Valley Girls Tuesday Night Book Club is about enjoyable reading for women who want to experience good books--period.  Doesn't matter the author, genre or medium.  In fact, I would encourage you to try different media when reading.  Try a book on CD/tape every once and a while--as long as it's unabridged.  Makes those car rides go a lot faster!  I'm not a slave to having the author be a woman or it necessarily even about being 'women's issues' (whatever those are) but would like to pick interesti …

Irish Road Bowling Seems like a totally fun activity that just doesn't exist in most places, and deserves to exist here in Southern California. Oh, and a friend bought road bowling balls and they are sitting around unused. Road Bowling can best be read about at the following: http://www.wvirishroadbowling.com/

We have a monthly free fitness hike that explores the different parks in the LA metro area. You should join if you want a small group vibe of people who are interested or already committed to healthy living. This is a one-of-kind group led by an elite fitness instructor/wellness consultant who wants to help set you up with resources to help you with weight loss goals, injuries, and more! It is designed to be an easy hike for your cardio workout, with 15-minutes of strength training and yoga-ins …

Angels Meditation Reiki IET Healing: This group is about healing yourself on all levels. Developing your intuition, healing and opening your heart, raising your vibration, clearing and releasing the past and manifesting your hearts desire. Offering courses so you can learn energy healing for yourself and others. Groups on: Angels, Healing Circles, Guided Meditation, Reiki, Karuna Reiki, IET (Integrated Energy Therapy),  Meeting the Archangels, Ascended Masters, Your Spirit Guides, Past Life Regr …

"Big Tent" liberty associations are fantastic and serve a very important functions or networking and education.  However, The Society of Libertarian Entrepreneurs has been specifically created, not as an educational group, but as a haven for those rare people who are well educated in libertarian philosophy and passionate about thriving in a peaceful and productive manner.  In the end, the material and spiritual success of Libertarian Entrepreneurs is the most potent form of education - leading b …

Does your current life feel like one chapter in the Book of your Soul? Would you like to learn more about living this life from your Soul's perspective? If so, you're not alone!  As we ease into 2012, more people than ever before are being "called" to consciously evolve, express their Souls in this lifetime, and also to work directly with the Akashic Records for themselves &/or others as well as for our collective evolution. As a Certified Akashic Records Teacher and life-long Soul Seeker, I'm …

This is a group for writers of all levels who are actively working on developing their craft. You can be working on anything, but the key words here are "active" and "working". We are a community of writers who like to get together with our fellow writers and exchange ideas, lend support and gentle and constructive critique. We will meet twice monthly on Wednesday evenings for a light meal and to share our work and to socialize and network with our peers.  For more information read the Guideline …

In my work as a clergyman, I find myself going back to the great philosophers constantly -- the Greeks -- e.g., Plato, Aristotle, the Romans -- e.g. Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, and any modern thinkers who thought is connected to the ancients. It occurs to me there may be others in the area who would like to read, study and discuss the foundations of the Western mind, and who don't want to drive in to the excellent sounding groups in Santa Monica. We meet monthly in my living room in Sherman Oaks. N …

We meet the Third Thursday of every month at the Moose Lodge in Burbank for a No Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournament.  Friendly buy-in (40) and even friendlier rebuys (20).  Start with $6K (including $1K bonus) in tournament chips.  High Hand award.  Player of the Year points.  Other prizes and surprises.  Start at 7:00 p.m., usually over by midnight.  Lodge located at 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506.  Exit Burbank Blvd. off 5 Fwy.  U can RSVP for the next Third Thursday Poker Tournament* b …

There is a seemingly endless supply of books on the writing craft, so instead of feeling guilty because I'm working or doing the laundry instead of reading an enlightening book on the craft, I thought I'd set up an actual monthly time and place to fulfill this need and have writers to talk to about the book! We will read everything from books on writing fiction to poetry to screenwriting. Whatever catches our fancy that month. I'd like to find organizers in several areas of the city, then we can …

Let’s surround ourselves with individuals who aspire to improve themselves or reposition their lives in a positive direction. We all could get caught in the cycle of everyday life and lose focus on our purpose. Whether you are tip-toeing or making giant leaps towards your dreams and/or goals, let’s get together and read about ways to stay focused and progressive. Hopefully, our discussions will encourage, motivate, and support one another on our journeys. Let’s move forward with our dreams, pr …

Take 2 hours and shorten your learning curve by weeks, months, even years.  A fabulous, informative, & super helpful MasterMind INKubator for scriptwriters of all levels. Led by Founder Lena Banks, Mentor, Manager & Muse.  A Hollywood Pro insider, Industry Gatekeeper, expert Reader/proofreader and agent liaison for 18 years. The workshops consist of lots of Q&A and a wealth of personal help.  It's where writers become GREAT writers! The GOAL: to get your script written, rep'd, and sold. The Mast …

Do you consider yourself to be kind and thoughtful? To be accepting of others? To be fun and engaging? Do you feel like you relate with so many, yet have met so many who rashly assume they probably won't relate with you? Do you feel like people seem to genuinely like who you are, yet even so, somehow don't quite know what to do with you in "their world?" Perhaps you almost feel like you're expected to focus on aligning your being with some kind of niche community or sub-culture, based on some di …

The LOS ANGELES FILMMAKERS NETWORK (LAFN) is designed to be a forum to help aspiring filmmakers realize their goals of obtaining a position on a film set through interaction with working professionals. If you are new to the film industry or unsure of what job you'd like on a film, this group is ideal for you because not only will we educate you on the various jobs available, but you will gain practical and pragmatic advice from seasoned veterans of the industry. We are also currently planning …

