"REGIONAL"... not cuisine based on geography, but that this group will make a point of switching up the (primarily Manhattan) neighborhoods it visits :) and may do "theme months" (November in Nolita, for example). "AFTER WORK"...meaning (most of) our events will be on weeknights. (1) THE PURPOSE: So many restaurants, so many food meetups.  Our special/unique focus will be really getting to know each other. The groups will be small, with NO FOODIE TALK ALLOWED! Let's be revolutionary New Yorkers …

They say to make it in Hollywood, it isn't what you know, but WHO you know... ...and if Kevin Bacon has taught us anything in life, it's that each of us is only separated by a few degrees. Here at Awoken Artists, we want to bridge that gap even more. Connecting Creativity Our goal is to help artistic minds network and collaborate. We range from working professionals in all genres of the entertainment industry -- film, television & stage, actors, writers & performers. We even made room for yo …

The Breakdown: We read good books. We're looking for other intellectually curious, like-minded 20somethings (a vague guideline) in Astoria (another vague guideline) to read them with us, share some food, drink, and sweet convo. The Criteria For Choosing Said Good Books: Magical language (with a healthy dash of magical realism), fresh voices (love a debut) irreverent to painfully relevant, growing up, growing old, dying, coming back to life, urban culture to Southern idyllicy, savory books that y …