Blogging Groups New York

"Fall Kick-Off" Glow Party (Cocktails & Connections)

**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKETS AT**: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-kick-off-glow-party-cocktails-connections-tickets-1999735363303](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-kick-off-glow-party-cocktails-connections-tickets-1999735363303) (Limited # of ladies save $5 by using the discount code 5 at checkout. This event is being co-organized and promoted by multiple groups. This page only shows a very small portion of the actual attendees. Based on pre-sales, we expect to have a good # attending.) Imagine walking into a room and instantly spotting people you already have something in common with—before you even say a word. That’s what makes our Glow Party such a fun, relaxed way to meet people in NYC. Join up to 100 friendly members and guests from a variety of social groups for a night designed to make coming solo feel comfortable, natural, and fun. Whether you’re looking to make friends, expand your social circle, network, or simply enjoy a great night out, this event is all about connection—your way. Finally a party where you will meet others who are interested in the same things as you before you even say a word! This a fun and unique way to navigate the social scene! We use our glow bracelet color coding system as just one of the ways for you to identify and instantly connect with others who have the same interests as you! How it works: **We will have 6 different colored glow bracelets at the check in table. Each bracelet represents something that you are interested in (Green=outdoor activities, Red=singles events, Blue=arts/culture, Yellow=travel, etc). You will choose up to 3 colors that best represent things that interest you.** What to expect: * **Tri-state professionals looking to mix, mingle, and connect** * **We will have a private area reserved exclusively for our party** * **Ice breaker games with prizes** * **Our color coded system for finding like minded people** * **Hosts on hand to welcome you and introduce you to others** * **Music played at conversational levels** * **Full food & drink menu available including speciality drink specials** FAQs: **Can I come alone?** Most come on their own. If you don't know anyone, the ice-breakers will help you meet others. Come alone or bring a friend - either way you'll feel comfortable and have a great time. **How many members will be attending?** This is a multi-Meetup group event. This page only shows a very small portion of the actual attendees. **Is there a dress code?** No hats, sweats, t-shirts etc. Jeans ok. **Ages?** All welcome 21 and over. For more fun events follow: [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283](https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283)

Bloom & Bond NJ

🚨 **Looking for new friends and exciting plans in New Jersey?** 🚨 Whether you're new to NJ or just want to expand your circle, we’ve created a space where you can connect with fun, like-minded people! ✨ **Join Our Exclusive WhatsApp Group** and get access to exciting, no-awkwardness events: 🎲 **Game Nights** – Challenge your friends and meet new ones in friendly competitions! 🎬 **Movie Nights** – Cozy up for the latest films and all-time favorites. ☕ **Coffee & Chats** – Meet up for casual coffee breaks and great conversations. 🍻 **Comedy & Beer** – Laugh out loud with hilarious stand-up and drinks in hand! 🍜 **Midnight Pizza Runs** – Satisfy those late-night cravings with fun pizza hangouts. 🌟 **Real plans, real people, no awkward small talk.** Whether you're making the plans or jumping into an existing one, our group is all about connecting and having fun without the pressure. 👉 **Ready to make NJ your new playground?** Click below to instantly join our invite-only WhatsApp group, meet new people, and start creating unforgettable memories: [👉 ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LWwH4LGU8CJ2lEKqzaHnK2?mode=ac_t)**[Join the WhatsApp group now!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LWwH4LGU8CJ2lEKqzaHnK2?mode=ac_t)** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/LWwH4LGU8CJ2lEKqzaHnK2?mode=ac_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LWwH4LGU8CJ2lEKqzaHnK2?mode=ac_t)

