Florida

Use this wiki to post useful links for creative folks (and everyone else) living in different areas around the state. Wi-fi spots, useful websites, places of interest, how to get in touch with local media outlets for doing press releases, annual events, local resources, a business you own, artist profiles, or self-promotional links.

As of this posting, mostly the Orlando and Tampa pages are populated with content. The Orlando wiki has good examples of the kind of pages you could/should be adding. Some pages don't yet exist - feel free to add links and information as you see fit, and try to follow the structure laid out by other pages. Don't feel offended if your content is edited or moved - that's the point of this system.

Help documents are coming soon.

Brevard

Brevard East Coast Creatives

This is our micro-wiki to help coordinate and keep us all up to speed with Brevard tech, creative, and media stuff.

We have a group home page which has a blog, event manager, and other goodies which any member can post entries to, or comment there upon. That's a great place to put forth an idea or event notices to see what the community thinks.

Brevard Companies

An alphabetical list of Brevard companies and freelancers represented by one or more members. Add yours after you join. Please only list companies, firms, for-profit projects, and freelance services here. You can link to your personal blog and hobby projects on your member page.

  • 321 Agency (Melbourne): Full Service Interactive Marketing Consulting Firm
  • Affiliate Confession (Palm Bay): One man's journey into network marketing or mlm, affiliate marketing, and dealing with all the issues of working at home for yourself.
  • All Brevard Websites (Melbourne): Simple design, intense content.
  • Brevard Directory (Melbourne): A listing of all websites in Brevard County.
  • Canonical (Cocoa): The commercial sponsor of Ubuntu
  • CK Communications (Melbourne): Offers print and broadcast advertising; media relations and publicity; branding; graphic design; Web design; TV, film and video production; product design; multimedia; animation; copywriting; and special event services
  • DigiDonkey Web Design: Services include web design, search engine optimization (seo), web site promotion, online marketing and e-commerce as well as online video production and distribution.
  • Emurse / AOL (Satellite Beach): Career/Resume Management, web 2.7 style.
  • Giant3 (Melbourne): Providing all the services, creative talent, and dedicated resources you need to promote your business.
  • Jus Takes Photos(Titusville and beyond): Commercial photography and mild graphic design work of Jus Cowland Photography focusing on fashion, art, edgy, as well as stock photography. portfolio *site* soon
  • Longbow (Melbourne): A strategic communications firm.
  • Max Q Designs (Melbourne): A full service graphic, web design and marketing agency.
  • SDG Web Agency (Melbourne) A strategic & creative web design agency.
  • Software Freedom Innovations (Cocoa Beach) Helping People Build a Community on the Internet.
  • Statiksoft (Cocoa): Custom software development, expert advice.
  • Surfpiggie - Oink (Cape Canaveral): Web Design, SEO, Joomla amd Computer Repair SpaceCoastNetwork.com A Digital Guru. Ride the Digital Wave!
  • Zenleaf (Melbourne): Web Design, Web Development and Internet Marketing.
  • TashaDesign Creative Studio (Titusville): Provides graphic and web design, copyrighting, advertising, e-commerce, audio-video production, printing and web hosting services.
  • Tight Line Productions (Melbourne): A full-service production and advertising company creating compelling television commercials, in-depth promotional videos, and planning entire marketing strategies.

Brevard Networking

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See a list of all communities on our site.

FLCreatives Happy Hour Brevard

Link: 
East Coast Creatives

The Brevard East Coast Creatives is a mashup of all sorts of creative, design, and code types of people whose business is working with businesses to help them communicate and brand themselves on the web or in print.

We welcome liberal hippies and young conservatives alike. We welcome geeky code monkeys as well as artsy graphic designers. We welcome suit-and-tie marketing experts as well as hip trendy brand identity creators. We welcome firms, employees of companies, and freelancers alike.
If you are community-minded and want to share ideas, experiences, meet the people working all around you in Brevard, then come hang out. No pressure. No forced presentations. No need to talk at all. Just listen.

Get out of the house, the apartment, or the cubicle and come learn something new, share something crazy going on with a client, or meet someone who might be able to lend a helping hand (although probably not).

First Brevard County Happy Hour
Founding Date: 
12/04/2008
Meeting Time: 
Fourth Thursday of the month, 6PM
Related Group: 
Brevard
Florida Creatives

Location

Squid Lips
1477 Pineapple Avenue
Melbourne, FL, 32935

Rich ApplicatioN Developers of Melbourne

Link: 
RAnDOM

RAnDOM, the Rich ApplicatioN Developers of Melbourne, is a group established to bring a conduit to the Brevard county area for developers and enthusiasts interested in the area of rich internet applications. The goal of the group is cover topics related to new and emerging technologies in the feild of web application development such as AJAX, Flex, Silverlight, and anything else that enters into the mix over time. In an attempt to take a different approach to user group meetings, the focus of each meeting is intended to be on cooperative programming. Through the use of sample code, our members will hopefully be guided to success through their implementations. As the group grows, we may grow and begin giving presentations, but who knows.

Rich ApplicatioN Developers of Melbourne
Related Group: 
Brevard

Location

Indian River Coffee Company
4980 N. Wickham Rd Pineda Ridge
Melbourne, FL, 32940

Brevard Wifi

Alphabetized listing of free wi-fi spots in Brevard. Please link to their website if they have one. Edit and make minor reviews here. Please follow format if possible. Please only post places which you have personally experienced. Many of the "free wi-fi" lists on the internet are wrong. If anyone wants to, they can start a separate list below of subscription wi-fi spots.

