drinks and food. We believe that good conversation is one step on a shared path to finding solutions to the challenges that face our democracy. The Bill Moyers Discussion Group promotes civil discourse and public engagement. This group is a project of Coffee Party Austin. We are neither for big government nor small go …

Welcome to Spirits Ghost Tours! You've seen ghost hunting on TV, now experience it yourself! Our Organizers are REAL paranormal investigators with decades of experience exploring hauntings. They have been members of the former Austin TAPS Family Member, the exclusive PIE Investigative Team, and several others. They are here to guide and assist your adventure into the paranormal! Spirits Ghost Tours is dedicated to offering Texans an opportunity to explore the exciting field of ghost hunting and …

Hi Mommas! My name is Emmylou and I am soon to be Austin East Side Mamma... The purpose of this meet up group is pretty straight forward. I'd love to get together and chat, laugh, go for walks, cafes, play dates with the kiddos (or without!), talk babes, relationships, work, FUN, and really just have a group of great moms that live in and near the East Side of Austin. This is so not exclusive to the East Side! But it would be nice to know that a hang out or play date is near and in my neck of th …

A writing group for the early birds or wannabe early birds who aspire to get some writing done in the early hours before the day everything. This is not an evaluation or critique meetup (necessarily), but just a shared commitment to starting the day with coffee, camaraderie and keystrokes. May it serve as a building block for your morning writing practice no matter what kind of writing you're doing. At this time there is one weekly meeting, Sunday morning. Saturdays and weekdays have been discus …

Are you an aspiring writer, poet, novelist or other creative wordsmith seeking to find a group of like minded people to come together and encourage and help you feed and keep your muse? Have you been a writer for a long time now, and felt as though you've lost touch with that creative spark? Are you all too familiar with that dreaded literary monster known as "Writer's Block?" Or do you simply feel that you need more true friends, and people who are living the writer's life just as yourself and …

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to see what the vision is. This meetup is designed to be a group of folks that knit, crochet and other hand work that meet in a social circle in Austin.  In addition to other wonderful groups in town, this will provide an a additional venue for knitters and crocheters to meet in Austin during the day and mid-week.  Typical days that will be scheduled (depending on the interest of members) will be either M/W/F anywhere from 10 am - 3pm. People that atten …

Interested in exploring kink, but turned off by the egos, attitudes, and aesthetics of the local BDSM scene? We hold tame, friendly mixers/socials at the majestic Butterfly Bar, and not-so-tame kinky play parties right down the road. We're swinger/poly-friendly, sex positive, pro-queer, pro-personal responsibility and pro-mutual respect. All are welcome!: hot dudes, slick chicks, dykes on bikes, spicy squares, queers, beers, trans fixed gears, kinky coffee sippers, slackers in slippers, fancy fe …

An Austin group that focuses on home coffee roasting. We can share tips, discuss green bean varieties, roasting equipment and techniques, organize group buys, etc...

This is a book group for anyone interested in reading and discussing books. An Austin search revealed that most book groups in Austin are in the North, so those of us in the South area of the city need a group! We have been active for several months with 3-4 members but would love to have more people involved. Our choice of books is always up for discussion and member choice. We do like to choose books three or four months in advance so those ordering from places like Amazon can get them all in …

I provide mobile arts and crafts classes in cafes, wine bars, restaurants and homes in central Austin. I also strive to use re-use, re-cycle, and re-purpose the majority of supplies used. Join a class to make a satisfying piece of art while getting to know other Austinites and supporting local business! Feel free to contact me if there is a specific activity you want to learn, as I can tailor a group or private class for you.

We are a group of writers of crime fiction, both short story and book length. We are all seriously writing for publication and most of us have been writing for many years. Our goals as a group are to polish our manuscripts before sending them to our agents or editors; keep the pages flowing; improve our craft, especially by learning from each others' strengths; and above all, support each others' goals as writers. We are keen and attentive readers, but we are also congenial and considerate. No m …

theology pubnight is a chance to meet and drink beer or cider or wine or coffee and chat about various topics in theology and philosophy (e.g. problem of evil, faith vs. reason, etc.) Hosted by Salina Street Church at various locations / coffee shops around East Austin, once/month at 8pm. all manners of people & faiths are welcome and encouraged to come and enjoy some meaningful discussion over tasty beverages.

This is a no-drop ride for cyclists looking of all skill levels seeking a social ride. We usually ride to Lady Bird Lake stopping for coffee at Mozart's, Progress Coffee or the Fair Bean Coffee Co. Our typical ride is 18-20 miles and takes about two hours including the stop for coffee. We leave the shop on Anderson Lane just east of Mopac at 9 am on Sunday morning.

Hi Everyone, First of all, I'll tell you that I used to facilitate and Artist's Way Group thru Meetup here in Austin. I am creating a group based on the correspondence classes of Chicago's Jerry Cleaver's Immediate Writing course of study. Jerry has many accolades and many published writer's singing his praises. My goal is to begin and complete his one year of correspondence classes by utilizing his book "Immediate Fiction", which contains all the lessons needed. I'm looking for other would be w …