50s & Over Central Park Social Walk

**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKETS AT -** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-park-social-walk-50s-over-tickets-1307309892079](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-park-social-walk-50s-over-tickets-1307309892079) (\*Limited 5 save $5 by using discount code "5" at checkout. Multiple groups are co-organizing so RSVP's shown are just a very small portion attending. Based on previous walks, we'll have around 20.) Our Winter Walks offer invigorating, scenic, and a healthy outdoor activity, at one of our most popular NY locations - Central Park! Plus, it's a great and different way to meet others and make new friends of the same age! You will randomly be paired with others in the beginning then rotate at designated times so that you get to meet everyone participating. This event very casual and non-awkward + our host will help to make introductions. We will casually walk a 1.5-2 mile stretch through Central Park. You will also have the option to hang out afterwards where you can exchange contact info with others. Reminder, this is a a "social" walk and gender ratios may not be even. FAQs: **Where to meet?** Exact meeting location with host contact info will be sent to all paid attendees day of the event. **How many will attend?** We limit the # of attendees to a max of 20 so everyone has enough time to get to know each other. **What if rains?** We will email attendees a new date. **Can I come alone?** Yes, about 90% come on their own. **How much?** $15-$20 depending upon when you get ticket and spots left. P.S. We also do this Central Park Walk fo 20s-40s - [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-park-sunset-singles-stroll-tickets-1981450525862](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-park-sunset-singles-stroll-tickets-1981450525862)

🧠 NYC Philosophy & Psychology Readers Conference 2026

**Saturday, September 19, 2025** 10am to 7pm **Location: Community Classrooms @ Pier 57, NYC - W 15th St West Side Highway Located inside Pier 57, New York, NY 10011** [https://pier57nyc.com/community-spaces/community-classrooms/](https://pier57nyc.com/community-spaces/community-classrooms/) Welcome to the **2nd annual NYC Philosophy & Psychology Readers Conference**! Since 2019 this meetup group has enabled readers of philosophy and psychology to come together to form friendships and foster insights by engaging in thoughtful discussions on significant concepts discovered from reading books and intellectual consumption. Now, we’re taking it to the next level, join us for a **full-day conference** where community members will share their insights through a series of talks and lively social interactions. ### **❗ IMPORTANT RSVP INFO** Each session has **its own RSVP link** below, **please RSVP to each talk individually**. Space is limited, seating is **first-come, first-served.** ⚠️ Sessions will begin **once the speaker is ready and the room is seated**. Please **arrive on time**, as **no late entry** will be allowed after a session begins. **🧠 NYC Philosophy & Psychology Readers Conference 2026 - Saturday, September 19th 2025** **🎤 Agenda** 🌼🐚 Combined Daffodil + Seahorse Rooms (80 seated / 148 standing) 10:00am - [Toward a Tactical Pedagogy - Ryland Frost](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315258258/) 11:00am - [Jung, Gnosticism, Alchemy and the Religious Function of the Psyche - Jorge Cabrales](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171138/) 🕛 12:00pm - [Avoidance: A Philosophical Exploration - Zach Stehura](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171184/) 🐚 Seahorse Room (40 seated / 74 standing) 1:00pm - [Attention Must Be Paid: The Boundaries of Human Knowledge and the Problem of AI - Brent Mondoskin](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171147/) 2:00pm - [Foundational Narratives: Homer and Murasaki - Sheryl Harawitz](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171155/) 3:00pm - [Hermetic and Neoplatonist philosophy today - Zita Vasilisinova](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171167/) 🌼🐚 Combined Daffodil + Seahorse Rooms (80 seated / 148 standing) 4:00pm - [Utilitarianism of Giving - Patrick Liu](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315302882/) 5:00pm - [Application of Schopenhauer's Ideas to Mental Health - Ryan Bohman](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315171245/) 6:00 pm - [Knowing-With - Zsombor Koman](https://www.meetup.com/reading-philosophy/events/315303590/) 🏛️ Venue Notes: * **Location & Access:** Market 57 classrooms at Pier 57. Doors lock at 8 PM (but you may exit anytime). * **Finding Rooms:** Refer to the [P57 Classroom & Market Map](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ts-prod-assets.tripleseat.com/assets/067/412/368/P57_Map_Classroom_Market_Jan_2024_1_.pdf) * **Food:** Market 57 food is allowed in classrooms. **No outside food or alcohol.** * **Temperature Alert:** AC may be chilly — bring a jacket!

