What do you do? We meet once each week to discuss the writing of the members of the Burlington Writers Group. Who can join? Anyone, though we prefer 18+ because our writing is often not suitable for children. (!!) What kind of writing is welcome? Any kind of prose and poetry is welcome. Screen- and stage-plays are great, too. How do I get feedback for my work? You may receive a critique from the group after you have participated in one meeting, which means that you must offer someone else fee …

Business Skills for Creative Souls is the name of the artists' program at YES Montreal. The program is open to artists of all ages and artistic disciplines and offers a range of services to help artists develop the skills, tools and strategies to turn their artistic passion into an economically viable profession. To best meet the diverse and particular needs of our artist clients, this program works closely with the YES Entrepreneurship, Job Search and Mentorship departments, which offers worksh …

This is a group for people interested in poetry, literature and any form of written and spoken word. All are invited to share their favorite pieces of verse and prose, in whatever language they choose, of course an english translation will be expected. There will be discussions on each presentation by members of the group

Apologies for the somewhat ridiculous title.  This group isn't just about what might fall under a "geek" type description, but uniting individuals with interests that lie beyond what us ladies are stereotypically into. I'm looking to bring together intelligent, creative, adventurous and open minded people in hopes to share some rad times, learn from each other and just connect over something other than dudes, manicures, cosmos and shoes. Do you play video games? Watch horror movies? Love Battles …

Welcome, This group is for people responsible for fundraising for a non-profit. The Vermont Development Professional (VDP) meets about once a month for a Lunch and Learn. The topics covered may include: grant writing, donor relations, event planning, database management, volunteer recruitment, capital campaigns, annual appeals, board development, public speaking, crisis management... Please contact me if you if have any questions. Thank you, Carmen George Two other groups you should know about …

This is a networking group for Montreal-area translators, revisors and interpreters. You are encouraged to join if you are a member of one ore more of the following organizations or websites: OTTIAQ (l’Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec), LTAC (Literary Translators' Association of Canada), Proz.com - Translatorscafe.com - Aquarius.net - Lantra-L newsgroup. We'll be having meetups at cafés, restaurants and members' homes (potlucks) where we'll discuss issues such …

Raising kids is a lot of things: Stressful, exhausting, overwhelming, exhilarating ...and hilarious. This group is dedicated to parents who are looking to relieve a little of that stress through the healing powers of laughter...and alcohol (of course, who are we kidding?*). The plan is to host (monthly?) kid free comedy events, featuring local and out of town performers. Other events might include open mics (for parents curious about taking the stage themselves) and creative writing therapy. Scr …

This new MeetUp group is designed for people who already have the basics of French, but want to improve their French at an intermediate level, and become both more fluent and more accurate in speaking and writing in French. The objective of this group is to make French grammar easier for you to master, as you will explore it, practice it in real life contexts, enrich your vocabulary, and develop a real taste for the French language! Before you sign up for a MeetUp, please make sure that 1) you h …

The Philosophy Society is a student-run organization that aims to promote the learning and execution of philosophical concepts. The learning structure of it is communal in the sense that members take ideas and write out own doctrines on how a concept is to be understood and executed. The primary goal of the society is to learn with and from each other, in an effort to expand one’s mind. - please look in discussions as a big part of the club will be taking place there.

This group welcomes anyone in Montreal area interested in various sorts of Energy Healing, such as Reiki, Quantum Touch, Matrix Energetics, Qui Gong and others. As a member of this group, you will be able to attend seminars, workshops, discussion evenings, healing circle get-togethers and occasional special events (such as out-of-town presenters coming to speak)! Currently the schedule and group information is being restructured, so stay tuned for more information and scheduled meet-ups shor …

Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech So …

The Montréal Quantified Self Meetup is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self meetup and the Quantified Self blog. It's a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data and statistics. More specific topics include: * self-exp …

Interested to eat out? Wanna try something new and tasty? Let's go out weekly/bi-weekly and find out what Vermont can offer! Maybe we can write reviews of these restaurants and let others know how they are.