Meet locals intrigued by philosophy and its impact on our understanding of life, the universe and everything! The usual format is a dinner at a restaurant in the city, with a limited number of people to enjoy conversation and intellectual give and take. The idea is that good conversation requires small crowds, and is helped by good food and wine, just like in the original Symposium by Plato. No technical background in philosophy required, just a love of wisdom! The Dinner and Philosophy meetup i …

NYC PICKUP SOCCER-“Say Goodbye To League Fees” OUR PROMISE: We will provide high quality Soccer tournaments, NYC PICKUP Soccer games, and yearly NYC World Cup; without the high cost!!! Making a difference: We donate the proceeds from the winning teams to charity, and make yearly donations to schools. (NYC Pickup Soccer, make these donations.) It is possible to give without charging hundreds of dollars for a few kick of the ball. We will use futbol as a symbol of hope and integration, by hostin …

Have you ever regretted NOT doing something? Has self doubt and anxiety ever held you back in life? Was there ever a time you wish you had said or done something, but didn't? If so, this meetup is for you. Fear and self doubt all too often limit us from the best part of ourselves, and from the best things in life. Whether its trying something new with your life, or approaching a stranger, too many of us hesitate out of self doubt. Windows of opportunities come and go quickly, and life is way too …

I8 FOOD BLOG: This is were me and my authors/editors drop our wisdom with reviews, eatymology, recipes, etc! Our new food blog is up! http://www.i8nyc.com TWITTER @ I8AND8: Every Deal will be posted there. That's right. You get the inside track to invites on everything I get. Well, most :) http://www.twitter.com/i8and8 I8 FACEBOOK PAGE: You will get invited FIRST to Exclusive Events. All you have to do is 'Like' Us and you're good to go! http://www.facebook.com/i8nyc I8 SUPPER …

You know who you are! The special little dog that seems to rule the city! You are everywhere and you love to get together and play! So we are pleased to announce a new meetup group called "Yorkie Nation". Whether you're a Yorkie with papers, or a yorkie whose background is mixed with some other breed, you are welcome to join our group! We'd like to get together and discuss everything Yorkie! Let's show our pride and gather the biggest, the brightest, and the most enthusiastic doggy meetup gr …

Live Reggae NYC the #1 and Fastest Growing Reggae Meetup In The NYC Area! There are excellent Reggae events happening all around NYC tri-state area and we know how to find them! Live Reggae NYC is a group for Reggae lovers and supporters and those who are curious about the music and want to experience more. As a member you are automatically eligible for FREE and discount tickets to select events hosted by top producers, promoters and venues! MORE ABOUT US! LRNYC is a One Love vibe and our effort …

Guitar lovers and guitarists - welcome to the NYC Guitar Group! The NYC Guitar Group is for everyone and everything guitar- to bring us all together as a guitar community: guitarists, guitar students, guitar teachers, guitar makers, guitar sellers, guitar technicians, songwriters, composers, guitar managers, and everyone who loves the sound of the guitar.  This group is for you. Even if you've never held a guitar before, come join us and discover a beautiful instrument! Our mission is to bring t …

The two Professional Organizers behind Genius Organizing- www.geniusorganizing.com- invite you to take part in this group and receive support, camaraderie, and practicable, hands-on tips and advice for decluttering your homes and offices and organizing what's left. Anyone who believes their work and/or personal life is being held back by clutter and disorganization should join, and will leave each meeting energized, motivated and ready to take on their mess! What will you achieve by being a mem …

Welcome to the NYC French Social Meetup Group. We are a fun group of people from the NYC tri-state area who speak French, or who just love the French Language, French Culture, French Books and even French Movies. Everything French! We come together to meet and be merry, make new friendships, and do both social and French- oriented activities. Our diverse events include: dinners, wine tastings, visits to museums, French films, themed parties, picnics, going to some of the hottest clubs in the cit …

NYC PICKUP SOCCER-“Say Goodbye To League Fees” OUR PROMISE: We will provide high quality Soccer tournaments, NYC PICKUP Soccer games, and yearly NYC World Cup; without the high cost!!! Making a difference: We donate the proceeds from the winning teams to charity, and make yearly donations to schools. (NYC Pickup Soccer, make these donations.) It is possible to give without charging hundreds of dollars for a few kick of the ball. We will use futbol as a symbol of hope and integration, by hostin …

A redditor is a member of www.reddit.com Public Mirror of the events so you don't have to sign up to meetup: http://www.reddit.com/r/nycmeetups/ Just a bunch of geeks and nerds hanging out. We do not care if you are a redditor or not, but it helps. We have meetups every week and other random events organized by other nerds like you! Join our mailing list:  http://groups.google.com/group/reddit-nyc Join the IRC Chat room!: server: chat.freenode.net  room:#/r/nyc This group is not a platform fo …

This group is for Asians in the NYC area who are in their 30's and 40's. I've always felt a screaming need for a meetup for this demographic.  There seems to be a meetup for everything BUT an Asian 30's and 40's group.  Finally, instead of wishing and hoping for one (Why doesn't someone (else) create one, for cying out loud?), I decided to "make it so". Future activities will include the upcoming Salsa class, picnics, waterfalls cabin camping, NYC guided walking tours, museum guided tours, comed …

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river...come rollin' and explore the rivers and oceans of the east coast. Have fun and meet other adventurers and fun seekers. Here everything goes, from sunset cruises to whitewater rafting and everything in between...charter and beach fishing, kayaking, canoeing, beach parties, swimming, scuba diving, waverunners, water skiing, wakeboarding and much much more!!!

