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Welcome to SoCalEvents. We are a fairly new group. We created this social club for people to enjoy a variety of events. Many of us enjoy sports, working out, outdoor adventures, restaurants, nightlife, happy hour, explore towns, and more. Most of us believe in good health and good company with friends. So if you would like to stay fit or get fit we welcome you. We will be planning the following events: 1. Explore Restaurants (LA, Southbay, & OC) 2. Wine Tastings, Sake Tasting, Wineries 3 …

Hi everyone, I'm Laurent. I'm gonna be organizer of Los Angeles Iron Chefs for a while. But the most simple for everyone will be to join my main group which is: http://www.meetup.com/Cooking-Classes-with-a-Fun-French-C... After learning cooking in France, working in England, Belgium of course in France and for the last 3 years in Los Angeles, many of my friends and relation keep asking me about doing some cooking classes, and i done already a bunch of it in France and Belgium and it was always …

SPACES, PLACES, LOCATIONS, VENUES bring us experiences, and can enhance them. This group offers a variety of sensual experiences, dabbling at the edges of: ART, SOUND, PERFORMANCE, ARCHITECTURE, GREAT VIEWS, SENSORY EXPERIENCES, INTERESTING SMELLS AND TASTES, LIGHTING, DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, TEXTURES . . . Come join us. Discover and share special locations and the experiences they offer ! Whether it is a: - location where drawing or photographing is particularly interesting - opera th …

Are you LGBT and a foodie? Have you always wanted to join a dining club that will try out a wide variety of restaurants - from street food, all the way to fine dining, from American cuisine, to all types of ethnic cuisine Southern California has to offer? Then this is the group for you. We have a wide variety of events to fit everyone's budget - from $10 to $15 at street food and certain ethnic restaurants, all the way to $100 plus for fine dining. Its up to you what event you want to sign up f …

We engage in works of pleasure and progress. Nous s'engager dans des oeuvres de plaisir et le progrès. Wir führen in den Werken der Freude und des Fortschritts. Nos involucramos en obras de placer y de progreso. Ci impegniamo in opere di piacere e di progresso.

Hi, I am Katie and I am in the business of introducing quality single friends and clients to each other for many years! My passion for this rewarding task is born out of love for people and seeing a strong need for it in Los Angeles County. Yes, even after 8 years corporate experience in customer service and personnel development, I STILL LOVE PEOPLE! You will learn more when we meet. Are you someone who is open-minded about trying "spontaneous" activities and most importantly, want a life out …

This group, originally strictly an early brunch group, is now expanding a bit.  Stay tuned for great brunches, dinners and other fun activities. Who are our members? This meetup is for members in the 30's to 40's age group who are friendly and open-minded. I'm happy to say my members are just that: friendly, intelligent, and fun! This group is Los Angeles based and we tend to enjoy restaurants that are not too far from the area. We enjoy restaurants from the east side such as Pasadena/Silverlake …

What do you get when you mix and mingle Wine Lovers, Sexy Singles, Friends, and Business Professionals at an upscale venue? Find out by joining us at one of our next events and enjoy meeting fellow wine lovers, sexy sophisticated single women & men, network, make cool and fun friends and explore some of the more upscale venues in Brentwood, Santa Monica, Venice, & Marina Del Rey, culver city. etc. We are a fun group of singles in their 30's to 40's who love making new friends at our events from: …

This group celebrates the lifecycle of food, from garden to table with gardening, cooking and dining events.

We can all use more Girl Friends! This group is for active, upbeat, ladies in their 40s, who primarily live or work in the West Los Angeles area and want to have fun and make friends in the process. We'll schedule brunches, lunches, HAPPY HOURS, High Tea, coffee time, bike rides, movie nights, bowling, wine trips, beach parties, and other fun activities, all with the goal of making new friends. This is NOT a business networking group, but as you make friends, a business opportunities may develo …

This is for Women & Men who are 55 nd over, Single,live in West LA,Marina del Rey..........Santa WMonica, etc. Where ever..I know a GREAT CAFE in Marina Del Rey!..........LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS!...We will meet once a month for Lunch or Dinner on Saturday or Sunday. A Time to Relax, Dine,Socialize and make new Friends.  Very Casual.

If you are looking to connect with fellow Africans and friends of Africa; meet new people, expand your network, and learn about Africa - then you are at the right place.  Lets meet & share with others our diverse cultures, history, and the American experience.  Anyone including non-Africans are free to join this group.  Our meetup will also give our members who are new to the U.S./Los Angeles the opportunity to make friends, thereby easing the process of adapting to the new LA environment. Our …

This meetup is for people who want to have eco-friendly fun, (mostly for free!) with like-minded friends who come together to eat, watch movies, learn, laugh and spread the love! Green Veggies is a non-profit formed to explain how eating meat directly causes climate change and how we can all save the world by the fastest, easiest, cheapest means possible. We offer a friendly, supportive approach to empower people to Eat Green, go vegetarian, and connect with a growing movement. Read more at gree …

