Swimming in the ocean or open water can be daunting and frightening but it doesn't have to be. Open water swimming is the most natural and beautiful way to use your swimming muscles. This group is designed to get you out of the pool and into the ocean. Open water swimming, especially in the ocean, is a lot different than swimming in the pool and can seem counter intuitive. I will teach you how to read the water, enter and exit safely, and deal with the conditions of the swim. This group is goo …

Founded in April 2012, the Women Entrepreneurs Club is a group for dynamic, creative, educated, and forward-thinking Los Angeles women to share their ideas, career stories, and goals as they embark on non-traditional careers. The group is a forum for women to post ideas, events, and collaborate on projects. During our monthly meetings, we will have speakers lead discussions on various topics, such as taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, financial planning, balancing work and family, and prac …

Group meeting held at ROC-Fashion Island for small - big business owners who want to meet with other startups and established business owners to collaborate / network / hear success stories and more... Elite speakers of businesses from well known and respected companies. Much more than physical space, ROC’s Serviced Offices and Co-Workspace is a platform for its members to connect, tapping into a pool of highly skilled, creative, entrepreneurs and professionals. We offer educational and mentorin …

this is a group for anyone interested in the sport of water polo.... you can be beginner, intermediate or advance.... although our club has programs for all ages and skill levels from youth to adult .... my main intent was to get more adults playing in a more recreational style manner, like pick up games, scrimmages, etc.... who knows what it will lead to, the majority of our sessions are at the Joint Forces Training Base Pool in Los Alamitos, is an oudoor heated Olympic size pool, it is home of …

We are winos & wana be winos with a semi serious poker problem who like to eat good food. We will be having poker games where we will taste good wines and eat good stuff. (Poker playing will be optional at our larger 70+ attendee potluck events where a large number/most of the party attendees willl be non players & sometimes there is a beginners table). We are fun, friendly, diverse group. If you want to socialize & play poker while drinking good wine & having some good eats you are in the r …

Do you have a teen with a diagnose of Asperger Syndrome, HFA, or PDD-Nos, who only need minimum support or no support? Are you constantly searching for safe and effective social opportunities for them? If yes, then you've come to the right place! AAU focuses on doing just that! American Aspergers United started with the support of a small group of of warrior parents who have been through many heartaches, hurdles and humility.  Our goal is for our teens to be able to function, tolerate or at leas …

This is a group meet for photography and film projects. We welcome photographers, models, actors, actresses, MUAs, hairstylists, artists and filmmakers to join our group, promote new concepts and collaborate on projects. We can learn from each others and pool our talents to get the works done! Whether you’re a student or amateur with aspirations or a seasoned professional, we hope this group holds value.  We have meets for group workshop and individual session on a monthly basis.  Connect with u …

This group is made for those who love to try new recipes, love having cocktails, and most importantly love meeting other awesome girls in the Weho/Hollywood area! Sorry guys, this group is just for women (ages 25-37). We meet at the home hosted by a member and hang out over yummy food and drinks. We usually try to have a theme - ideas are appreciated! Note: While we all try to make new items. Trader Joe's is totally an acceptable go to on the fly. We occasionally meet at restaurants or pools, bu …

We need event hosts!  Contact me if you'd like to host an event. :) This group is for fun loving people in Los Angeles to get together & have a good time. We'll do happy hours, go to LA's many great restaurants, museums, galleries, & performances. How about a day sailing or scuba diving? Beach bonfire, BBQs, a pool tournament, Salsa Night,or Lakers Game? I'd love to get a group together to do some volunteering, or take a group cooking class, or go up to Napa for a weekend. Members are encouraged …

Come join the Long Beach Ski Club on one of our Mammoth Mountain Weekend Ski Trips Planning can save you money! The club is offering two options for making accommodations for the weekend trips to Mammoth. If four or more members sign up for any given trip and send in their money four weeks prior to the trip, the Club has the ability to reserve a condo. The price will be the same as last year - $150 for the two night trips, and $198 for the three night trips. If less than four members sign up f …

Calling All Invincibility Seekers: Everyone loves superheros and superheroines: Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman. What if you could be a superhero or heroine in your own life? Would you make your problems disappear? Would you fly over obstacles and achieve your wildest dreams? Would you materialize the greatest relationships, career and financial success, happiness, joy, and love you ever thought possible? Yes, you would, and now you can. In this remarkable group of Invincibility Seekers, we …

