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CreativeMornings is a free, monthly lecture series providing coffee, breakfast and inspiration.
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Get a new headshot at our August 1st event!

Photographer Nick Berard will be shooting headshots on a first comes, first served basis. Spots are limited, so look for the sign up sheet when you arrive.

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Enjoy a sauna, cold plunge, and dip after our event on August 1st!

BATHE is thrilled to host the CreativeMornings community at their new bathhouse + wellness social club. As a thank-you, they’re gifting all attendees complimentary access to the bathhouse on Friday, August 1st after the event. If you’d like to sweat + soak with us, just bring a bathing suit, water bottle, and towel (or rent a towel for $5 onsite).

You’ll get access these amenities: 〰 Three distinct sauna experiences — wood-fired, infrared, and traditional Finnish 〰 Varied temperature ice and cold plunges to wake up your system 〰 Heated + chilled dipping pool 〰 Magnesium-rich “hot springs” soaking tub 〰 Sun-soaked lounges, quiet corners, and good energy all around

Come sweat, plunge, and soak your way into a more grounded you.

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July’s global CreativeMornings theme MENTOR will be discussed by Doreen Lorenzo on Friday, August, 1st (aka July 32nd.)

Join us for free Cuvée Coffee & breakfast tacos.

We’ll be meeting at Bathe.

Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, July 28th.) 

Share the best advice you’ve ever gotten with this July’s hashtag #CMmentor #CMATX  

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Our theme for July is MENTOR.

It was chosen by our Glasgow chapter in Scotland, illustrated by Molly Hankinson, and is presented by Adobe.  

No one is born with all the knowledge and skills they’ll need to thrive in life. That’s why kids go to school. But we shouldn’t stop learning once we graduate. We need to find new teachers. 

A mentor doesn’t have to be an expert or the top of their field. Just someone who’s been there and done that before. Someone to show you the way and offer a bit of advice and encouragement. Ideally, they’re willing to make introductions and mention your name when you’re not in the room. 

Being a mentor is considered a way of giving back. But mentors get just as much out of the relationship, if not more. Beyond the satisfaction of helping, mentors also learn from their mentees. From a fresh way of looking at established practices to tackling new problems with a beginner’s mind. 

So, ask for help. We all could use a guide as we climb. Find your mentors and be a mentor in return. Your plans for growth are more likely to succeed if they include lifting others up as you rise.

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Our theme for June is PUNK. It was chosen by our Bologna chapter in Italy and illustrated by Cristina Portolano. 

🎸The description for this month’s theme is written in the style of lyrics to a punk rock song. If you know a band that wants to put them to music, we’ll feature their cover song of our punk rock anthem on the CreativeMornings blog and social. 🎵

Does the system feel broken 

Staring at our screens

Not hearing the screams

Wake up wake up wake up

We’re not meant to go it alone 

Find your people lift them up

Do what you can with what you got

Wake up wake up wake up

Your creativity can save you

What you gonna make

What you gonna change

Wake up wake up wake up 🎸 🎵 🧷

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Our partner Adobe has two free events in Austin on May 21st and you're invited!

Creative Café from 12:00 - 2:30 PM. RSVP HERE.

A free event for the next generation of creatives—whether you're in college, recently graduated, or just starting your creative career. Pop by anytime to grab a coffee, stay for lunch, and get inspired!

Create Now from 5:30 - 8:00 PM.  RSVP HERE.

Explore new ways to collaborate and enhance your creative process while connecting with fellow creators. 

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May’s global CreativeMornings theme REVIVAL will be discussed by Nick Shuley on Friday the 16th.

Our musical guest will be Julie Bouchard. 

Join us for free Cuvée Coffee & breakfast tacos.

We’ll be meeting at GSD&M.

All thanks to our partner Adobe. 

Get your free ticket on our site. (Registration opens Monday, May 12th.) 

