Our group provides a way to meet and hear from people you would never run into otherwise. We provide a place to respectfully exchange views, and welcome any viewpoint. Members come from all over Atlanta and from all different age ranges (college to retired). We strive to maintain respectful interesting conversation, and are more focused on learning than honing debate skills or promoting a particular agenda.  It's a chance to get beyond the sound bites see things through other people's eyes. We a …

After enjoying joining several meet up groups ourselves, we decided to throw some of our favorite things in the blender and mix them all up. We love local music, and having a few drinks with friends, as well as reading. Now that being said we like to read things a little off the radar, like sci-fi, graphic novels..etc. So if you love going out around Atlanta and having good conversation, over a good beer, and checking out the talanted group of local muscians we have here, then look no further we …

Read This Carefully -- This is NOT an "online support group" nor is it a "Hookup Group" for so called 'admirers' to search for potential transgender contacts.  If you are not transgender and are here because you are looking to hook up with a transgender person do not waste you time applying.  Your application will be declined.  If you do not intend to attend the group's meetups, do not waste your time applying. Those who fail to attend at least one meetup in any six month period will be dropped …

Entrepreneurial moms meet and network with each other.  Anyone who owns a business, wants to own one, is working on a creative venture, or wants to be around other businesswomen in Atlanta and surrounding neighborhoods can be a part of this Exchange.  You do not have to be a business owner yet. This Exchange is about networking, helping each other through trials and tribulations, questions, problems, educating and empowering each other.  We will invite speakers and experts on interesting topics. …

We welcome anyone interested in reading and talking about good, well-written books, spanning all genres, both fiction and non-fiction, but (most) always a little off the beaten path.

You are looking for nice Ladies who love to read, talk and like to share a laugh or two? Join us! The purpose of this group is bringing together book loving ladies on a regular base to enjoy good reads and each others company. We are not limited in our book selection and we´d love to get your suggestions! Did you read a good book in the past and want to discuss it in the group? Feel free to let us know and host one of our meetups! There is a waiting list for each scheduled meetup and I´m glad to …

Yes, this club is for non-readers who wish they could read more, but enjoy books nonetheless. Life is busy but if the topics are of interest to you, join us for discussion. I select a book each from one of 5 or so topics each moth, and discuss intersections in thought, and how these books can help us make our lives better in real ways. This book club is also for the veracious reader, only satisfied when engaged in the pursuit of knowledge. A mind can be enlightened with the synthesis of diverse …

This group is for all Christian parents that are raising son's.  If you have son's or grandson's that are ages 7 yrs to 15 yrs and not very interested in the jock lifestyle, then this group is for you.   Let's stopping putting the development of boys on the back burner, since they should be cultivated to become the future leaders of the house-hold, and learn to be gentlemen.  All boys are required to wear collared shirts or tees with a V-neck covering it.  We also require all boys to get the log …

Study group to read all of Nietzsche works and the impact of those works.

Robert Gertz started this group in July 2012.  He says, "I'm a devotee of James Joyce's Ulysses and Samuel Pepys' Diary, looking for fellow Poldian/Pepysians to explore these works and their connections at various local pubs by discussing their favorite scenes, events, and characters once a month or bimonthly." Let's continue!

While we love to read and talk about what we read, we tend to find ourselves stuck in a bit of a rut. This group is designed to tickle our literary tastebuds with a range of other genres. Open to anyone who's interested, we invite members to suggest and vote on reads and hopefully discover some new favorites along the way.

