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Creativity Circle

Sat, Jul 4, 3:00 PM

From River Edge Creative Circle Meetup Group

Creativity circle for those artists, musicians, actors, writers and other people who love art and culture. This informal gathering will spark your creativity and create great art in a group setting.

1 attendee

The Mixx NYC: Creatives Edition

Fri, Jun 26, 11:00 PM

From NYC Creatives + Entrepreneurs

Calling all filmmakers, actors, musicians, and writers in NYC! Want to add more creative connections this summer? Join us for cocktails and conversation on Friday, May 8th to meet your future collaborators! 21+. Business casual attire. Please don't forget your ID.

5 attendees

Meet in the Arts

Sat, Jul 4, 5:00 PM

From Romantic Food+Cooking+Drink+Art

4.2

Our preferences in art reveal more about us than we often realize. Long before personality traits were formally categorized, psychologists studied personality differences through individuals' ratings of various paintings. If you find yourself drawn to the same piece of artwork, there's a strong chance you share a deep connection. Meet in the museum for an excursion. Sign up on [favr.town](https://favr.town/) and predict your next art buddy before you meet. Find out if you're right when you meet onsite. Or, if you fancy other museums, pin them at times that work for you on [favr.town](https://favr.town/) and discover who you might meet there. Note: This is a [Favr.town](http://favr.town/) member exclusive event. [Join](https://favr.town/events/meet-and-shop-trader-joes-trader-joes-2026-06-15-17-00) [[https://favr.town](https://favr.town/) ] Hint: Fans of abstract art tend to be creative, pop art lovers are often optimistic, impressionism enthusiasts are more likely to be conscientious, and those who prefer traditional art tend to be, well, more traditional. Something extra: Why do these traits matter? See how [optimism](https://favr.town/blog/the-power-of-optimism-in-relationships-how-a-positive-outlook-strengthens-resilience-emotional-health-and-lasting-love-2025-11-20), [conscientiousness](https://favr.town/blog/how-responsibility-and-reliability-build-trust-and-lasting-love-2026-04-19), [traditional values](https://favr.town/blog/prioritizing-family-values-for-lasting-commitment-and-love-2025-12-17), and [excitement](https://favr.town/blog/how-novelty-play-and-shared-adventure-keep-love-alive-2025-12-14) influence relationships. You can also measure how your sense of [optimism](https://app.favr.town/we?t=1&s=1&b=OPTIMISTIC), [conscientiousness](https://app.favr.town/we?t=1&s=2&b=CONSCIENTIOUS), [traditional values](https://app.favr.town/we?t=1&s=2&b=TRADITIONAL), and [excitement](https://app.favr.town/we?t=1&s=2&b=EXCITING) stack up against others.

2 attendees

Delight as Strategy: How the Best PMs Build Beloved Products (+ Book Giveaway)

Mon, Jun 22, 11:00 PM

From ProductTank NYC

4.6

Join us for an inspiring evening with Nesrine Changuel - international speaker, trainer and author of Product Delight - as she shares the ideas behind her new book and experience from Google Chrome, Google Meet, Spotify, and Skype, on what it truly takes to build products people love. Too many products compete only on features and functionality. But customers don't just buy and use products - they form emotional connections with them. In this talk, Nesrine will explore why delight is the secret ingredient that separates good products from great ones, and how you can start designing for it. You'll walk away with: * A fresh perspective on why emotional connection drives customer loyalty and advocacy * Nesrine's practical frameworks for designing experiences that resonate - including her Delight Grid * Real-world examples of companies that win by standing out emotionally * Actionable ways to apply these lessons to your own product strategy and roadmap As a speaker, Nesrine strikes a balance between inspiration and practical information, blending expertise and humour into engaging, actionable talks - and this evening will be no different. **🎁 Book Giveaway** We'll also be giving away free copies of *Product Delight* on the night to *some* attendees — don't miss your chance to take one home! *F&B will be provided.* *Thank you to our sponsors:* **[Productboard](http://www.productboard.com/):** Turn customer insights into strategic clarity and ship what matters most with [Spark](https://www.productboard.com/product/spark/), Productboard's new agentic platform. **[BrainStation:](https://brainstation.io/)** BrainStation is the global leader in digital skills learning and workforce transformation. They empower businesses and professionals to succeed in the digital age by equipping them with the necessary skills to create value in fields such as AI, data, design, marketing and product.