This group is intended to become a hub for all today's technologies that make up the Internet as we know it. Here you are free to talk about front-end as well as back-end. This includes but not limited to everything from CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, NodeJS, jQuery, YUI, MooTools, to Perl, Ruby, JAVA, UNIX, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, and anything else that drives today's Web 2.0 websites. Once this group reaches 50 members, we will begin meeting biweekly in informal settings (usually over coffee, drink …

The mission of this group is exactly what the name implies, we want to provide good company and a positive atmosphere to experience those things that- for whatever reason- you either weren't able to do before or don't get to do often enough. To work toward that, we try to offer a wide variety of things for you to do with us. We try to cater to the interests of as many people as possible. But we are few and you are many, and this means to do what we want as well as possible, we need your help. Fe …

CALLING ALL MOTOCYCLETTERASTS NY area wahlbergs, spankys, pacinos, urkels, pitts, jolies, cobains, rossis, nikitas, connerys, thurmans, diesels, snipes, lucy lius, vangoghs, austin powerses, clouds, griers, bruce lees, spidermen and other accomplished, slick, boffo two-wheeled bohemians, burners and other creatives in search of a home . . . A new concept in motorcycling based outta NYC "An unconventional, paradigm-shifting motorbike think-tank, entertainment and riding group" What is Bik …

We're strictly for singles who are 40 and over, who enjoy upscale travel, parties, dining out, Museums, Theater/Broadway, and, live within 4 hours of NYC OR who are in NYC frequently. A note to those thinking about joining this group This club features everything from dining out & movies to Broadway/Lincoln Center outings to Yankees games to day trips & even vacation opportunities. Please be forewarned that most activities will be in the $50 to $150 per person range, so, if that is too high for …

"Open your heart to me slightly, and I will open the world to you." - The Zohar Kabbalah is an ancient spiritual teaching which was passed on through special souls from generation to generation. It was concealed from the masses up until the end of the 20th century. Now we live in a special time, when Kabbalah becomes available to everyone who has an interest in spirituality. Bnei Baruh is a non-profit organization . Everything it offers is free to use: online classes, book downloads, etc. The go …

This meetup group will be for Photographers who want to become better in their Post Production Workflow. From Novice to Professional, everyone will be able to learn something new. Join us, and take your photography to the next level. Our main goal is to bring a solid foundation in the training of Adobe Photoshop. We will walk you through everything from starting as a beginner, and guide you through becoming a paid professional. Everything you need to learn, you can find it with The Art of Retouc …

Konnichiha! Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! こんにちは！どうぞよろしくお願いします！ Pleased to meet you all! welcome to The Japan Cultural Appreciation group! Mission Statement The purpose of the Japan Cultural Appreciation Group (JCAG) is to promote both Japanese and English language as well as Japanese culture. This is accomplished by providing a service that helps people to learn either language who may otherwise have learning or financial difficulties doing so. In a friendly environment, people from all over t …

A group for successful men who want even greater success with women and business. Add more horse power to your career, great car and amazing apartment with tools that work. You already have the beautiful woman, but you wonder about those exotic, sultry and sexy women you encounter during your day. Or you want to know how to reach this level. For the confirmed bachelor, recently divorced man, someone fresh out of a long-term relationship, want to date interracially, date much older, date much you …

This group is for New York Professionals, between the ages of 35 and 55, who are looking to make friends. Is there a better way to spend an evening than a stimulating conversation over drinks? We are not looking to explore the city or seek a heart-stopping adventure. At the end of a hard week, we are looking to unwind in a cool lounge with a good cocktail and interesting company. After all, there are no strangers in New York: just friends you have not yet met! If you are looking to spend time in …

This is the place for everything crowd-related. The founders of the Crowdcentric Network have 30 years experience in the entertainment and IT industries, and are currently the founders of a global crowdfunding platform which will soon be a major crowdsourcing portal too. We started this meetup group to bring together like-minded individuals interested in everything crowdcentric. We will hold regular networking mixers, and panels with industry experts and successful entrepreneurs so we can help e …

NYC is an AMAZING city! The glamour, the food, the culture, the fun... city has the best of everything. As a singleton, you can have a blast doing any and everything and having someone in your life to share it all with is even better.There are a ton of couples is but its tough to meet each other. 'Perfect Couples' is for Couples who would like to join others couples for a light conversation for meeting new friends and enjoying the best NYC has to offer. If that sounds like you, please join our g …

"If you are interested in healing yourself in any area of your life, be it for stress, overwhelm, health, finances, relationships or professional life, this is the group for you. We will meet once a month to do EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on ourselves, facilitated by EFT therapist Gail Mae Ferguson-Maceda. EFT is a simple but powerful self-help tool that aims to clear the energetic blocks that cause the physical or emotional issue. Everyone can learn to do it for themselves, and continue …

Everything about Music. We will meet once in two-three weeks to talk about music's pleasure, harmony, philosophy, and neuroscience. A special topic will be the visualization of melodic space. Music lovers, moviemakers, and computer virtuosos are welcome to discuss their ideas about music’s images. Wednesday 7PM

Our goal is to offer opportunities for education, making it possible to look with openness, curiosity and critical judgment at every aspect of reality. Our ideals are summed up by the suggestion to "Test everything; retain what is good." A sign of its authenticity is the ability, or at least the desire, to encounter people from all walks of life, and to look for and appreciate everything that is true, good and worthwhile in the various expressions of human life. These expressions include scienc …

This Meetup is for creative females in or around their 30s! Whether you are a writer, scientist, artist, engineer, musician, businessperson, or creative hobbyist, we want to meet you! Join to talk to, bond with, and cut loose amongst cool women like yourself and get ideas and relationships flowing. --- The Dirty Thirties, also known as “The Dust Bowl,” was a period during the 1930s when severe dust storms raged over American and Canadian prairies. Our website and Meetup group has nothing to do w …