  • Brevard County Public Libraries (17 locations - every city): In 2006, the BCLS installed free wi-fi in every library. Speed is slightly slower than other places, but more than acceptable. If you don't have a library card, you won't be able to use IM, POP3, and SMTP ports. Naturally, no food and drinks allowed (just a water fountain on premises). Can be a good place to work uninterrupted, particularly if you use one of the study rooms.
  • Common Grounds Cafe (West Melbourne): Located inside Calvary Chapel, their is puh-lenty of seating, but only one outlet downstairs. Look upstairs for the secret row of couch/table gatherings each with their own double-outlet. Great food at the cafe (and very affordable), but as it is a church, you will hear Christian music played (soft-to-medium level) on the overhead sound system, so bring earphones if that bothers you. Even if it doesn't bother you, it tends to repeat about every hour, so you still may want to bring your own tunes. Also, certain websites are blocked (the school and church run off the same system).
  • East Coast Coffee (Indian Harbour Beach): Some good drinks, but they will shoo you out if you even open that laptop without buying something in your first 60 seconds. In the Publix plaza at Eau Gallie Blvd & South Patrick. Their wifi was down for months in 2007. Seems like they are still trying to find their niche, but worth a try.
  • House of Joe (Melbourne): A dark place with good drink options and a few sandwiches. Good place to meet clients. Friendly staff and a few outdoor tables. A few couches on one side and even a computer in-house. However, there is a piano and a guitar available at all times for anyone who gets the urge (although this can be a nice break). Open mic nights are to be avoided if you plan on getting work done. Open late.
  • Indian River Coffee (Suntree, Melbourne): Three different locations all with different hours. Good music, relaxing, nice furnishings, but smaller buildings. Very good coffee and teas, but mostly bread and bread-like snacks for food. Wifi also forces ads at the top of your browser window unless you buy some software. But you get used to it after an hour or so. Just less screen real estate.
  • Java Surf Cafe (Indialantic): A new shop right at A1A & 5th avenue, it is very small with only one outlet. Because it's right on the beach (facing A1A), there is significant foot traffic of bikini-clad ladies and sandy surfers, so it's not ideal for meetings. Still, if it's close to you, give it a try and report back. No website yet, either.
  • Juice & Java (Cocoa Beach): A real nice spot with tables, couches, and friendly staff. Great food if you're hungry and lots of nifty drink options. Open late on some nights. A few outdoor tables.
  • Panera Bread (Melbourne, Viera, Indian Harbour Beach): The only corporate chain to offer free wi-fi in Brevard. The Viera location is right in the middle of the Viera Avenues, Melbourne's is in the Books-A-Million/Publix shopping center at Wickham & Post Rd, and IHB's is on the south side of Riverside & E.G. Cswy (across from East Coast Coffee above). All three locations are busy most of the time and mostly play classical/soft jazz. Good food (of course). Good place for small meetings of 3-4 maybe, but can be a bit noisy and hectic at times.
  • Sunrise Bread Company (Titusville): Located on the north end of Titusville, there is plenty of room upstairs for larger meetings. Friendly staff, but there is only drinks and bread (although really good bread) so be sure you have some real food in you if you plan on hanging out for a while.
  • SunShoppe Cafe (Melbourne): Good music, food (even some beer), super-friendly staff, and open to midnight most nights. Avoid open mic nights if you plan on getting work done. About six small outdoor tables available (no outlets outside). 3-hour parking limit in downtown Melbourne before 5pm or else $25 ticket.
  • Wahoo Coffee (Cocoa Beach): In a Publix shopping center, Wahoo has very little room and small 2-person tables. The owner also requires a purchase before you he gives you the wi-fi password which he changes daily. Only a few tables. It's okay, if it's close by and you don't need to meet anyone.
  • Wendy's (Palm Bay): Believe it or not, the Palm Bay Road Wendy's (next to Babcock) has free wifi. With tiny tables, employees yelling, and the french fry machine beeping, it's hardly conducive to work, but if you're dying for an "old fashioned burger" or some day-old Chili, and don't mind driving through the construction, it's an option. Reception for wi-fi is kind of weak, as the router is in the kitchen. So, uh, sit near the kitchen. No outlets.
  • World Beat Cafe (Melbourne): Across from BCC at Wickham & Post Rd., the World Beat Cafe isn't really a cafe. It's a full-blown restaurant with liquor bar. It's also quite expensive and offers upscale dining. You will be seated by a host and served by a waitress. So, while it is hardly conducive for day-to-day work, it might be a good place to take a client if you need to impress them while surfing the web. Medium to dark atmosphere but they do have an outside portico on the side with about 10-12 tables with umbrellas.

Gainesville

Gainesville & Ocala

Gainesville Blogs

Business

Gainesville Companies

Companies owned and run by FLCreatives members

eCommerce

Software

Gainesville Media

This is a wiki, so any registered member can edit this page. Please include contact information and who to send a press release to, if you have that information.

  • The Iguana Gainesville's progressive events and calendar and newsletter.
  • The Fine Print Monthly progressive magazine for and by students at the University of Florida
  • WGOT-LP Low Power community radio - a project of the CMC

Gainesville Networking

The best way to post about new meetups is to create a new Community or Meetup post.

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If groups meet on consistent dates and locations (i.e. third Mondays @ Crooked Bayou, Central Ave downtown), specify what you can.

See a list of all communities on our site.

Conversation Cafe

Link: 
Conversation Cafe

Conversation Cafés are sponsored by the Youth For a New World, a non-profit educational and charitable organization that seeks to promote awareness, caring and action. They strengthen connection and compassion by linking youth through schools and other organizations in joint study and projects.

