I'm a 27 year-old New York transplant (born here, nice to be back) looking for some cool comrades of any age to share/workshop with in a relaxed setting (my apt. has killer views!) with the record player turning and the libations flowing. I'm a published poet working on my second chapbook and I'm heavily influenced by Patti Smith, old-school punk rock, the beauty in the gritty and vinyls. If you like that kind of stuff--awesome. If not--awesome. I'd also like to do a poetry "book club," where we …

Meet with writers and poets who are motivated to publish their own work or who just enjoy writing for themselves. Share your own work and listen to others. Meet with local authors who can share their experiences with being published. Gain some valuable feedback of your work. Make some new friends who might help to inspire you to accomplish your goals and keep you writing on.

The Lakeshore Drawing & Painting Group offers an environment for artists of all levels to converge and find their way creatively. You don't have to call yourself an artist to join usand enjoy making art and playing with art materials! We hope to offer community, training, information and other resources that guide the artist to self-improvement and challenge in areas they can share passion and learning. Artists We have a wide range of artists, print-makers, painters, models, performers, poets an …