125 attendees

Creative Writing at Qahwah Cafe in Montclair, NJ

Wed, Jun 24, 11:00 PM

From Everyone is so Creative! Wednesdays

Hello! I am an aspiring creative writer who likes having others around to drive motivation. Please come and join me at Qahwah House on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair on Wednesday nights to practice writing. You can bring whatever you want to work on and there is no pressure to share. We spend the first 30 mins chatting and then jump into focused writing for about an hour. Please do come with the expectation of buying a tea or coffee, as the cafe is nice enough to have us. See you soon! ✍️

1 attendee

UX Happy Hour irl (open to all levels)

Thu, Jun 25, 10:00 PM

From UX Support Group

4.8

######## You need to bring a physical Government Issued ID to be allowed to stay. It's the Law. ######## Whether you're a seasoned UX pro, just breaking into the field, or simply curious about design — this is your invite to pull up a chair and join the conversation. UX Happy Hour is a laid-back, no-agenda gathering where designers, researchers, product thinkers, and anyone design-curious can connect over drinks in a low-pressure setting. No slides. No networking theater. **Why attend:** • Meet new connection in organic way • Get feedback and fresh perspectives on your work (i.e. portfolio) or advice for your career • Stay sharp on what's happening in UX, AI, product, and tech right now • Meet potential collaborators, mentors, or future coworkers • Cheap drinks ($5 Guinness) **What to expect:** • Warm, welcoming crowd across all experience levels • Candid conversations about design, careers, tools, and everything in between • A great chill bar in the East Village to do it all in **Where to find us:** We're usually tucked in by the ATM at the back of Mona's. If you're not sure where we are, just ask the bartender — they know us! Come solo, bring a friend, or drag a coworker along. The more the merrier. Interested in sponsoring this event? Reach out to Danny (one of the organizers) for our sponsorship rate card.

6 attendees

Make Art and Crafts together

Mon, Jun 22, 11:00 PM

From Williamsburg Art and Crafts Club

4.7

Artists and creatives of all skill levels are welcome, including aspiring creatives who are just starting out and professionals. Bring your drawing supplies or whatever creative project you're working on. Digital media like iPad sketching is ideal since the lighting might be a bit dim.