Vicki Robin, Co-founder of Conversation Cafés , has fostered the Conversation Café Initiative through public speaking, organizing, hosting Cafés, educating hosts, writing, and general cajoling and pleading. She is co-author with Joe Dominguez of Your Money or Your Life, an international best seller. That book continues to help people free up their time from the work-and-spend treadmill. Conversation Cafés help people investigate what this newly acquired free time might really be for. Since 9/11, Vicki has worked with the Café movement to help create social spaces where empowered citizenship might truly show up.

"In reflecting on the next steps I might apply myself to beyond promoting a shift in personal consumption patterns, I realized that my core message really wasn't 'Spend less' but was 'Reflect on what you spend in light of your values.' The Conversation Café project addresses the need to increase social intelligence, to build social capital and generate the social engagement so we can actually HAVE a wise democracy. I am doing this by building a network of Cafés where people can have weekly drop-in dialogues about the key inner and outer issues of our times.

"These Conversation Cafés are about free speech. Not as something that can be taken away in an era of repression, but as something one strengthens through self expression in the presence of those who do not agree. Free speech is our birthright. Repressive societies can change the consequences of speaking, but they do not govern our souls.

"I envision a culture of conversation — a culture where people talk freely — without fear or taboos — with friends and strangers alike. I once asked a Dane how Denmark had resisted the pressures of globalization. He said two words: study circles. Most Danes throughout their adult lives have the habit of conversation about things that matter in small groups.

"We can do that here. In cafés. In Britain in the 1700s the government shut down the cafés where people met to discuss politics because they were sites of revolutionary thinking. Here, we get our news from the TV, retreat into private sub-cultures through online chats and interact only with people who see the world as we do. This is a formula for weakening society enough to allow forces of repression to take over. Conversation Cafés are an attempt to reverse the trend."

Meeting Time: 
Weekly at 7pm on Thursday
Related Group: 
Gainesville

Location

Sun Center lobby by Maude's
101 SE 2nd Pl
Gainesville, FL, 32601

Gainesville Resources

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If groups meet on consistent dates and locations (i.e. third Mondays @ Crooked Bayou, Central Ave downtown), specify what you can.

Venues

Indian River

Websites

Jacksonville

Jacksonville is the city with the largest ratio between the square mileage of the city and the county; the whole city is the same size as the county.

Jacksonville Blogs

Hyperlocal

Technology and Social Media

General

Jacksonville Networking

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All-Purpose Groups

Web Design / Programming

  • Refresh Jacksonville is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of new media endeavors.

Artist / Design Groups

Spaces to Watch

AIGA Jacksonville

Link: 
AIGA Jacksonville Website
Link: 
@aigajax
Link: 
AIGA JAX LinkedIn
Link: 
Facebook
Link: 
Flickr Account

AIGA Jacksonville was founded in January 1989. At the time, twenty people signed a petition to form a local AIGA chapter called “The North Florida Chapter of AIGA.” Twenty-one years later, AIGA Jacksonville boasts over 200 members – graphics designers, interactive designers, illustrators, copywriters, educators and design students, as well as professionals in related fields such as printing, prepress and photography – with goals of doubling membership within a few years as well as increasing activity and awareness. AIGA Jacksonville hosts a variety of programs throughout the year which emphasize both professional and educational development. Some events promote excellence in design, but all AIGA events offer both students and professionals a prime opportunity to network. Ultimately, AIGA Jacksonville strives to position Jacksonville as a leader in the field of design.

AIGA has a long, storied history, beginning with its creation in 1914. Over its many decades of existence, AIGA has seen professional design evolve from its earliest roots in graphic arts to an amazingly diverse selection of more specialized practices.

AIGA now represents more than 22,000 designers through national activities and local programs developed by 62 chapters and 240 student groups.

AIGA Jacksonville
Founding Date: 
01/01/1989
Meeting Time: 
2nd Thursday of the month, 6pm
Related Group: 
Jacksonville

Location

5 Points Theater
1028 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL, 32204

Jacksonville Websites

Portals

  • Blacksonville Urban Business Directory, Events, News & Information, Business or Non-Profit Membership, Local History

Lakeland

Websites

Bob's Meetup

Anyone who wants to talk about art, paint, draw, play music, make science experiments out of styrafoam, and get down right creative - meet me and atleast 5 other people (so far) at Abundant Life Church of God. We have a young adults room all to ourselves. Coffee is free, satalite tv is availabe, the atmosphere is like a starbucks lounge, and the people here are almost sure to make you happy.

We write and read poetry. We paint and draw. Sometimes we have guitars out and we jam for a while. Other times the conversations are so interesting that we just don't feel like painting.

people start showing up at 2:00 in the afternoon on Sunday at the Abundant Life Church of God in the Crossroads Young Adult Room.

Bring art supplies if you have them, but we are happy to share never the less.

Abundant Life Church of God | 6780 N. Socrum Loop Road | Lakeland, FL 33809

Miami

Miami & South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm

Miami Performing Arts

Feel Free to add more categories and events/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki.

Venues

Voice

Miami Wifi

Fort Lauderdale

Miami blogs

Feel Free to add more categories and events/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki.

Technology

Miami companies

Feel Free to add more categories and events/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki.

Community

eCommerce

Media

  • Almost.at Following People at Real-World Events in Real-Time

Services

Tools

Miami networking

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All-Purpose Groups

Artist / Design Groups

FLCreatives Happy Hour South Florida

Link: 
South Florida Creatives

We are in the process of putting together a creative meetup for ALL South Florida creatives to show their face. We are calling it a creative summit, because we know just as much as you do that it's going to be like climbing F-ing Everest to get us creative types to show up.