We provide a relaxed and friendly opportunity to meet other dynamic, engaging singles. We dedicate the time necessary to get to know you and your potential matches for you. We will listen to you're dating and life experiences and strive to find what you are looking for in your social life. We provide confidential dating and relationship coaching and make matchmaking follow-up phone calls for you after our events. We create a comfortable social atmosphere in many venues, where you will succeed in …

Hi Awesome Ladies! THE PURPOSE To find down to earth awesome female friends. Have you also had a hard time making quality friendships, especially in LA? Then you are in the right place! THE AGE RANGE This group is for anyone 30-40's. THE PEOPLE This group is for any female that is 100% drama free, down to earth, easy to talk to, honest, caring, and looking for the same thing in another female friend. If you are more into labels, looks, industry conversation, or the club scene, this is not the …

A unique opportunity for you to join a NEWLY FORMING Meetup group. Are you an LA guy who is busy working, busy with family, chores, or just overwhelmed with the fast pace of life, and have found it difficult to meet active, interesting, high quality friends? Me too. And that's why decided to do something proactive, and create this Meetup group. This group is for professional guys in their 30s and 40s who are looking to build friendships and establish new networks, all while enjoying some of the …

This group is a way for young professional women to connect with one another, build friendships, and have a great time!

LA Dinner Club introduces an exciting new spin to the dining experience. Think the club promoter business model, but for restaurants. Therefore, instead of DJ’s featured as the centerpiece of the evening… it’s Chef’s. We assume full control of a participating restaurant, on their slowest night – typically Monday’s, select a bad ass culinary god and pair the feast with a local winemaker. To make it interesting for the our guest executive chef we challenge them to utilize the existing inventory  …

We are singles in our 20's to 50's interested in doing fun recreational activities with other singles, which include: * Happy hour time * Dining out * Exploring Los Angeles together * Going to concerts, movies and other types of shows * Going to art events / galleries  *  Hiking and other outdoor enjoyment * Game days / nights (Backgammon, Texas Hold 'Em, etc) * Discussions (topics open) *  So many options!  Please join us and let's have fun together!

What We Do: We have events about every six weeks at great venues in Los Angeles where we socialize, have a nice healthy dinner, and do a raffle where everyone donates a gift of what they love to do and receive a gift in return. Purpose: The idea is to provide a sense of community where friends of like-light-hearts can gather to share and exchange their innate gifts, grow in appreciation of each other, and experience more of who they truly are. • Celebrate the fullest expression of everyone! • Gi …

Dining, Happy Hours, wine tastings and other activities in and around Venice. This is an group run group.  Any member can sponsor an event.  Simply click on the "Schedule a Meetup" on our page.  If there's something you'd like to do in the area but no one to go with put it here and find like minded souls.

For People 23-40 Years Old.  Every week we pick one restaurant in Santa Monica to dine at until we've been to every restaurant in town.  We DO NOT include national fast food chains, but will include smaller Mom and Pop type places and local chains when appropriate;  choosing 1 dive restaurant a month, at least 1 ethnic restaurant a month, and 1 high end ($$$$). Because reservations are often required and out of respect for the restaurants that save us the tables,  only people who show up after R …

Hello Ladies! I created this group for females in their 20’s, living in the Santa Monica area that are looking to create lasting friendships. My goal is to pull together a fun group of young women who share similar interests. Join this group if you enjoy chatting over coffee and tea, dining socials, movie nights, scrapbooking , wine & cheese, museums, happy hours, and mainly just having someone to chat with. I would like to create a few meetups per month and take in any suggestions from members. …

During the week are you tired of having lunch alone, eating at the same restaurants, having the same conversations or being with the same work people? If so, let's have lunch! We meet once a week at a new restaurant in the area. We can try new places and meet new faces. Everyone eats! We also have special events and activities outside of lunch.  These activities may include movies, happy hour, brunch, poker, skating, game shows (Price is Right), hiking, picnics, boating and other recreational ac …

Westside Young Professionals & Adventurous Spirits Unite (Late 20s - 40)! *Events & Activities will include restaurants, concerts, bars/lounges, volunteering, athletic activites, the outdoors, and various events around LA! Majority of events will take place on the Westside but will be open to exploring other parts of LA as well.* Please feel free to suggest meetup ideas so we can keep this group active and fun! :-) XO, Suzy

Maybe you’re in school, maybe working, maybe just trying to figure out what you want to do with your life. The question is are you living? Take advantage of the opportunities and moments you have now. Every day I want to learn something new and cool, experience life to the fullest, meet fun people, and enjoy the communities around me. If you agree with me this is the meetup to join. Playa 20s is about providing these opportunities, as an informal social network and by connecting people in thei …

We are a group of knitters and crocheters who live and craft from Santa Monica to the Westside. We meet the LAST WEDNESDAY of every month at The Market at Santa Monica Place on the dining deck from 7-9ish. We will be sitting at round tables in the Market between the entrance and GROUNDWORKS COFFEE. For directions and more info click  http://www.themarketsmp.com/ Park on the top level of the parking structure (lots of available spaces) The first 90 minutes are free. First hour after is $1.00. …