The Southern Ladies Book Club is back on Meetup! This group began several years ago and we want to increase our membership and meet some new book lovers! Southern Ladies Book Club is for women in their 40's and 50's who feel a connection to books and reading. This book club will depend on members' commitment to read and attend each month as consistently as possible. We are a relaxed, fun group, so if you weren't able to finish the book, you are still welcome attend to meeting to discuss the book …

If you like reading and good conversation you'll like our group. Friendly, fun, and open to new reading ideas, we read all over the place. Mostly literary fiction, with some popular fiction and a few light titles for fun thrown in the mix. We meet in the morning, typically the first or second Wednesday of each month, and always at the Panera on Darrington Drive in Cary. Each month after our discussion we make reading suggestions for the following month, then poll members for 24 hours to see what …

Come practice your intuitive reading and healing skills. Members are welcome to give and receive readings. This group is intended for non-professionals and professionals alike to gain experience and share their gifts. Please feel free to post your ideas in the ideas section. There is no cost for this meetup. However, if you wish to donate a few dollars to help support the cost of maintaining the meetup site, I would be grateful. Open to all forms of psychic reading and divination such as: Clairv …

This is the perfect group for young women who love to snuggle up and get lost in good a book, who are looking to make new friends, or who just need an escape from their weekly routine! This group is all about the enjoyment of reading. There no pressure to read ALL of the books. If life gets too busy and you simply don't get the chance to read it, then you can still come for the conversation. Every member influences the book choices by participating in a poll and making suggestions. The conversat …

Love to read romance novels? Come read and discuss some AWESOME romance novels with Romance Writers of America's 2010 Librarian of the Year.

Participate with your therapy dog in a great program in the schools and libraries in Wake County where kids read to dogs. We have over 30 reading opportunities each month and always need therapy dogs and their handlers to help out. Please note, your dog must have pet therapy certification from a nationally recognized pet therapy group to participate, and all new members MUST attend a new member orientation before attending any read sessions. Contact See Spot Read's director, Beth Cooke Weaver, a …

Welcome to the Chick Lit Meetup Group of Chapel Hill/Carrboro. This group was started in an effort to have fun, drink wine and talk about our favorite books. My goal is to have meetups in different areas of Carrboro/Chapel Hill and I am eager to hear your recommendations. We can also swap books that we have already read. My thought is that we will meet once a month to discuss a chick lit book. Meeting locations are restaurants where we can have a drink and bite to eat while we chat. My goals are …

This is a group for anyone who enjoys reading or writing long-form or book-length works of nonfiction. If you enjoy long-form feature writing in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, or Esquire... or books by authors like Laura Hillenbrand, Rebecca Skloot, Bill Bryson, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, or Gay Talese, this would be a meetup for you. I'm looking forward to monthly meetups to read and discuss great nonfiction. Sometimes we'll read and discuss an article or two; other times, a nonfiction boo …

Creating community and advancing love of reading (with all its benefits) in the Cary community and beyond. We create and oversee mini-lending libraries where individuals can borrow a book, read a book, return a book and donate favorite other books. No advertising, no personal promotions, no politics, no proselytizing...just creating a chance for adventure and learning. If you are interested in learning more, join us. If you wish to help build little libraries (just 1, or more), join us. If you h …

Join our laid-back group of Raleigh-area individuals who enjoy meeting cool people, reading the latest fiction releases and discussing them over a great meal. We vote on which books to read, then we meet up at a local restaurant whose theme is related to the theme of the book. We meet for weekday dinners, Saturday breakfasts, and Sunday brunches at places that are always affordable and located in or around Raleigh. Our members are both men and women, and our ages range from early 20s to 60s.  Do …

Secular Buddhism is a new approach to Buddhism. Although there is no one definition, you can get a good idea of where it is going by looking at Rick Bateman's definition, the FAQ page from the Secular Buddhist Association website, and reading the works of Stephen Batchelor. Following are some of the features of Secular Buddhism I find most compelling: The secular approach to Buddhism means to explore the Buddha's teachings as they apply to life in the natural world without any magic overlays: no …

There are a lot of awesome books come from the Young Adult section of the library, and I know a lot of other adults read YA books and have nobody to dish about them with. There's a lot to dish! Dystopian futures, first loves and boarding schools - you can't go wrong. If you loved the Hunger Games, Princess Diaries, Sweet Valley Confidential, and all those other books that you want to put a paper bag book-cover on so nobody sees what you're reading, then you've found the right place! Bonus points …

A book club sponsored by Durham County Library that meets at East Regional Library. We read a variety of fiction and nonfiction. We like true crime, magical realism ,book club favorites, classics. Past books include Devil in the White City, the Soloist, Water for Elephants, Freakanomics, Age of Innocence, and The Book Thief.