It's not a user group, it's not an unconference, it's not a geek dinner, it's not a meetup or a networking event. Yet, people who enjoy these types of events will find a home at our table.

The best way I can tie all these folks together is with the string of Innovation - that magic pixie dust that inspires us when we see it in others, rewards us when we achieve it ourselves, and pat our peers on the back when they can do it without bragging.

Indeed, whether they be engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, actors, writers, or anyone else, the spark of invention brings us all to the marketplace, and has kept us coming back for over 2 years.

BarCamp Miami
Founding Date: 
08/18/2009
Related Group: 
Florida Creatives
South Florida

Location

Brew Urban Cafe VicPark
638 N. Federal Hwy Victoria Park - US1
Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33304

Miami podcasts

Feel Free to add more categories and events/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki.

Local

Technology/Programming

Miami resources

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If groups meet on consistent dates and locations (i.e. third Mondays @ Crooked Bayou, Central Ave downtown), specify what you can.

Gallery Spaces

Refresh Miami

Link: 
Refresh Miami

Refresh is a social community for web and technology enthusiasts in the South Florida area. Designers, developers, marketers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and students alike come together for a monthly meetup to share ideas, discuss new trends, and meet and greet other like-minded individuals.

Refresh is a community of new media enthusiasts & professionals working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of in their areas through the innovative use of new media. RefreshMiami promotes web design, technology, usability, and standards.

Refresh Miami
Founding Date: 
05/05/2006
Meeting Time: 
Last Wednesday of each month, 7:30-10PM
Related Group: 
South Florida

Location

Brikolodge
3301 NE 1st Ave Unit L207
Miami, FL, 33137

Northwest

Panama City, Pensacola and the Florida Panhandle

Websites

Orlando

Greater Orlando and Central Florida

Websites

Orlando Artists

This page is intended to identify talented orlando artists and to
designate them in terms of their preferred media/medium

Painting

Bronze Sculptures

Blissink Studios

BlissinkStudios_logo.jpg

dana fasano
407.496.2509
http://www.blissinkstudios.com

Orlando Companies

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki.

Community

eCommerce

  • WineQ, create a list of wines, get new wines sent every month

Engineering

Media

Services

  • 9Hazel LLC 9Hazel provides managed dedicated hosting for selective clients - All of the capabilities you need, none of the headaches
  • NFI Studios web marketing and a number of collaborative business products
  • DRIP paint in motion a family of passionate creators with a strong emphasis on dance and visual arts
  • LoanProposals Proposal generation and marketing tools for loan officers
  • Atlantic Dominion Solutions Ruby on Rails web application development, Amazon Web Services, Data Warehousing
  • Rollett Marketing On and offline marketing for bands, individuals, small business and events.
  • Tisse Art Photographer
  • CO&P Interactive Digital media company specializing in website design, social media, and search engine optimization

Tools

Orlando Coworking

Coworking is cafe-like community/collaboration space for developers, writers and independents.

Or, it's like this: start with a shared office and add cafe culture. Which is the opposite of most modern cafes.

When & Where

Currently, Orlando Coworking meets every single Tuesday during the day at Stardust Video & Coffee off of Corrine Dr, betweeen Baldwin Park and 17-92.
1842 E Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL 32803

A home page for coworking orlando, on the official coworking wiki.

Alex has also set up a coworking google group:

CoLab Orlando

Angebuilt Building
37 N Orange Ave
6th Floor
Orlando, FL, 32801

The owner of a downtown office building is working with one of his tenants to turn an entire floor of the Angebuilt building into a coworking space. I'm not sure of the size, but if I had to guess I'd say it's close to 10,000 sq ft. There will be some ad-hoc space, conference space, and finally private offices available. They are still working on official numbers for rates and plans, which I think is one of the reasons for the open house.

I have seen the space, it is huge and versatile and I know the time is overdue for this space to open. I couldn't think of a better place - it is right in the middle of downtown, walking distance to everywhere, and the same building where we held our April 2008 BarCamp Orlando. Also upstairs is the current location of the UCF Downtown Technology Incubator, which helps tech startups get cheap office space downtown, and access to some other useful services.

http://colaborlando.com/

Jelly

There's also an idea that's "coworking without the office" called Jelly started in NYC by a couple of dudes who've gotten some press. It seems to me their philosphy is that one doesn't need to pay in order to have a coworking environment. Also, I think the laws in NYC about working together in the same space are different than most places, so having "work parties" was a way to get around legal problems.

About

Most of the places where you can find Ryan's thoughts about coworking.

Posts by John Rife and Tim Welch about the "Big Orange Building"

John and Alex about Orlando Startup Investment

Alex's Coworking category

Alex is also speaking about "The Orlando Scene" at BlogOrlando:

One guy Bryan has something available. He Organizes Web Developers on Meetup.com:

Jared Blank and David J. Sirois are UCF students who started a Facebook group aiming at a coworking space as well:

Orlando Education

For schools, classes, workshops & tutors

Animation

Cafe Scientifique Orlando

Link: 
CafeSciOrl

Café Scientifique, or just Science Cafe, is a monthly gathering of scientific experts and interested lay community in a pub or other nonacademic setting. We explore the latest ideas in science and technology, using plain language. Admission is free, and you need no reservation—just come ready to listen and contribute. Please join us!

Cafe Scientifique Orlando
Meeting Time: 
First Wednesday Nights, 7-8:30PM
Related Group: 
Orlando
Teachers

Location

Taste Restaurant
717 W. Smith Street
College Park, FL, 32804

Orlando Events

Please do not use this space for monthly meetup events - place those in the Networking section where applicable. Feel Free to add more categories and events/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If events happen at consistent dates and locations, specify what you can.