We're an eclectic and diverse group of moms (& the occasional dad) who like to take our kids on playdates to fun places and have fun while doing it. In order to be sure that our kids can actually play together, our group is best for moms with kids aged 0-4. We're more likely to... be more clued in than coiffed trust our gut more than we trust gurus delight in deals than delve into debt & go with the flow & let our kids be kids We celebrate our eclectic nature in all sorts of ways: Diversity …

A place where like minded women of color mostly in our 20's & 30's (however we except everyone) can hang out, have fun, meet new friends, and empower one another! A lot of the events I post are free or inexpensive that way everyone can join regardless of their financial situation.  SO Come out and join us for A night on the Town, dinner, dancing, movies, festivals, concerts, red carpet Events, traveling, hiking, Volunteering and so much more!! Whether you're new to Cali or have been here your wh …

Established in 2003, LA Writers Group runs writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Glassell Park (Glendale), LA South Bay (Hermosa Beach, El Segundo), West LA, and Santa Clarita. Visit our official website at http:/www.lawritersgroup.com. In this meetup group, we will host free monthly accountability meetings, free friendship events (not networking but meeting new friends), and soon an ongoing Saturday morning writing workshop for a nominal fee.  Our …

The theme for this book club is "Great Females in Literature" and includes any genre that has great female characters or authors.  Our club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at Aroma Cafe in Studio City.  Join our club if you love reading and discussing great books with friends!

This is a workshop for aspiring fiction writers to critique one anothers work in a friendly, supportive environment. Members submit a chapter or story every other week, and we critique two to three submissions each week. We are a small, tight-knit group that have been meeting for nearly two years, and we're looking for some new blood to replace some recently departed members. Here are some important things to consider before you apply: 1) We meet every Thursday evening for about an hour and a ha …

Children should be reading simple words (by sounding them out) by age 4.  If your child is between the ages of 3 to 5 years old, you will want to join this group to make sure he or she is ready for academic success by Kindergarten. If your child is already in grade school and is struggling, you will want to join this group, too. Group meetups will be held to you help your child succeed academically. We will also share parent support tips.  Join now so we can get started.

This is a monthly poetry OPEN MIC event hosted by Alex M. Frankel. There are two or three featured poets in addition to the open mic participants. We are located at the historic Valentina Oumansky Dramatic Dance Foundation, 3433 Cahuenga Blvd West in Los Angeles, near Universal Studios. After the reading poets sign copies of their books. This event is a must for anyone in the San Gabriel Valley (or beyond) interested in listening to poetry and sharing their work! We are there every second Sunday …

If you feel alone in your head pondering the nature of reality, infinite realities, quantum entanglement, gravity, spacetime, dark energy, and the like, consider joining this group for some friendly thinking and discussion. My hope is to create an exciting, nurturing environment, where we can be openly curious, and circulate among ourselves clips and pieces we've been watching/reading. As a side note, I am not a scientist--I just love to learn.  This group welcomes beginners, experts, and all t …

Welcome to the Baby Boomers and Friends Book Club website. I'm excited and inspired with the potential of this group to enrich and empower the lives of Baby Boomers who find joy in reading books of all genres, meeting new people and having fun engaging in lively discussions. This is a book and social club of 10 - 15 dynamic, diverse and progressive Baby Boomers. Our goal is to create a fun and inspiring community for book lovers. Our book selections and discussions reflect the collective imagina …

We will meet every other week (unless people want to meet more) to discuss great works of philosophy. I will outline the readings to get us started, but then we will open it up to the group to see what interests everyone. The readings will be kept short so that you can jump in when you have the time. We will mostly meet around Hollywood (suggestions are welcome for locations) and will be trying out some different times at first to see what works for members.

Welcome. This is a free, confidential support group for individuals that have a spouse, loved one, or co-worker with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). We will discuss practical tools to identify, protect, and heal from these destructive relationships as well as spend time sharing individual situations. If your connection with the narcissist is ongoing, our goal is to empower you to develop strategies to make the most of your day-to-day life. The meetings will be facilitated by an individu …

This is a group for guys wanting to meetup regularly and discuss "Meeting & Attracting Women". If you've read the game (by Neil Strauss) before and want to learn more about it and put your skills to the test, then this is a good group for you. We meetup in casual bars over a beer to discuss 'dating', 'women' 'attraction' and 'seduction' and then occasionally head out afterwards for a bit of fun and to try our new found skills. We are proactive and supportive and exchange conversation starters, r …

The Purpose of this Meet-Up is to read, study, question and understand the Books of the Bible in a NON-Academic way. The way a person would if they just picked it up, read it, and tried to understand what God might be trying to say to the world. We try to understand the Why of the Stories rather than get lost in the What. The right to do this is anyone's. Not just "Christians". We do meet at a Church called Mosaic and there is a Pastor (Erwin McManus) who leads the time. This is NOT an attempt t …

Well I think the group name does most of the describing, but the goal here is for people relatively the same age, to pick great books, meet up once a month and discuss them. I want to create a casual and fun atmosphere so that like-minded people can get together, meet people out of their circles, and have the intellectual stimulation that's void from so many of the encounters I've had with people out here in LA. We'll pick from a range of books, and meet wherever the group decides. Ideally, we'd …