Creative Writing Café

Death Bloom: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio & Libra

Join us for a live presentation with [Drew Levanti](https://archeastrology.com/) about Venus Retrograde. This is a pay-what-can in-person event at the New York Theosophical Society. No one is turned away for lack of funds at the door. You may also join the Zoom livestream that night for a small $5.85 required fee. This fee is necessary to prevent Zoom bombers. **Livestream Tickets:** [https://buytickets.at/bigappleastrologymeetup/2351171](https://buytickets.at/bigappleastrologymeetup/2351171) **Event Description:** What beauty may grow in the cracks of a broken heart? Venus is now in full flower, lighting up the night. But her starry blossom will soon disappear through the Venus retrograde. For a plant, flowering is a death dance, its last glorious signal before spreading seeds of the next generation. How might we welcome Venus in the soil of our hearts through this season’s retrograde — the hallmark energy of this autumn? On Friday, October 2nd, the retrograde begins in Scorpio. Then on October 26th, Venus’s backward track will bring her home to Libra, where the fairer benefic’s retrograde will ultimately conclude on November 14th. A journey from the intense waters of Scorpio to the just winds of Libra offers a hard-won equilibration of the heart — an invisible alchemy in your deepest being. In this talk, Drew Levanti will explore the initiatory powers of the Venus cycle through examples from his client practice, myth, and Mother Nature — to inspire you on your own journey for the rest of 2026 and beyond. **$$ In Person Event:** A suggested donation is $5 -$30 is very VERY much appreciated, but please know whatever you can afford is acceptable. Donations collected pay our rent, Meetup.com fees, and the honorarium for Drew Levanti. You may bring cash to donate on the evening of the event, or you can donate online by purchasing a livestream ticket. **$$ Livestream:** You may also join the zoom livestream that night with a small $5 required ticket fee. You are encouraged to donate more to Drew Levanti. This fee is a precaution against trolls and zoom bombers, which occurred frequently when we shared a free zoom link on meetup.com. You may purchase and livestream ticket after the event starts and join late. E-mail Danny Larkin at DanielBLarkin@gmail.com with any questions. **Livestream Tickets:** [https://buytickets.at/bigappleastrologymeetup/2351171](https://buytickets.at/bigappleastrologymeetup/2351171) **Recording:** If you can’t attend live, you are welcome to buy a livestream ticket to get access to the recording. The recording will be shared with all livestream ticket buyers as well as individuals who RSVP yes for the event on meetup.com. The deadline to buy the recording through the link above is 9:30pm on the day of the meetup. Email Danny Larkin at DanielBlarkin@gmail.com with any questions. **Directions:** The meetup takes place at the New York Theosophical Society, which is next door to the Quest Bookshop. You may enter through the bookshop before 7 pm (when it closes) or to the left of the bookshop after 7 pm. **Timing:** 7:00pm - 7:30pm - General Q & A 7:30pm - 9:00PM – Venus Retrograde

Central Park Singles Sunset Stroll (AKA Date Walk)

**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKETS AT:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-central-park-singles-sunset-stroll-tickets-1999738004202](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-central-park-singles-sunset-stroll-tickets-1999738004202) (Limited # of ladies save $5 by using discount code "5" at checkout. Multiple groups are co-organizing. Space is limited and this event sells out every time.) Join us for a Summer Sunset Singles Stroll in Central Park! Our date walks are becoming an extremely popular and unique way to meet singles in a scenic setting! This event very casual and non-awkward + our host will help to make introductions. Every 10 minutes or so our host will also ask the men to switch with a woman they have not spoken to yet so everyone gets a chance to talk with everyone. We'll walk a 1.5-2 mile stretch through Central Park. We'll then end the walk watching the sunset together. Feel free to exchange contact info with others after walk. FAQs: Where to meet? Exact meeting location with host contact info will be sent to all paid attendees day of the event. How many will attend? We are limiting the # of attendees to a max of 25 so that everyone will get to spend a good amount of time getting to know each other. What are the ages? We'll have a good mix of ages. What if rains? We will email attendees a new date. Can I come alone? Yes, about 90% come on their own. How much? $15-$20 depending upon when you get ticket and spots left