Arts

Crafts

Film

Music

Theatre

Media

Programming

Orlando Events

Broken Speech Poetry Slam

Link: 
BrokenSpeech.com

A poetry slam is a competitive poetry format where poets compete using original works to perform in front of a live audience. These poets are scored by three judges selected from the audience minutes before the slam begins, scoring each poem from a scale of 0 to 10 based on performance and content.

Listen to a FLCreatives Podcast about Broken Speech Poetry Slam

Meeting Time: 
Every Thursday Night after 9PM
Related Group: 
Orlando
Poetry

Location

Stardust Video & Coffee
1842 E Winter Park Rd
Winter Park, FL, 32803

Downtown Orlando 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop

Link: 
DOWNTOWN arts DISTRICT

The third Thursday of every month, thousands of visitors converge in the core of the Downtown Arts District for the 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop. They come to celebrate art and partake in an evening of sights, sounds, food, shopping, and cosmopolitan fun.

Though many shops are open earlier, the Gallery Hop officially starts at 6:00 p.m. and runs to 9:00 p.m. with restaurants and bars staying open considerably later.

On a typical Hop, series of galleries and non-traditional art venues (think restaurants, boutiques, and salons) spotlight the best of established and emerging Orlando-based artists as well as the works of nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. Street artists and performers settle into the many nooks of the District to entertain the throngs of Downtown fanatics. Up-and-coming bands, dance troupes, even mimes and stage characters add to the unforgettable experience. Expect the unexpected as each month is uniquely an experience in art and culture.

Celebrate art and partake in an evening of sights, sounds, food, shopping, and cosmopolitan fun during 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop in the core of the Downtown Arts District.

Third Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Orlando
Meeting Time: 
3rd Thursday of every month, 6pm-9pm
Related Group: 
BATT
Orlando

Location

Downtown Orlando + City Arts Factory
29 S Orange Ave Crawl has several locations
Orlando, FL, 32801

FilmSLAM

Link: 
Enzian FilmSLAM

Originally a project of University of Central Florida's Downtown Media Arts Center, Enzian Theater became the home of FilmSlam when DMAC closed in 2006. Now in its third year at Enzian, FilmSlam continues to be a popular outlet for indie and student filmmakers throughout the State of Florida.

FilmSlam will usually be held on the second Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM at Enzian Theater.

Watch a video about Enzian FilmSlam

FilmSLAM
Founding Date: 
01/08/2006
Meeting Time: 
Second Sunday of every month, 1PM
Related Group: 
Film
Orlando

Location

Enzian Theatre
1300 South Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL, 32751

Orlando Museum of Art First Thursday

Link: 
OMA1R

“Orlando’s original art party” is the award-winning 1st Thursdays presented by the Associates, the OMA’s volunteer support group committed to expanding OMA membership and encouraging the appreciation of the visual arts. From 6 - 9 pm on the first Thursday of each month, OMA showcases a new theme with works by local artists, live music, cash bars serving wine, beer and soft drinks, and café offerings from area restaurants.

Plus, 1st Thursdays guests receive free entrance to the OMA’s exhibitions. Admission to 1st Thursdays is free for OMA members and $10 for non-members. Parking is free at Orlando Loch Haven Park and overflow parking is available at the Orlando Science Center's parking garage for $5 per vehicle.

OMA1R
Meeting Time: 
Every First Thursday of the month, 6-9PM
Related Group: 
BATT
Orlando

Location

Orlando Museum of Art
2416 North Mills Ave Loch Haven Park
Orlando, FL, 32803

Orlando Media

Newspapers

  • Orlando Forum; Winter Park/Maitland Forum
    • weekly
    • Event calendar: jvanleer@forumpubs.net, fax 800 866 8207
    • Classifieds contact: 866 454 3145
  • The Park Press (Winter Park, Baldwin Park, Audubon Park, College Park)
    • monthly
    • Editorial contact: editor@theparkpress.com
    • Event calendar: editor@theparkpress.com (due by 15th of month prior)
    • Classifieds contact: 407 252 2382
    • Advertising contact: info@theparkpress.com, 407 252 2382
  • Winter Park/Maitland Observer
    • weekly
    • Editorial contact: editor@observernewspapers.com, 407 628 8500, fax 407 628 4053
    • Classifieds contact: 407 628 8500 (?)
  • The Sandspur (Rollins College)
    • weekly (Friday)
    • Editorial contact: editor@thesandspur.org
  • Sanford Herald; Lake Mary Herald
    • twice weekly (Sanford) / weekly (Lake Mary)
    • Editorial contact: sparadis@mysanfordherald.com, 407 322 2611
    • Classifieds contact: fax 407 323 9408
  • Orlando Times
    • weekly (Thursday)
    • African-American
    • Editorial contact: news@orlando-times.com, 407-841-3710, fax 407-849-0434
    • Advertising contact:
  • Seminole Neighbors
    • 6 times per year
    • Editorial contact: editor@specedpub.com, 407 862 7737, fax 407 862 8102
  • Heritage Florida Jewish News
    • Publication schedule:
    • Editorial contact: news@orlandoheritage.com, 407-834-8787
    • Advertising contact: 407-834-8787
  • The Rampage (Lake Mary H.S.)
    • Contact: 407-320-9686

en español

  • El Sentinel
    • weekly (Saturday)
    • Spanish
    • Event calendar: acollado@elsentinel.com, fax 407 418 4125
    • Classifieds contact: 407 650 6789
  • El Venezolano
    • Publication schedule:
    • Spanish
    • Editorial contact:
    • Advertising contact:
  • La Prensa
    • Publication schedule:
    • Spanish
    • Editorial contact:
    • Advertising contact:

