Escape Reality is a place where friends can come together for lively and meaningful discussion about books of all kinds while enjoying some good food, good wine, and great company! Meetings are two Sundays of each month at 5:00 pm. Members will be able to take turns suggesting readings. We believe that variety is the spice of life and that everyone should have a chance to break out of their comfort zones so we don't limit what we read to any particular genre or type of novel, we want to get a li …

Do you like to read? Do you like to drink? Then this is the book club for you! Once a month, we will meet in a bar to discuss a book we've all read. This way, we can socialize with other readers, unwind with a beer, and hear some great commentary on a work of fiction or nonfiction. Every month we'll discuss a different book, which will be announced ahead of time. I'll make the final decision for which book we end up reading, but will gladly accept suggestions via e-mail, Message Board, or in per …

Welcome to Inspirations for Women, Inc. Inspirational Book Club! This Book Club is a program under Inspirations for Women, Inc (www.meetup.com/Inspirations-for-Women) and is dedicated to inspiring women to live abundant purpose-filled lives through the reading and discussions of positive, inspirational, purpose-driven, thought-provoking fiction and non-fiction books. ALL books chosen are pertinent to our growth emotionally, mentally, physically, financially and spiritually. IFW is a Christian-b …

Have you noticed that once you get busy with your job, pleasure reading falls by the wayside? Everyone wants to read more, it's just hard to find the time. So let's combine books and socializing! We will meet in local federal hill establishments once a month to discuss our book, drink some wine, meet new people and have fun! Join us!

Looking for kindred book lovers? Like to cook? Come share good reads and your favorite recipes with Howard County Books & Cooks. HoCoBoCo is a great group of girls who meet each month to share dinner and cocktails, swap recipes, discuss our current book selection, and decide together on our next read. Fiction? Memoir? True Crime? Mystery? Thriller? Best seller or little known gem? Thai? Mexican? Italian? Greek? Spanish? Indian? Pot luck or out and about?   We are currently closed to new members. …

If you're a serious HP fan, let's get together for dinner/drinks and discussion about this fantastic series. The only requirement is that you have read all the books at least once!

Looking for people passionate about reading Jodi Picoult books. Each month or every two weeks meet up and discuss novels, perhaps trading off among houses and bringing together good food and good thoughts. Please contact me about ideas or if you are interested. Looking to start perhaps in April. I think it will be a great idea to meet people too. I was thinking Sunday sometime would be a good time to meet. Novels... Songs of the Humpback Whale Harvesting the Heart Picture Perfect Mercy The Pact …

This group merged with another group, The Mid-Atlantic Hiking Group. There is usually about 6 hikes every Sat. AND Sun. along with several weekday and afterwork hikes throughought the region offerd in all four seasons. We are not a "for profit" group and volunteer run as any money received is not kept by me as the organizer and either donated to where we hike or put towards training and certifiying new members of our leadership team. The Mid-Atlantic Hiking Group is a big group with over almost …

… AND now you don't have to look visitors in the eye and outright lie about "what exactly" you are reading, and why you have so many, and even... (gasp!) yes, you do in fact prefer your books to people sometimes... (children, mother-in-laws, boyfriends, husbands...)   Then yes, you may come out of the bathroom, unlock the door to the bedroom, or allow the uninitiated to see how many bookcases you actually have WITHOUT having to show them the "filler" titles you keep so you can remain a respected, …

Welcome to BAJAM, the Baltimore Area Japanese Meetup ! BAJAM ni yookoso ! Meet and mingle with Japanophiles and native Japanese persons. Share your knowledge of Japanese or American culture and language with others. Attend our social meetups and make friends with others who share your interests and want to learn about the other culture. Come to a Japanese or English study group Language Meetup to practice speaking, reading and writing. Find out about festivals, art shows and ot …

Meet, pray, sing, drink :) New friends / dating.  20's and 30's.  At the beginning of each meeting we will read from the Catholic version of the Bible and sing a few songs.  Then we'll share ideas on how to be good Catholics in the modern world.  Non-Catholics interested in becoming Catholic are encouraged to join the group.  Meetings will be held at member's homes for the reading and singing, then adjourning to a nearby bar for deep conversation.  The initial meeting will be held in Canton.

Welcome to our friendly group! Everyone is welcome; singles, married, those looking, those in relationships, couples, those with or without kids, and anyone interested in adventures and entertaining pursuits. No discrimination here! With Event Organizers who plan a variety of activities, we have events every week and occasionally events with other groups. * PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE REQUESTING TO JOIN* TO JOIN & REMAIN A MEMBER: ~  POST A  RECOGNIZABLE PICTURE OF YOURSELF / your face, a …

The featured book will be Iyanla Vanzant’s book Peace from Broken Pieces.

Hello Everyone. My name is Naoko. I am the founder of MeetJapanlady.com that provides meeting opportunities for professional single American men and Japanese women and whose ultimate goal is creating happy marriages. I started Meet Japan Lady (MJL) Meetup groups in Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Tokyo to create more opportunities for our members to meet in person in a fun and safe setting. Our MJL Meetup groups are based on http://MeetJapanLady.com‘s policy, so everyone, who is interested in atten …

New to Baltimore? Or just want to discuss great books with like minded friends? We are a few Towson area 20 something ladies looking to gather a small group for a monthly book discussion and a glass of wine (or two). Come join us to laugh, have fun and exchange stories!

Loving what is... is the foundation book for understanding Byron Katie's THE WORK . The book and her work provide an amazingly simple technique for a gentle kind of therapy.  We get to question some of our thoughts and eventually show others how to do the same thing.  The process is always revealing.  I've found Byron Katie's work useful for life coaching sessions and counseling adults or couples struggling with relationship issues.  The Glen Burnie, Maryland Meetup Group was started to bring By …