9 attendees

The worldviews we build with: Why good design starts in the spirit

Tue, Jul 7, 11:30 PM

From A11yNYC - Accessibility New York City

4.8

This event will be online on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/0KA1MIUltLo) and in-person (New York City). **The speaker and live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET**. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET. If arriving late, please leave a comment on this page and someone will come down ASAP. **Description** Every product we ship carries a worldview. "Efficiency is paramount." "Scale is the goal." "User engagement is the gateway.” Most of us don’t pause to reflect on what foundations we're building within ourselves. Stuff that feels too nebulous and exists out there, instead of in us, in here. This isn't a talk about "bad actors." It's about the rest of us. The well-intentioned designers, PMs, and engineers whose unexamined defaults quietly shape what gets built, who it serves, and who it harms. Drawing on indigenous learnings from Aotearoa New Zealand, and examples from accessibility and AI design, we'll explore what happens when we treat worldview work as foundational rather than optional. Elina Ashimbayeva is determined to find hope amid humanity's existential crisis! Join Elina! This session will focus on examples and allow people to interact with each other to reflect on our individual and team practices and worldviews. Because you can't change a practice without first changing the soil it grows in. Attendees will leave with ... * A clearer view of the worldviews running underneath your own work * Language to name them with your team * Examples of how different worldviews produce radically different products - especially in AI and accessibility * A small set of tools and prompts for doing worldview work as part of practice, not separate from it. **Presenter bio** [Elina Ashimbayeva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elina-ashimbayeva/) is a product manager, community builder, and facilitator with over a decade of work across healthcare, education, and social impact. Originally from Kazakhstan and Aotearoa New Zealand, she is now based in New York. Elina has led product and discovery work at Health New Zealand, designed the Equitable Product Cohort on ethics and equity in tech, and run a storytelling community, Storyo. Her practice sits at the intersection of human-centred design, values-led leadership, and the harder, slower work of shifting the worldviews underneath how teams actually operate. She recently launched Making Good Money, a podcast on financial transparency with founders of mission-driven ventures, where she talks about the values that we make decisions from, in life and in work. Elina loves dancing, poetry and, notable mention, mayonnaise. **Accessibility** The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. For ASL preferred speakers, learn about the [Aira ASL App](https://aira.io/aira-asl-app/), and download it before the event. For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the [Aira Explorer App](https://aira.io/aira-explorer-app/) and download it before the event. To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect. For additional accessibility requirements, please email meryl@equalentry.com **two weeks** **before** the event. **Livestream** [YouTube link](https://youtu.be/0KA1MIUltLo) Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG. **Location details** The event is at 72 Spring street on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, a representative from A11yNYC will be there to provide elevator access. **Transit** The building 72 Spring street is near several transit stops: 6 train * Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles B/D/F/M trains * Broadway-Lafayette Street (accessible stop), 0.2 miles N/Q/R/W trains * Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles * Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles M1 / M55 Bus lines * Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance. **Finding the building** In Google Maps, find 72 Spring street. It shows the correct location of the entrance: on Spring Street, halfway between Crosby and Lafayette. It’s also between the Glossier store and the Krewe Eyewear store. Inside and over the reception desk in our building 72 Spring st, it says “Marc Jacobs.” **Traveling to the event?** We recommend [Hotel on Rivington](https://www.hotelonrivington.com/) or [Crosby Street Hotel](https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/crosby-street-hotel). **Accreditation** All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC). **Sponsors** Thanks to [Aira](https://aira.io/), [AKQA](https://www.akqa.com/), [Deque](https://www.deque.com/), [Evinced](https://www.evinced.com/), [Equal Entry](https://equalentry.com/), and [Fable](https://makeitfable.com/) for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com

75 attendees

Meet New Friends- Rotating Trivia and Social Game Night In NYC

Mon, Jun 22, 10:30 PM

From Contemporary Arts

3.6

For tickets and information: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991211917447](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991211917447) Come check out this fun way to make new friends in NYC. Join us for a unique social event! Make new social connections, win raffle prizes and expand your social circle. Our friendly host will welcome everyone and then you'll be grouped off into separate tables where you'll get to meet, chat with and play fun trivia rounds and social games with other people in small groups of about 4-6 people. You'll rotate from table to table getting a chance to meet all the other people in attendance ***\*\* All ages are welcome but the typical age range for the event is 20s, 30s & 40s \*\**** \*\*\* PLEASE ARRIVE AT OR BEFORE THE LISTED START TIME \*\*\* **WIN PRIZES!!!** For tickets and information: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991211917447](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991211917447) \*\* SEE MORE UPCOMING NYC AREA EVENTS AT [WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com/)

