Philadelphia’s Erotic Literary Salon, Unique in the English-Speaking World, Two Featured Presenters- Award Winning Published Author Tamara Oakman and Experimental Violinist Gloria Justen with Greg Habiby, Along with Salon Erotic Readings from Attendees. Tuesday, September 21. Monday, August 30 , 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susana Mayer, Ph.D., Salonnière 215-840-5830 email: contact@TheEroticSalon.com - reserve a time slot to read at Salon (5 min max) www.TheEroticLiterarySalon.com - d …

Bring your poetry, your novels, your short stories, your songs, your spoken word, your prose, your inspiration. Join us in creating a vibrant and supportive community of writers. Bring your passion, your creativity, and your inspiration to our gatherings. We look forward to connecting with you! This group is an opportunity for creative writers to come together and support one another as we take risks and developiour skills and confidence as writers. We will hold open meetings to share our writin …

Welcome to Seeking the Muse in New Jersey: Creative Writing! This is the original StM meetup group, the one that started it all. Keep your eyes open for new StM groups, as we are expanding. Our goals are simple: 1. To write and create. 2. To meet other creative people and form friendships. 3. To laugh, joke, and have fun. The group is designed for creative writers from all backgrounds. You will find people who are working on novels, short stories, poetry, songwriting, screenplays, theatrica …

Join the Philadelphia Writers Group. I lead the discussions, sharing lessons from decades of writing and teaching adults to write. I invite you to participate in the conversation, asking questions, offering relevant comments. After signing up, please e-mail writerphiladelphia at gmail dot com and send me your first and last names, phone number and e-mail address. Ask for the actual location of the Meetups. Who we are: We are nonfiction writers. We write nonfiction, long and short. We are begin …

Sisters On The Move! (Who We Are) An organization created to be an outlet for women empowering women and where sisters from all walks of life unite! To create a unique Sisterhood that will foster a sense of community and family. To celebrate our differences and to discover our similarities, to help heal, uplift, support and to encourage each other through community awareness and friendship. We are very committed to enhancing our quality of life. Our Purpose: Sisters On The Move is an organizat …

This is a group for poets with a love of language and well, poetry. For all who wish to share their passion for the art of words in an open setting. A metrical poetry inspired group, though all walks of poetry are welcome. We will be mostly in Manayunk for meetings, but as the group grows, more ideas and venues will come about.

Join us for educational programs, book discussion groups, and a variety of opportunities to laugh and play and to learn and grow in community with one another. Through the offerings of this Meetup group, members will gain insight into practices that keep us well and resilient, connect with other people devoted to their personal and spiritual growth, and experience directly the benefits of ongoing participation in a supportive community. This Meetup group announces talks on resiliency practices ( …

Hidden River Arts produces and runs a variety of open mic/reading events where artists of many disciplines come together to perform, participate, show their work and network with others. There are live music activities, poetry readings, literary readings, performance art, workshop events, and visual arts activities. Please see www.hiddenriverarts.com on the "Live" page for information or write to debraleighscott@gmail.com for information about events, venues and participation. We encourage …

Have you ever wanted to learn to ride a horse, swim, salsa dance...just not alone? Have you ever wanted to snowshoe, go to the opera, sky dive, scream your head off at a rock concert (or any concert for that matter!)…just not alone? Ever wanted to attend a masquerade ball, play beach volleyball, recite your own poetry on open-mic nights, take a pottery class, a public speaking class, see a movie, ATV through a tropical jungle adventure, sing songs at a bonfire, try a different ethnic food or try …

This group is dedicated to helping you remember the magnificent soul that you already are ~ helping you shed what no longer serves your highest good so you can align with your soul's purpose. We are all about healing ~ healing energetically ~ mind, body, and spirit ~ and through creative expression ~ art, poetry, and music. We gather to experience healing together and empower one another through various spiritual practices ~ guided meditation, journaling, and creative expression. If you are inte …

YogaDance is a movement class for the soul.  Set to music from around the world, YogaDance moves the whole self – body, mind and spirit.  It promotes healing, integration, connection and release.  Each class provides a safe space to get in touch with the questions and answers, hopes and fears, rhythm and blues we all carry within us.  We’ll play, skip, shout, sing and boogey with power and passion.  And YogaDance is ALWAYS FUN! YogaDance is a nourishing experience for every kind of person and ev …

Do you have a story to tell, but don’t know where to start? A memoir, an essay, a journal, poem or novel? If you want to write, but keep putting everything else first, here’s a time and a space just for you. Join other writers and would-be writers for a time of mutual inspiration and encouragement, but mostly a time to JUST WRITE. Set aside that inner critic that blocks your progress and let the ideas flow. We’ll have fun with prompts and word sprints for getting unstuck and plenty of time to – …

A fun and light-hearted social writer's group for women. We are primarily women of color but all are welcomed. We meet in various spots in Philly where we eat, chat, bring our own bottles (in some cases), write, share and develop our storytelling styles. A constant flow of encouragement is in the air as we inspire one another to continue reaching writing goals.

Moonstone Arts Center inspires audiences, stimulates dialogue, fosters understanding, and builds communities. Our Mentor and Mentored series presents intergenerational readings, other readings offer two featured poets followed by an open reading.

We will be reading and discussing Julia Cameron's book, "The Artist's Way". This is an active 12-wk workshop (2 physical weeks for each chapter week) with journaling, creative writing, sharing, and finding your way back to your creative self.

We are a multifaceted group of ethnically diverse lesbians who inspire others like ourselves. We are F.I.E.R.C.E = Fun, Intelligent, Respectful, Encouraging, Confident & Empowering! The mission for East Coast Lesbian Connection (ECLC) is to create life long friendships, acquaintances and socialize with a close-knit group of like minded women. ECLC allows "us" to be absolutely unapologetic of who "we" are. ECLC is open to lesbians of any shade. ALL shades are beautiful. We pledge to provide a SAF …