Aloha Kakou! We meet with other local Ukulele players for the Love & Respect of playing the Ukulele! We play, share, exchange songs of the BEATLES, '60's, '70's, Old-time standards, Tin Pan Alley, HAWAIIAN, Elvis, Movie soundtracks/Showtunes, and more! Like WXRT 93.1 FM DJ Terri Hemmert says on her "Breakfast With the Beatles" radio show, "Bring Your Ukulele & Enthusiasm!" Open to everyone. All ages. Beginners-novices-pros. No egos. Weekly Donation Fee: $5 for song packets containing up to 25 so …

I started this group to share my love for the Tarot with other local readers, enthusiasts and collectors. My goal for this group is to provide a comfortable, open space where we can share our collective wisdom and insight. This group is open to all skill levels from absolute beginner to seasoned reader. All I ask from you in joining is an open mind to learning from each other and an understanding that there is always something new to discover in this wonderful deck of cards. Things that we may c …

Two years ago, our ambitious friend and founder, Meghan, started this wonderful mom's group because she would "see other moms in Brookfield and the surrounding areas and want to stop and meet them all." Today, we are over 100 members strong and still growing!  Our calendar is packed with fun events almost daily (weekends & evenings, too).  Whether you are looking for park play dates, trips to the zoo, holiday themed parties, backyard play groups, a book club, exercise buddies, or mom and/or dad' …

The Proposal from Alfred & Jenni on Vimeo. We have started this group to encourage people to get out and dance! If you have participated in Flash Mobs or would like to participate in an upcoming Flash Mob, just join our group and we will keep you informed of every practice and location for 2012! We have performed at many local festivals, Enclave, Buckingham Fountain, Union Station, Navy Pier, Wedding Receptions, Father/Daughter dances and more! We recently performed for a Flash Mob for an ABC s …

Welcome to Downers Grove Area Moms!  We are a group of moms with newborn through early grade school-age children looking for advice and support as we share in the joys of motherhood.  Although we come from different backgrounds and different experiences, what we do have in common is the desire to find opportunities to promote communication and socialization skills among our children. And certainly, we want to have fun in the process! Our moms come from all over the Chicagoland area including th …

As an offshoot of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, the Oak Park Monday Night Meditation Group is open to all who want to learn and practice meditation together. Sessions include meditation instruction, practice, reading and discussion. Sessions are free but donations are always welcome. Meditation practice provides a warm, genuine basis for realizing the full potential of our inherent wisdom. Through the practice, we learn to touch in with this wisdom, allowing us to live our lives …

All meditators and meditator wanna-bes! In this group we will learn how and why to meditate. We will learn how to work with our thoughts, our minds, and direct our energy anywhere we want it to go. Using universal energy, we will learn to become our own healers. Best of all, we will learn how to connect with our souls and find our soul paths! Akashic Record Readings given if desired. NO experience necessary!

Camping is a fabulous way to meet new people, strengthen relationships and make great memories! We are Pet & children friendly, in fact adults, kids and pets are normally invited to any trips/activities, but PLEASE read the description of each activity &/or trip for any specific information regarding kids & pets. Always contact the organizer for that trip, if you have any questions. Please note that pets are not allowed on some trails or in some areas If you like to camp, build bonfires, grill o …

Are you an avid reader who'd like to get together with other women regularly to discuss books over some fine wine? The aim of this group is to expand our thoughts and perceptions through great discussions about books. We all bring our own experiences, culture, and filters into the perception and understanding of literature, and hopefully these discussions will all enrich us. We'll choose serious fictional and non-fictional books that are fairly recent releases (within the last 20 years for the m …

A book club for readers and fans of fantasy fiction of all stripes, from urban to epic. The little sister of the Western Suburban Sci-Fi Book Club, the Suburban Fantasy Book club is for those of us who don't need as much science in their fiction. We'll be meeting once a month on the first Tuesday of each month for dinner and discussion. Generally we'll meet in the Western suburbs, though we may also meet in the city, and I'll make a steady effort to pick locations accessible via public transport …

Wanting to meet and have fun with other Chicago-land Western suburban couples and singles that are happily childfree by choide? Then you are in the right place! (If you're not familiar with the term "childfree" versus "childless," read our About Us page or this handy wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childfree.) This is a social group for people who do not have children and do not intend to have children. This is a social networking tool to meet other childfree people, share childfre …

his group is devoted to the long-term study of what went wrong in the market crash of 2008 against the wider historical context of similar market crashes and the values currently underlying the market and the globalizing economy. It is further focused on envisioning an alternative economics for our time in dialogue with the current "New Economy" School led by David Korten; the Social Economics tradition in this country, as represented by the Association for Social Economics at www.socialeconomic …

We are a Unity Church. We are a spiritual community that is dedicated to teaching universal laws of love, peace, joy, and healing. We are dedicated to creating a peace-filled space where everyone feels welcome. "Spiritual seekers often say that finding Unity is like coming home. Unity is an open-minded, accepting spiritual community that honors all paths to God and helps people discover and live their spiritual potential and purpose."(Unity.org) "The Unity movement was founded by Charles and Myr …

This is a chance for artists of all sorts in the West Suburbs of Chicago -- whether your medium is expressed visually, verbally, sonically, or some combination -- to cross-pollinate, gather ideas and energy, and find inspiration, consolation and encouragement. The hope is to gather regularly as a group, creating opportunities to organize smaller klatches, as well as opportunities to find like spirit and lasting artistic relationships. We may even be able to organize readings, performances and sh …

This is a group for anyone interested in connecting with other youth and family religious leaders in the Chicagoland area. Let's meet up to support and relate to one another in our programs by sharing ideas and resources, brainstorming, asking questions, collaborating, attending conferences together, reading books and sharing stories. I believe religious leaders of youth and families are wonderfully creative people, so lets get together and let our creativity generate something wonderful. My hop …

This is a group for Polish speaking moms and young children who want to meet and play together in a Polish speaking environment. As a mother of two young boys who will hopefully be bilingual (or trilingual) I would like them to make new friends who can speak not only English but also Polish. I am aware that kids learn best from other kids. That's why for those of you who have only one or two people speaking Polish to your children, getting to know other moms and children who can share the same l …