Magazines

  • aXis Magazine
    • monthly
    • Editorial contact: Editorial@axismag.com, 407 839 0039
  • Connections Magazine
    • monthly
    • music
    • Editorial contact: connectionsmag@bellsouth.net, 407 898 0455, fax 407 895 3784
  • Takedown Magazine
    • Publication schedule:
    • Editorial contact: create@takedownmag.com, 407 420 2059
  • Lake Mary Life
    • monthly
    • Editorial contact: info@lakemarylifemagazine.com, lakemarylife@cfl.rr.com, sheila@lakemarylifemagazine.com, 407 324 2644, fax 407 831 3881
  • Success in Seminole
    • 7 times per year
    • Editorial contact: editor@specedpub.com, 407 862 7737, fax 407 862 8102
  • Orlando Home & Leisure (formerly Orlando Leisure)
    • monthly
    • Editorial contact: press@ohlmag.com, 407-647-5557, fax 407-647-7796
    • Letters to the editor: letters@ohlmag.com
    • Advertising contact: advertising@ohlmag.com
  • Industry Magazine
    • Publication schedule:
    • Editorial contact: 407 447 0785, fax 407 290 0120
    • Advertising contact: advertise@industrymagazine.net, 407 447 0785
  • Orlando Travelhost
    • tourism
    • Contact: info@travelhostorlando.com, 407-649-7525, fax 407-649-7526

TV

  • WCEU TV (Daytona Beach Community College)

Radio

  • WMFE 90.7 FM
    • FM
    • Editorial contact: wmfenews@wmfe.org, 407 273 2300
  • WUCF 89.9 FM
    • FM
    • Editorial contact: wucfhost@mail.ucf.edu, 407-823-0899

Advertising circulars

  • Treasure Chest (Longwood/Lake Mary)
    • weekly
    • Classifieds contact: 407 332 7544
  • Everybody's Business
    • monthly
    • Classifieds contact: everybodysbus@bellsouth.net, 407 323 2655
  • Coffee News
    • weekly
    • Advertising contact: lisa@seminolecoffeenews.com, 407 353 4677
  • Orlando Post
    • weekly
    • Advertising contact: post@orlandopost.com, 407 275 9300, fax 407 275 9687
    • Classifieds contact: classifieds@orlandopost.com, 407 275 9300, fax 407 275 9687
  • Opportunity Knocks
    • monthly
    • Advertising contact: oppknoks@aol.com, 407 696 2093, 407 696 2016
  • The Club Registry
    • monthly
    • Advertising contact: tcr@theclubregistry.com, 407-875-1644, fax 407-875-1645
  • On The Homefront
    • monthly?
    • Advertising contact: onthehomefront@cs.com, 407-332-7901, fax 407-332-7285

Orlando Members

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April 16th, 2007

March 19th, 2007

February 11th, 2007

Copper Rocket Pub, Maitland, FL

Enzian FILMSLAM Afterparty

January 15th, 2007

Crooked Bayou

December 18th, 2007

Dexter's Thornton Park

Orlando Members

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Orlando Networking

The best way to post about new meetups is to create a new Community or Meetup post.

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If groups meet on consistent dates and locations (i.e. third Mondays @ Crooked Bayou, Central Ave downtown), specify what you can.

See a list of all communities on our site.

All-Purpose Groups

Web Design / Programming

Artist / Design Groups

Film, Television, Radio, Mass Communication

Spaces to Watch

Other Directories

FLCreatives Happy Hour Orlando

Link: 
Facebook Group

Every month, a group that samples Orlando's forward-thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs and future front-page makers gets together to chat and catch up over some cajun food and drink downtown at the Crooked Bayou on Central Ave and Magnolia. Florida Creatives Happy Hours are the third Monday of the month in Orlando. We get started at 6PM and go until 9PM or later most months.

Florida Creatives Happy Hour
Founding Date: 
12/18/2006
Meeting Time: 
3rd Mondays of Every month, 6PM - 9PM
Related Group: 
Florida Creatives
Orlando

Location

Crooked Bayou
50 E Central Blvd
Orlando, FL, 32801

Florida Drupal User Group

Link: 
groups.drupal.org/florida

We are a growing group of Drupal developers!!! ... Florida is a really big state. We will need to develop groups in the major urban areas and try to coordinate...

We are open to all that want to join ...

DrupalCamp Florida
Founding Date: 
05/19/2008
Meeting Time: 
3rd Saturdays of Every Month, 1PM
Related Group: 
Orlando
Orlando PHP

Location

MindComet
385 Pearl Lake Causeway
Alamonte Springs, FL, 32714

Likemind.orl

Link: 
Likemind.us

Our group plays host to an international monthly event called Likemind. The event is held over morning coffee in over 50 cities around the world on the third Friday of the month: Orlando has had Likemind for about 3 years now, and we meet at the Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar on Bumby, but please check the latest listings to get the up-to-date information. Likemind was featured in the New York Times, which you can read about on our website.

Likemind.orl
Founding Date: 
03/16/2007
Meeting Time: 
3rd Fridays of Every Month, 8AM - 11AM
Related Group: 
Florida Creatives
Likemind
Orlando

Location

Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar
444 N Bumby Ave
Orlando, FL, 32803

Orlando Adobe InDesign User Group

Link: 
Orlando InDesign

Meet other local Adobe InDesign users. Gather and discuss the workhorse Creative Suite CS4 software: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, InCopy, Flash, After Effects, and Premiere for page layout, illustration, photo retouching, web site, animation, and video. CS4 is used by Sales, Advertising, Graphic Design, Marketing, Photography, Film Industries, Trade, Technical, High School, College and Universities.

