What our organization wants are members who are passionate, success driven, respectful, loyal, active and dedicated aspiring models, actors, photographers, make up artists and all stylists in the art of modeling photography ( fashion, commercial, print, kids to preteens, beauty & glamour, athletic, sports, petite, portraiture and more... ). The purpose of this group is to learn, help, share, to develop our skills and provide more opportunities... Beginners, amateurs, novices, enthusiasts, semi-p …

A practical workshop where Actors can practice their skills with each other on a regular basis to either build skills they don't currently have or to improve on skills they've worked on before. These workshops are suitable for people of all ages. If you've ever thought you could be an actor, or have wondered about getting started in the field of acting, or are looking for a chance to take part in our regular casting calls join and meet the gang!

Like good actors, writers that draw on their emotional experiences often create the most compelling works. This creative non-fiction group is meant for people who have written fiction in the past and want to try their hand at personal essays or others ways of putting more of themselves into their writing, or writers like me who have focused on traditional non-fiction topics such as How To articles and want to add more color to their pieces. The focus will be on the craft of creative non-fiction …

FADE IN: INT. MEETING HALL-NIGHT Local professional and aspiring screenwriters meetup. Pete What are we going to do? Eddie We're going to discuss story ideas, plot lines, character development and the usual problems. Mable Like what? Eddie "Am I saying too much? "Is the scene clear?" "Is this too much dialogue?" "Should I use a series of shots, or a montage?" "Is this scene necessary?" "Is this formatted properly?" You get the idea. Irene So what do you want to do? Eddie Cre …

“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” ~ Jerry Seinfeld (1954-…, American actor and comedian) Bastrop Community Toastmasters is a growing community of people from all walks of like in the Bastrop area who want to improve their public speaking and leadership skills. We meet weekly on Thu …

We are musicians, comedians, poets, magicians, jugglers, actors, dancers etc...people who enjoy performing or watching performances from local artists and amateur talent. We are dedicated to promoting and encouraging local Austin performers. We plan Open Mic Nights for amateurs and look for late night music acts to perform in North Austin.

You + New Media = Success Welcome to a new dawn of connectivity. I created You Media Lab as a way of educating entrepreneurs (as well as nonprofits, politicians, professionals, inventors, small business owners, actors, artists and direct sales associates) how to use new media to connect to their target market.  I'm not a marketer.  I am an entrepreneur who uses these tools and loves teaching what I learn. Most business savvy people I meet struggle to understand the complexities, no matter how s …

Calling all Nerdfighters! We don't care if you are in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, or Alaska. All Nerdfighters welcome. I saw 1,100 of you at the Austin book signing (Jan 2012) of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" and was shocked that there is not an Austin Nerdfighter group. Austin Nerdfighters are focused on the reducing worldsuck part of Nerdfighteria. We each have a small role to play, wouldn't it be nice to have a group to talk about it with? This chapter will be primarily to support fe …