1 attendee

Paint In Central Park - A Bucket List Event

Sun, Jun 28, 5:00 PM

From Determined Entrepreneurs

4.5

Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/878650696887](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/878650696887) You're invited to this fun, creative, social, and fun event! We will be painting in Central Park under the guidance of a master artist! Please bring something to sit on (towel is fine). IMPORTANT NOTE: CLICKING THE "RSVP AND PAY ORGANIZER DIRECTLY BUTTON" ON MEETUP DOES NOT GET YOU A TICKET/SPOT. YOU HAVE TO CLICK THE LINK TO THE EVENTBRITE PAGE AND PURCHASE A TICKET THERE. PRICE GOES UP AS EVENT TIME APPROACHES AND MAY SELL OUT SO GET YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE ASAP. Included: a pre-sketched canvas, unlimited painting materials (brushes, acrylic paints etc.) and a take home bag. We do not give out smocks so please dress appropriately. Come on out, make new friends and paint a great canvas under the guidance of a master artist! Bring your own food and/or wine or whatever cocktails you'd like. This is a BYOB so bring your drinks & snacks - have yourself a picnic while getting instruction for painting! If you are bringing certain types of "drinks", please be discreet in Central Park 🙂 *DIRECTIONS TO FIND THE GROUP:* *We are located in a cul-de-sac at PINETUM EAST. We will be behind this row of benches (right under the trees). If you are coming from the east side you can find us by entering Central Park on East 84th street. Walk up the ramp, cross over the road and head west. If you are traveling from the west side we are east of the basketball courts. We will email you with more precise instructions after you sign up.* What to expect: • Step-by-step, group-oriented painting instruction, which is designed to simultaneously entertain and enlighten our members. • We'll have a professional artist guide you through a featured painting that is yours to keep and proudly display. And don’t worry — no experience is necessary. • 2 hour course lead that teaches you the art of mixing colors, blending and painting techniques. • All supplies provided - 12x16 pre-sketched canvas, unlimited acrylic paint (water based), brushes, and aprons. This is going to be a fun time!!!!!! FAQs: What if it rains? We will email attendees a rain date. How many are attending? Up to 20 people. Can I still attend If I don't know how to paint? Yes, there's no experience necessary. Can I come alone? Yes, about 80% come on their own. Is this age specific? No, all are welcome. THIS IS A MULTI-MEETUP GROUP EVENT. 15 OTHER GROUPS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED SO WE'LL BE SURE TO HAVE A GOOD SIZE TURNOUT. THE RSVP LIST ON MEETUP REFLECTS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF ATTENDEES. ***\*\*\*\* SEE MORE UPCOMING NYC AREA EVENTS AT [WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com) \*\*\*\**** Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/878650696887](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/878650696887)

1 attendee

FUN & GAMES SOCIAL CREATIVE MINGLE!

Fri, Jun 26, 10:30 PM

From NYC Art Meetup

4.2

Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406) You're invited to come mix and mingle with other singles at this fun social event! Ladies upon entry will receive a free beer, wine, cider or soft drink of their choice before a 7 pm arrival time just for signing on. A great “Happy Hour” will be available until 7 pm as early arrival strongly suggested! For every 2 drinks that everyone purchases your 3rd will be complimentary for the duration of the event! This also includes Sour mouses delicious craft cocktails and whole bar! We will have complimentary billiards, board games, foosball and ping pong for our attendees normally $40 per hour without tax, as specific tables are rented and ours for the entire event ! A live Dj will also be present playing your favorite tunes for your listening pleasure as before hand there is amazing vibe music for your listening pleasure.. This is a private ticketed event only as we are renting the venue! Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406) Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406) THIS IS A MULTI-MEETUP GROUP EVENT. 15 OTHER GROUPS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED SO WE'LL BE SURE TO HAVE A GOOD SIZE TURNOUT. THE RSVP LIST ON MEETUP REFLECTS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF ATTENDEES. PRICE GOES UP AS EVENT TIME APPROACHES AND MAY SELL OUT SO GET YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE ASAP. Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406) What to expect: \* Ladies ticket comes with a drink choice of a beer/wine, cider or soft drink before a 7 pm arrival time no strings attached. \* A great “Happy Hour” until 7 pm as for every 2 drinks purchased your 3rd will be complimentary. There is a 1 item minimum purchase to attend as we are renting the venue. \* Complimentary Billiards and ping pong the whole evening and access to various types of games such as board games and foosball exclusively for our members. Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406) \* A LIVE DJ! *NOTE: CLICKING THE "RSVP AND PAY ORGANIZER DIRECTLY BUTTON" ON MEETUP DOES NOT GET YOU A TICKET/SPOT. YOU HAVE TO CLICK THE LINK TO THE EVENTBRITE PAGE AND PURCHASE A TICKET THERE.* \*\* SEE MORE UPCOMING NYC AREA EVENTS AT [WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com/) \*\* Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979906756406)

14 attendees

Doublé Bar Producer’s Night

Tue, Jun 30, 10:00 PM

From Brooklyn Beatmakers

4.8

Come to Doublé bar connect, network, and grab a drink with fellow producers, artists, and engineers at our next Brooklyn Beatmakers event! We’ll have an open aux to share productions and tracks. To share music you’ll need to bring files, wav, mp3 ect. **No streaming links!** Everyone at all levels of experience is welcome to join. The goal of our meetup is to network and socialize with others in the community. This is a free event! We only ask that if you can, grab a drink or a bite to support Doublé for hosting us! There's live music starting at 8 after our event - you're welcome to stay and support the artists performing! If you have any questions you can hit me up @why.owen on Instagram.

7 attendees