Artists, designers, students, interested professionals or amateurs, print and new media, everyone is invited to this exciting User/Meetup Group.... This means all of you - everyone - AIGA, AD2, American Advertising Federation, Florida Creatives, Professional Photographers Society, UCF, SCC, VCC, IADT and more!

The Adobe Creative Suite Applications work on both Apple and Windows platforms. Therefore, our user group is non-specific for platform, open to any and all interested; we address very current and topical information. Adobe is a supporter of the IDUG.

Our presentations are by industry experts, local designers, authors and Adobe representatives. We explore their experiences, projects, how they did it, what programs they used and how these programs work. Be sure to visit http://indesignusergroup.com to check our user group benefits and see examples of topics and meeting notes from our local group and other national and international groups.

Our presentations are informative and focused. There will be answers to questions and you’re guaranteed to discover new methods and means to accomplish new things with your chosen toolset.

If you would like to be a presenter, sponsor or have a service or product that you would like to share with our User Group, please contact Edward Feldman at efeldman@mac.com.

Please be sure register at so we have an accurate count for our usual pizza, and other refreshments. Registration is FREE. We offset Bi-monthly meeting expenses with proceeds from raffle tickets.

3 raffle tickets for $10, 8 tickets for $20, 15 tickets for $30; Students with ID: 1 ticket for $5.

Our ability to bring the quality professional Adobe Certified Instructors to our bi-monthly meeting are based on the purchase of raffle tickets towards tools of our trade: software, books, and services from Adobe, publishers, various software vendors and generous donors, not from membership fees. These funds cover the rental of meeting space, food, travel and lodging of our speakers and other user group related expenses. Please support OUR group. Remember to sign up to become a member of the InDesign User Group as Prizewinners need to be members.

Orlando InDesign User Group
Meeting Time: 
3rd Wendesday, 6-9PM, Bi-monthly
Related Group: 
Orlando

Location

Winter Park Civic Center
1050 Morse Blvd
Winter Park, FL, 32789

Orlando Coding Dojo

Link: 
Orlando Coding Dojo
Link: 
@orlandodojo

A Coding Dojo is a meeting where a bunch of coders get together to work on a programming challenge. They are there have fun and to engage in Deliberate Practice in order to improve their skills.

Premises

* Acquiring coding skills should be a continuous process

Characteristics

* Non-competitive, collaborative, fun environment
* All skill levels are welcome
* Safe to try new ideas

We usually hold sessions in the Orlando PHP meetings and now also on Saturdays – both at the same location.

Orlando Coding Dojo
Founding Date: 
02/04/2010
Meeting Time: 
Saturdays and during Orlando PHP
Related Group: 
Orlando
Orlando PHP

Location

Camden Clubhouse
688 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL, 32801

Orlando Film Professionals

Link: 
meetup.com/filmorlando

The Orlando Film Industry Professionals Group is a casual network of behind-the-scenes professionals involved in the film industry. In the past two years we have built up a solid network of film professionals here in Central Florida, and we continue to grow as we meet new peers in the industry. We meet once a month to exchange ideas, talk shop, and network with peers, all while having fun.

Hope you join us in building our industry!

Orlando Film Professionals Meetup Group
Meeting Time: 
Every First Thursday of the month, 7PM
Related Group: 
Film
Orlando

Location

Eden Bar at Enzian
1300 S Orlando Ave
Orlando, FL, 32751

Orlando PHP

Link: 
OrlandoPHP.org

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Meetup.com?

meetup.orlandophp.org -- events live here

Founding Date: 
01/01/2008
Meeting Time: 
First Thursday of the month, 7PM
Related Group: 
Orlando
Orlando PHP

Location

Camden Clubhouse
688 N Orange Ave
Orlando, FL, 32801

Orlando Ruby User Group

Link: 
ORUG.org

Promoting the growth and development of Ruby (and the programmers therein).

The Orlando Ruby Users Group was formed in January 2006, to provide a club for many purposes:

* To learn together how to better program in ruby
* To provide a place for developers to meet friends and network
* To keep programming fun

Our doors are welcome for anyone to join, just find out where the next meeting is, and show up.

Orlando Ruby User Group
Founding Date: 
01/01/2006
Meeting Time: 
Second Thursdays, 7PM
Related Group: 
Orlando

Location

DeVry University
4000 Millenia Blvd room #114
Orlando, FL, 32839

Orlando Podcasts

Podcast Networks

Arts & Culture

Business

Comedy

Education

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender

Lifestyle & Health

Music

Narrative

  • SOLMI the Society of Likeminded Individuals with Jason H, Meagan F and Brian S

Religion

Sports & Games

Talk

Tech

Travel & Tourism

Orlando Poetry

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Events

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Orlando Resources

Feel Free to add more categories and groups/links to this list as you see fit, that's why we have a wiki. If groups meet on consistent dates and locations (i.e. third Mondays @ Crooked Bayou, Central Ave downtown), specify what you can.