Revive your feed with this month’s hashtag: #CMrevival #CMATX

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Our theme for May is REVIVAL. It was chosen by our Fort Worth chapter in Texas and illustrated by Mariell Guzman.

“Everything old is new again” sums up the revivals that bubble up throughout culture. Clothing styles, art movements, and all kinds of things come back into fashion decades after their original popularity waned. It’s a useful paradigm. Take something old, dust it off, and adapt it to suit the present moment. 

But are there really no original ideas left? Has everything been done? Does it matter? New context adds new meaning. You can recycle whatever you want, just make it your own. Lots of things from the past are worth saving from obscurity. 

What we need is a few more revivals. 

A revival of empathy and understanding. 

Kindness and caring.

A revival of handwritten notes and holding open doors for strangers. 

Let’s pursue hobbies and join clubs instead of optimizing and monetizing every hour. 

Bring back boredom and curiosity. 

It’s time for a revival of the golden rule. 

It’s up to you to distill the best of the past and create a better future.

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This two-minute video captures the magic of our events.

What is CreativeMornings/Austin? 

We’re a free, monthly speaker series for Austin’s creative community. 

On a Friday morning once a month, our volunteers provide coffee, breakfast, live music, and a 20-minute talk for an average audience size of over 100.

Together. we’ve built a community of the most supportive and creative people in Austin. And we want you to join us. 

Because our motto is: Everyone is creative. Everyone is welcome. 

You can find out about our next event by signing up for our newsletter - just click the sign up button on the upper right side of this page. 

Need help convincing your boss why attending CreativeMornings is good for business? All the benefits you need to make your case are listed here. 

We’re part of global engine of generosity and positivity.

CreativeMornings has over 200 chapters from Aarhus to Zurich, each providing an open space to foster and celebrate their local creative talent and energy. 

By bringing together people who are driven by passion and purpose, we inspire one another and inspire change in cities around the world.

All these monthly events are free to attend and are organized by volunteers, so every chapter relies on local partners to help make the magic happen. 

If you’re interested in supporting our Austin chapter, please read this.🧡 

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Our theme for April is CROSSROADS. It was chosen by our Wroclaw chapter in Poland, illustrated by Joanna Gniady, and is presented by Adobe. 

We all reach turning points in life that change the course of our destiny. Should you break up or give your relationship another chance? Accept that job offer or strike out on your own? 

What’s the best way to go? Continue straight ahead? Or turn left? When you’re faced with a crucial decision, there’s no map that shows where the consequences lead. And sometimes, you only recognize a crossroads when you see it in the rearview mirror. 

No wonder that in folklore and mythology, crossroads represent a gateway between our mortal coil and the supernatural realm. An in-between place of transition, where worlds collide, and anything can happen next. 

Legend has it that the greatest blues guitarist in the world, Robert Johnson, met the devil at the crossroads of two dirt roads at midnight and struck a bargain to trade his everlasting soul for masterful skill. But there was no deal with the devil. In reality, he practiced like hell.

So, how do you decide which way to go next? Just pick what feels right. Because there’s no wrong choice. Only different journeys to where you’re meant to be.

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Our theme for March is PARALLEL. It was chosen by our Kuala Lumpur chapter in Malaysia and illustrated by OLI.

Like train tracks receding into the distance, our lives eventually reach the end of the line. And for a large part of our journey, most people tend to live parallel lives. We go to school, hang out with friends, get jobs, and take care of our families.

Just look out the window at the home or office across the street. We exist side by side with strangers. Always keeping the same distance of anonymity between us – even though we have so much in common. All of us are trying to build a better life for ourselves and our loved ones.

Of course, we are not carbon copies. The differences make our lives our own. Her black coffee. His energy drink. Their chamomile tea. So, we may never see eye to eye. After all, mathematics proves that parallel lines never meet.

But unlike those train tracks, our paths don’t run in straight lines. We can meet someone new at every turn. Look someone in the eye and smile. Reach across that gap between us and make a connection.

We may be living parallel lives. But we don’t have to go through them alone.