This is the Book Club to meet interesting women and have great conversation. We will be reading the best selling author Danielle Steel's wonderful novels. We're all busy, but our girlfriends are so special. Come join us for lunch and to meet new friends.

This group is for ladies from 20-30 who enjoy good fiction novels about well, women. Each month we will have a theme, starting with Jane Austen Month. We will meet every Saturday at 1 pm at Starbucks in the Pacific Palisades. Reading List: January-Jane Austen Book Club Month. At the end I will hold a Jane Austen Tea party--complete with tea and Biscuits at my house and we will watch a Jane Austen movie of your choice. 1. Pride and Prejudice 2. Sense and Sensibility 3. Emma 4. Northanger Abbey 5. …

Welcome to the Fabulous Divas' Book Club! If you enjoy thought-provoking discussions, love and appreciate the diversity of Black life and culture, and you are a woman who enjoys meeting new people, then this is the group for you.  My hope is to create a platform that promotes and supports Black literature by all writers, with a focus on celebrated Black authors, such as Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Edwidge Danticat, Nora Neale Hurston, Eric Jerome Dickey.  We will be reading fiction and non-fi …

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.

Dear Students, We are shutting down our monthly Meetup-based astrology class due to schedule conflicts.  If you would like to stay in touch, please email us at astrologist1234@gmail.com .  We will continue to do readings and teach privately, just not via Meetup.com. Best of luck to all of you in 2013. -Nancy and Shawn Shawn Sykora and Nancy Schorr Shawn is a professional astrologer who has been doing readings for over 10 years, and has worked under on two national psychic hotlines. Shawn is cur …

The Early Learners Play Group is for moms and their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers who believe babies and young children have an innate desire to learn and are capable of learning things traditionally not taught until school. We currently have a weekly (Monday morning) learn to read playdate with short reading games followed by free play and social time. We'll also have other playdates as they come up.  Any ideas are welcome! Weather you are teaching your little one reading, math, music, sig …

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 …

Have you always wanted to learn how to meditate? Or do you want to learn more effective ways to meditate? Whether you are a begginner or expert, come and be a part of our meditation group. We have weekly meditation classes available. You will learn the many benefits of meditation such as lowering stress, depression, increasing health, awareness, happiness, energy, and much more! Meditation provides an opportunity to connect with your true self, your spiritual purpose and what is known as the uni …

Welcome to the Weekday Trailblazers! Our goal is to combine nature's magnificence, a good workout, and the support and laughter of friends. An observer of one of our early hikes noted that our group is like a mobile party, and we feel that captures our spirit beautifully. All that's missing is you, so get out here with us! The majority of our hikes fall within the area from Malibu to Simi Valley (south to north), and Will Rogers State Park to Port Hueneme (east to west), although we'll venture b …

We are trendsetting, fun and positive women in our 20's, 30's, and 40's exploring and loving all that Los Angeles has to offer; all while consciously giving back to charities we believe in, such as the Teen L.U.V.E. Foundation. *The Teen L.U.V.E. Foundation, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), that offers mentoring and workshops for at-risk teen boys and girls, ages 13-17. Are you looking to: *Meet like-minded positive women? *Network for business and/or new friendships? *Try something new in 2013 …

To us, the bond between friends that ride together are thicker than others. We ride, we eat, we chill, and we ride some more. The more milage we go, the more canyons we carve, the more apex we rip together, the stronger the bond. We love to find new canyons to twist through and enjoy the beautiful scenery at every stop. We will make trips to the tracks to test and better our skills to the max in a safer and legal environment, but we will also have a BBQ just to post up on our bikes, look cool, a …

Our group is about creating a positive, supportive environment to nurture friendships, have fun and share laughter - it is what life is all about! We are diverse, active, positive, open minded, opinionated women in the mid 40's to mid 60's who want to get out and enjoy each other’s company, whether it is lunch, happy hour, movies, bowling, picnics, trips to the museum, a book club, easy hikes or just a getaway day at the beach. We are always open to ideas for events so everyone has a hand in sha …

Meet other single food lovers (most in their 30's and 40's) at restaurants in all price ranges that are rated the "Best In LA." We notice outstanding food reviews from LA Magazine, LA Weekly, LA Times and Zagat and make reservations at those restaurants for our Meetup group. We also enjoy temples appearing in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and Gourmet, as well as gourmet food trucks and brand new restaurants that are wonderful enough to be swooned over in the food press and blogosphere. Being able to …

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 …

ATTN AUTHORS: http://tinyurl.com/yausden Would you like a little Murder with your tea? Join us every month for chatter, tea, and a wee bit o' death thrown in. We now meet on the third Saturday of each month. Location varies  - check events on calendar for details. Every month a book is selected for discussion, but if the selected book is not "your cup of tea" attend anyway and bring in your current reading to share with the whole group. Don't be shy!