See also: What's Creative in Orlando? by The Daily City

Websites

Theatre Spaces

Film Spaces

Gallery Spaces

Studio Spaces

Directories

CFGeeks

Link: 
Central Florida Geeks Mailing List

cfgeeks is collection of like-minded geeks, technology, computer, sci-fi, electronic and radio hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals who gather to socialize and lean new things and meet new geeks. Although there are no boundaries and no "standard geek" many cfgeeks are ham radio operators, Electronic Engineers, computer programmers and unix and software enthusiasts.

cfgeeks has no regular meetings, no dues, no membership list and in fact is not really organized in any particular way. We like to think of it as the "anti-meeting". cfgeeks exists mainly as the core mailing list and the occasional geek gatherings referred to as "lunchp"s. The "-p" coming from an old MIT lisp way of asking a question in one word (other common forms of lunchps come as dinnerp's, moviep's and skycraftp's). Anyone can start a gathering by sending an email to the core and lunchp mailings lists. The lunchp list exists for those who just want the announcements and not the daily discussions on the core list. As for the mailing lists more information can be found on our mail server: mail.cfgeeks.org. We host several different kinds of mailing lists such as the Stockgeeks list and the lunchp list for announcements and of course the "core" list: cfgeeks.

Some cfgeeks are also Road Geeks, Rail Geeks and Rail Fans.

They also tend to hang out on irc: irc.freenode.net on #cfgeeks or #golug for late night discussions or coordination activities. They can also be found on ham radio on various Orlando area repeaters.

There is plenty to enjoy with cfgeeks, welcome, join the core mailing list and we hope to see you soon at the next lunchp!

Remember we are all geeks now.

CFGeeks lunchp
Meeting Time: 
Every time you check your email
Related Group: 
Graphics Hackers
Mac and iPhone Developers
Orlando

Location

Mailing List

Orlando Video

video created for the internet

Orlando Web Sites

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    • mailing lists
    • user groups
    • geek banter and news
    • lunchp

Orlando Wifi

Downtown

Little Saigon / Milk District

ViMi / Colonialtown / Corrine / Baldwin Park

Curry Ford / Conway

Winter Park

  • Austin's Coffee 711-A Orange Avenue, Winter Park
  • Cup-O-Soul 906 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park
  • Whole Foods 1989 Aloma Ave, Winter Park
  • Paco's Mexican 1801 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park

College Park

  • Infusion Tea 1600 Edgewater Dr., College Park (ask for password)

Altamonte Springs / Longwood

UCF/East Orlando

South Orlando

Millenia / Dr. Phillips

Restaurants

Search

Southwest

Cape Coral, Ft Meyers, Marco Island, Naples

Home of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and a bunch of beaches... to be edited soon!

Events

Websites

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Social Media Club of Southwest Florida

Link: 
Social Media Club of Southwest Florida
Link: 
SocialMediaClubSWFL on Facebook

The Social Media Club of Southwest Florida was formed to bring together professionals from across a variety of disciplines to share information and educate each other about the benefits of social media in our personal practices, businesses, charitable endeavors and lives. We welcome interested people from all walks of life and professions. The only requirement is an interest or passion for the use of social media.

Our organization has been established so that entry and membership into our local club can be as easy and affordable as possible. There are no dues payable to the local chapter. Our regular events are paid for through fees specific to that event and sponsorships.

Our local chapter here in Southwest Florida is affiliated with the national Social Media Club, a rapidly growing, global professional association with chapters such as ours around the U.S. and around the world. We also network closely with other chapters in Florida in effort to share the best practices and ideas and to build business relationships across the state.

To learn more about the Social Media Club’s main chapter and national office, please follow this link – Social Media Club.

Social Media Club of Southwest Florida
Founding Date: 
08/03/2009
Meeting Time: 
Mondays, 6pm - 8:30pm
Related Group: 
Southwest

Location

Holiday Inn Airport at Gulf Coast Town Center
9931 Interstate Commerce Drive
Ft Myers, FL, 33913

Statewide

For content having to do with the state

Florida Blogs

Politics

Florida Media

Newspapers

  • Florida Catholic
    • Publication schedule:
    • Editorial contact:
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Magazines

  • Florida Trend
    • Publication schedule:
    • business
    • Editorial contact:
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TV

Radio

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Florida Web Sites

  • Sun State Activist
    • Web site & event calendar
    • Editorial contact: jerry@sunstateactivist.org

Florida Death Metal

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Florida Death Metal

Florida Death Metal is a site dedicated to the scene where Death Metal was born. Originating in Altamonte Springs in 1983 by Chuck Schuldiner's Mantas (later named Death), Florida became the mecca of Death Metal within a few short years.

Tallahassee

Tallahassee & Florida Panhandle

Venues

Networking

Websites

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Tallahassee Drupal Users

Link: 
Tallahassee Drupal Users

Are you a Drupal Ninja?
Want to be a Drupal Ninja?
Don't know what Drupal is but hear Whitehouse.gov is now using it?

The group ranges from those evaluating Drupal for their organization to veteran programmers and geeks alike. We cover topics from installing Drupal to multisite Drupal installations, not hacking core, module awesomeness and some best practices for deployment. I am willing to talk on more specific topics such as Drush, Views, CCK or Themeing if we have more novice users. If you want to present at a meeting let me know. http://groups.drupal.org/user/25961

Founding Date: 
12/03/2009
Meeting Time: 
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30
Related Group: 
Tallahassee

Location

The Conversation Factory
3033 Powell Road
Tallahassee, FL, 32308

Tampa

Tampa Bay Area, St. Petersburg, Sarasota

Websites

Tampa Blogs

Local

Film

Tech

Directories

Tampa Companies

Multimedia

Vendors

  • Total Media CD & DVD Duplication / Replication Services, Equipment and Supplies 727-723-3090

Tampa Networking

Meetups

Technology

  • 2600 Meetup - 1st Fridays, University Mall in the back of the food court on the 2nd floor. 6 pm.
  • TamPy Bay Python User Group - 1st Wednesdays, 6:30 @ Panera Bread, 275 & Ulmerton
  • Tampa Ruby Brigade - 3rd Thursdays at USF Campus - check the schedule for social nights in St. Petersburg