Hidden Patterns: The Visual Journey of Networks

Have you ever wondered why one startup, one tweet, or one node in your product's user graph explodes while a thousand identical-looking others don't? You've already run into **[Albert-László Barabási](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert-L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Barab%C3%A1si)**'s work, whether you knew his name or not. He's the physicist who discovered **[scale-free networks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale-free_network)**: the finding that most real networks, from the web to your own social graph, run on a small number of massive hubs instead of evenly spread connections. That's the math behind **preferential attachment**, and it's why the web, social networks, and citation networks all follow the same power law. In collaboration with the **[National Arts Club](https://www.nacnyc.org/)** and its **[Art and Technology Committee](https://www.nacnyc.org/arts-and-programs/committees)**, Barabási will walk through 25 years spent turning that math into something you can look at. **[BarabásiLab's work](https://barabasi.com/)** has moved from raw data visualizations to physical, 3D-printed network sculptures, and from academic papers to museum installations. The current centerpiece is **[Constructing La Biennale](https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2025/living-lab/constructing-la-biennale)**, a 30-by-8-meter data visualization wrapped around the scaffolding of the Central Pavilion at the **2025 Venice Architecture Biennale**. It maps roughly 12,000 architects and 3,800 projects across the Biennale's 45-year history, back to its first edition in 1980, as a single connected graph. Barabási has called it **the most visible work at the Biennale**, and building it, in his words, "*was a massive data science project*." If your product, your portfolio, or your own career runs on network effects, **this is a rare chance to hear from the person who wrote the math for it**. Reserve your spot and arrive early. **Space is limited.**

Paint In Central Park (Bucket List Event)

**\*TO ATTEND GET TICKETS AT:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-in-the-park-tickets-1984990444855](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-in-the-park-tickets-1984990444855) *(This is a prepay event and only way to attend is to get ticket in advance at link above. Our events are co-organized by multiple groups so don't pay attention to the RSVPs. These events are consistently well attended.)* CELEBRATE SPRING AT ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR MEETUPS - A PICNIC 'N PAINT IN CENTRAL PARK! Come join us in a relaxed, creative and social setting. No experience necessary. So grab your picnic basket and enjoy wonderful paint event in Central Park! Included: a pre-sketched canvas, unlimited painting materials (brushes, acrylic paints etc.) and a take home bag. No smocks so please dress appropriately. Please bring something to sit on. 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.** DIRECTIONS TO FIND 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. FAQs: What if it rains? We will email attendees a rain date. 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. Cost? $35-$45, price goes up as the event date gets closer. This event will sell out. Can't purchase at the door. For more fun events follow: [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283](https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283)

Central Park Bird Walk - Great Fall Migration

Learn to Birdwatch! Beginners Welcome $10 person - 1,5 hour walk. Please register by sending $15 via Venmo to @Deb-becker-8 or PayPal editconsul@aol.com The Great Fall Migration begins bringing warblers, grosbeaks, tanagers, hawks, eagles, owls and hummingbirds into Central Park. Observe all these beautiful and rare sightings with naturalist and bird guide Debbie Becker. Beginners welcome!

Central Park Bird Walk

Beginners welcome! 1.5 hour Bird walk for $10 per person Please register by sending $10 via Venmo to @Deb-becker-8 or PayPal [editconsul@aol.com](mailto:editconsul@aol.com) The Great Fall Migration begins bringing warblers, grosbeaks, tanagers, hawks, eagles, owls and hummingbirds into Central Park. Observe all these beautiful and rare sightings with naturalist and bird guide Debbie Becker.

Morning Coffee Connection

*[What is your coffee personality?](https://app.favr.town/polls/s_i02d9Bma7yaubC?r=@favrtown)* Take the quiz and discover who your next coffee buddy might be. Find out when you visit us and meet in person! Come for the coffee. Leave with new connections. See detail and join us here: [Creative Sessions Over Coffee](https://favr.town/coffee-meetups/new-york-same-time-tomorrow-meet-for-coffee-u_0oq8O0n55T2g-202609031300) [Same Time Tomorrow](https://favr.town/@sametimetomorrow) is a cozy, community-driven coffee bar where you can drop in anytime to meet someone new. Just scan our **[favr.town](https://favr.town) QR code** on-site to see who else is here and open to connecting. Grab a delicious pastry or drink, start a conversation, and exchange creative ideas with open-minded people. We also have multiple meetups scheduled throughout the year. **See you at the meetups—and anytime in between!** Join: [Creative Sessions Over Coffee](https://favr.town/coffee-meetups/new-york-same-time-tomorrow-meet-for-coffee-u_0oq8O0n55T2g-202609031300)