Soukle. New Social. New Circles. We exist to create meaningful connections between people. Connections that blossom into great friendships, business collaborations and long friendly long lasting referrals. We exist to be an ambassador to a person’s city of work. A city made smaller with every memorable afterwork experience rather it be happy hour or volunteering in our community. In short, we exist to create great experiences at great places with good company and be the undisputed experts of …

Mix, Mingle and Make a difference for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Launched in 2005, Hope’s Circle is the brainchild of some of the most passionate female supporters of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. They recognized that individuals maximize their impact when working with others who share a common vision. Hope’s Circle members are committed to positively impacting the health of our community’s children and do so by making an annual gift to Children's. It is the collective impact of our m …

This group will promote the understanding of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. It is open to those who know nothing about Rand but are curious and to those who are already living the Objectivist lifestyle. Ayn Rand is most famous for her best selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged but she also wrote very inspiring non-fiction. Her philosophy has been detailed by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in his book, Objectivism, the Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Mission statement of the Ayn Rand Fan Club of …

Interested in cooking and/or food? Join Atlanta's only book club dedicated to reading books about food and cooking. We will meet once a month to share thoughts on a food literature book. The club will try to not select cookbooks, but instead focus on literature in food such as Harold Mcgee "On Food and Cooking," "What Einstein Told His Cook" by Robert Wolke and "Taste What You're Missing" by Barb Stuckey. The meetings can be pot-luck, will be hosted in town, and will invite local chefs and food …

Meet with other people who want to discuss, rather then ignore, climate change, and try to do something about it. What can really be done? Probably nothing, but my sense of morality tells me that I must do something, no matter how meager. Read this interview for a fuller explanation about morality: http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/444/if_your_house_is_on_fire. I deeply regret the way my generation is leaving this world to future generations, and I feel compelled to act. Let's discuss the situati …

This group is for those who are in search of growing their Psychic and Intuitive abilities. Each week will cover a different topic such as: Angels, Chakra's, Readings, Telepathy, Pendulums, Spirit guides, Psychometry, Premonitions, Energy Healing, Astral projection, Totem animals, Dream interpretation and Animal Communication.After each interactive discussion which is open to Q&A’s, a guided meditation with a crystal singing bowl will end the class.

"Lucid Dreaming is the proven ability to become aware while you're dreaming - to consciously "wake up" inside the dream world and control your dreams." --http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/ This is a group devoted to the art of Lucid Dreaming. Avid practitioners or beginners... Everybody is welcome to join and share their dreams, lucid or non-lucid. If you keep a dream journal, please feel free to bring it. Discussions would mainly be about techniques you use to attain lucidity, dream contro …

Screenwriter/Producer BEATY REYNOLDS will be offering a workshop beginning in late February/early March in Atlanta. Rooted in independent filmmaking, the classes will focus on character-driven story development and tackle the FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES that sabotage the vast majority of screenplays. The workshop will include in-class writing exercises; writers will be asked to read from their screenplays in class. The cost is $20.00 per class. The workshop will run for 6 weeks. There is no obligation …

By day we're teachers, doctors, assistants, entrepreneurs and stay-at-home moms. By night we devour romance novels and dream of writing our own. From the sweet and innocent to the hot and spicy, we love our romances, our authors, and the worlds they create. We inhale romance novels like others inhale ice cream. Sometimes we do both. At the same time. We're writers and aspiring writers. We write short stories, blog posts, novels and letters. We're published, indie-published, self-published and n …

Miss your fun group of girlfriends from high school or college? New to the city or looking to establish new long term friendships with like-minded positive women? Do you like getting dolled up for the weekends? Need some “girl” time away from the significant other? Are you a mother who wants to maintain her social life? Are you a female 25 or older? If you answered Yes to any of the above questions, this group is for you! Now throw on your favorite stilettos and let's get together and have some …

Want to find the best poetry, spoken word, acoustic music events the city has to offer? Well you found the right group! We are a socially conscious group of people creating upward mobility for artists in Atlanta. We feature some of the best artists in the country and we even offer new artists a space in our showcases. We welcome new artists seeking a community of open minded individuals to share their work as well as lovers of arts. Our shows range from $5 - $20 for events held in coffee houses …

This group provides a wonderful opportunity for New Author's to share their experiences and their work with other Authors. You can get sound feedback and possibly exchange book reviews. (We all know how easy those are to come by.) Are you contemplating writing a book and you want to know what process others have gone through? Then this group is for you.