If you're looking for a chance to talk about your favorite recent high school-aged YA reads, gather book recommendations for your students, and make some new friends, this is the group for you! We will gather to discuss recently-published young adult novels as we learn about ourselves, our students, and each other. Male and female teachers of all ages/experience levels are welcome!

Do you feel trapped in a world full of people that insist on reading an occassional novel or other piece of fiction? Join us!  We reject even the classics.  There has never been an exclusively nonfiction book club until now.

Lazy Lion Bookstore in Fuquay-Varina will soon be organizing a book discussion group, as well as a Scrabble night and a recurring casual Chess meetup. Please let me know when you join the group which activities you are interested in participating in.   If you have suggestions for books you would like to read and discuss, please don't hesitate to mention them.   Book group will meet once a month either Tuesday or Thursday.  Please let me know when you sign up if there is a preference.  The fina …

This is a group for people who share the interests of sci-fi, fantasy, reading, writing, etc.

An Interracial Social Group for Gay Guys interested in making new friends while experiencing venues & activities unique to Durham........critically acclaimed restaurants, bars, coffee shops & eateries; independent & foreign films; public talks & lectures; poetry & book readings; live jazz, soul & blues; classical music concerts; museum tours......... and maybe even a Bulls game because............. Durham's Where It's At!

In conjunction with each performance of the Deep Dish Theater Company, a book is selected that relates to the theme of the play. A conversation about the book is scheduled and the public is invited. It is not necessary to have seen the play to participate; many choose to watch the play after the book discussion. The discussion is free and no prior registration is required.

Someone recently said, poetry is not meant to be read quietly, but to be listened to. So just like in the Dead Poets Society movie, I would like to meet with people who also love poetry, love to read it aloud, love to perform it, love to talk about it and love to write it. - Let's come together sharing poems and why they touch us the way they do. Check out our website !!! http://www.livingpoetry.net/ Follow us on Facebook: Living Poetry Facebook Listen to our podcasts: Living Poetry Podcast Here …

This is the same group that used to meet as part of the Raleigh Women's Social Meetup Group.  All we've done is move it to its own web page.  We meet in a small venue so each monthly meeting is limited to 14 members.  All of the current members are interesting women who are committed to attending our group on a regular basis.   Most of us are over 40. We are informal, but do a pretty good job of sticking to the book with our discussion.  Every few months we'll select the next 3 or 4 books at on …

Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun! All writers -- and should-be writers -- are welcome! Specific details This meetup formed, phoenix-like, out of the ashes of the Raleigh writer's group that had been in existence since June 2005, and which I began being moderator of in September 2006. Our format is to read our writings aloud at each meeting, each work read can be up to 10 pages, double-spac …

I like to read, and I live in New Bern. I like to discuss books and meet new people! We meet once a month to discuss a book we all have read. We can vote on books to read, or I can randomly select one. I like good books, but I don't want to get too very intellectual. But I do want them to be interesting ones. Books to think about would be fiction and non fiction, sci/fi, biography and autobiographies, mainstream fiction and really whatever type of books the members want to read. I look forward …

PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING BELOW BEFORE JOINING THIS MEETUP: POLYAMORY: Having multiple honest, loving, intimate relationships with the full knowledge and consent of everyone involved. This group is for local polyamorists and sincerely interested folks of all ages and demographics in the Raleigh, Durham, & Chapel Hill metro! Polyamory means "Many Loves". Many people have both the capacity & the need to love more than one partner, and be able to sustain loving relationships with more than one. …

This book club began in 2007 in response to a gap in book clubs in the West side of the Triangle. Since then, many book clubs have emerged (on meetup, and elsewhere). We're still around, and I guess that means something is working. We alternate locations (between Chapel Hill and Durham), and for the most part, meet the last Tuesday of the month. Our four organizers all love this book club, and participate often. We're always looking for new members and fresh ideas in discussion. What can you exp …

BluWater is a LICENSED family run group that produces professional, organized, seasonal, themed photography events and monthly workshops for both models and photographers. Most events and workshops include models, few will be scenic only, in the Southern East Coast areas of the US, which includes, but is not limited to -- North Carolina, Myrtle Beach SC, Savannah Georgia, and many other intriguing locations, indoors and out. These Photography Events are not only professionally organized, fun, a …

Our activities and events are based on compassionately promoting ways to encourage the public to make vegan diet choices, with the eventual goal of more vegans and vegan options in North Carolina. We believe leafleting is among the most effective outreach activities, and since it’s so easy that is our focus. We also do vegan food sampling at festivals and supermarkets and tabling at different events. Our outreach style is modeled on Vegan Outreach and Mercy for Animals. Please take a look at tho …

We are a group of moms with kids ranging from birth to ten-years-old living in Clayton and the surrounding area. Our events include in-home playdates, library story times, park playdates, and other outings. Older siblings are welcome to attend our events, but most activities are geared towards younger children. Our main focus is providing an opportunity for our kids to play and learn while making new friends. This is also a great chance to spend time with other moms. One of the benefits of this …