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 …

The Topanga meditation sangha is a group interested in practicing meditation and Zen Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings. The beauty of Topanga combined with the peacefulness of meditation makes this a mini retreat. We have a common desire to engage in mindful meditation, create a compassionate Sangha (group), read Buddhist teachings and develop peaceful and conscious lifestyles. All levels of meditators are invited. We meet the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 4:0 …

The West Valley (formerly Woodland Hills) Meetup group welcomes anyone who is interested in investing from beginning to advanced. We are dedicated to teaching the CAN SLIM Investing System. You do not need to be an Investors Business Daily subscriber to join and membership is free. Each month, we will discuss a topic that relates to the CAN SLIM investing approach and the current market outlook and watch list stocks. Please click on the "Pages" tab to read more about CAN SLIM and our Meetup grou …

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 …

Welcome to the Pacific Divers Scuba and Free Diving Meetup Group. All certified divers are welcomed here, new and old, able bodies and adaptive divers. We are not affiliated with any single shop, club or boat, but we do have our favorites and will be patronizing them as much as possible. We hope to include a balance of beach, boat and warm water trips, and plan to pick the best of the best each month. All safe activities are encouraged from underwater photography to hunting. DISCLAIMER By parti …

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 …

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 …

There is a decided lack of amateur community theaters in this end of the valley, and I would like to change that! I am looking for a few (or many!!) passionate people who love to work in any and every aspect of the theater, with the end goal of creating a troupe and performing for our community. Our first goal will be to find each other and see what we want to do. Perhaps we would start by reading a play or two and seeing how we click. We can see where it goes from there... I would love to hear …

WELCOME to the Unity "A Course In Miracles" of California and Columbus. Our group of acim teachers/students have met every Sunday for 13 years. Who comes to our classes? Shamans, monks, teachers, Qi Gong sufis, Reiki masters, Yogis, psychologists, socialist, life coaches, mental heath professinals, and people from every land and field come here to experience more of life, as well as share their own in order to serve. We not only read from the Course, but provide demonstrations and experiences to …

Love Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman on BBC Sherlock?  More of a Jeremy Brett/Edward Hardwicke fan?  How about Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law?  By the time of our first meeting there will be a Johnny Lee Miller/Lucy Liu version! Whoever your favorite recent Sherlock and Watson might be... this is a group to share your enthusiasm, while at the same time returning to the source that informed all these great performances ....Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories. Our init …

Over the hill? Out of gas? One foot in the grave? They couldn't be talking to you because if you're reading this, you're far from being "done" with living and you're looking for new stuff to do! Well, this is it! I'm a Meetup organizer that loves to go out dancing above anything else socially. But I also love the Hollywood Bowl, Jazz concerts, the Magic Castle, art fairs, dinner out on the town or intimate dinner parties at home with a dozen or so of my fave people in attendance. I also like the …

Kiwanis Club of Chatsworth In 1994 a group of service minded men and women came together to start the Kiwanis Club of Chatsworth united in their commitment to and compassion for others. The Chatsworth Kiwanis members are committed to make their community a better place for our children, by assessing local needs, designs service projects to address those needs, then raises the funds and provides the volunteers needed to conduct those projects. Any community need can become a Kiwanis service proje …

Little Lotus Yoga at Little Acorns Grow Early Learning Environment Little Lotus Yoga was started to share the gift of yoga with all the "blossoming yogis" in our community. Yoga offers young children an opportunity to use their imagination, use their bodies, learn new and fun ways to calm themselves down, work with other people, build self-awareness and self-confidence......the list goes on and on. This class is specifically designed for children ages 2 and up. Our classes consist of fun! The ki …