Maybe Baby is a co-gender group for LGBT prospective parents. All are welcome in this supportive forum that helps educate prospective parents about the specific legal, medical, psychological, and social circumstances faced in LGBT family formation. Experts on adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, financial planning, and so much more speak at our meetings on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month from 10:30am - 12:30pm.  Location is at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd (between Mel …

From referrals to networking The Collective is Los Angeles/Santa Barbara based with a focus on the sharing of talents and some resources by its members. If you’d like to be a part of an open-minded group of thinkers bent on business success but tempered with empathy this may be the group for you. This group is not only about social get togethers, group photos and seminars but about moving already existing businesses forward or getting new ideas off the ground as quickly and as efficiently as pos …

Hi Everyone, my name is Lyn.  I am a stay-at-home mom to a baby boy who was born in July of 2011, and wife to an amazing husband.  And while I am grateful to be able to experience every one of my son's milestones, like a lot of moms who love, adore, and generally can't be parted from our children, I have the need for some real, adult interaction! So I decided to start my own mommy group. And, in what seemed to be a short period of time, we have a terrific group: caring, involved moms who are com …

We are the OC Homeschool Group - living proof that learning outside of school isn't scary, sheltered or difficult. Homeschooling is actually easy; always engaging, sometimes hilarious (and it guarantees you'll never live the same day twice.) We meet every Thursday at Balearic Park in Costa Mesa from 11:30am until 4:30pm. People come from all over Southern California to soak up the sunshine and play with us! All families are welcome here. (Yes, that means you, too!) We are totally diverse: homesc …

We're a social group with a common personality trait: Intuition. In this case, "Intuition" refers to one of the traits identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Those who test as iNtuitive tend to be big-picture people who are imaginative, future-oriented, and enjoy discussing theories and abstract concepts. iNtuitives usually find it easier to connect with other iNtuitives. Since only ¼ of the U.S. population is iNtuitive, our group brings together fellow iNtuitives and makes it eas …

Our Mission To promote business and social networking among Canadians living in Orange County. Our Vision To be the Canadian networking focal point in Orange County connecting fellow Canadians together to promote a sense of community and to support personal and business networking through the celebration of a shared Canadian heritage. Our Values • Helping others • Sharing • We recognize that we have a tremendous pool of talent and business acumen within our local Canadian community. • Our c …

If you're looking for backpacking, canyoneering, mountaineering, serious day hikes, and other advanced trips, look no further. What makes us different from other LA Hiking Groups? A focus on advanced events, with day hikes of at least 10 miles a day, weekend backpacking, camping, and technical canyoneering too. You won't see any easy hikes, cookouts, or social events here. Four season hiking - In the winter we'll actively seek out snow for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, winter camping, and …

This group is for people who are interested in producing video content for YouTube. At each meeting we introduce ourselves, discuss projects we have done or are currently working on.  We also talk about camera gear and promotional strategies.  People who have attended meetings have been very involved in YouTube, and other are yet to have a YouTube account.  Meetings usually have around 7-10 folks.  If you have business cards bring them. In the past year collaborations have been rare.  These meet …

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 …

MDMS5V: Meetup.com/OC-Polyamory: Orange County's Polyamory with Integrity Community Group, since 2010 MJ6AZ9: For those in or visiting America's Southern California's Orange County, we are your community group catering to all levels of & interest in polyamory, from ol' timers to those just curious about the community or if it might be for them. If you're in or around OC and one of the increasing many actively living the poly lifestyle, or just experimenting with it, or want to meet other local …

Why did I start this group? I decided to start this group because I'm looking to meet friends with similar interests who want to take advantage of L.A. with me. I moved to Manhattan Beach from my home state of Iowa in 2002 but spent the past 3 years back in Iowa. The beach and warm weather called me back, so here I am again! Many of my friends are unavailable because they have moved, have new young families that are the priority, or always seem to be in the middle of a crisis. I'm looking for do …

Most people love going out and enjoying life and meeting new friends. But it can get pretty expensive quickly, especially here in the OC. So this group is all about enjoying things under a budget so that everyone can participate. Sure we may splurge once in a while but we will also do fun things like happy hour, free concerts/events, group dinner deals etc. So we are not a group of cheapies, just smart consumers who wants to maximize their fun time!  Our group welcomes FUN+ACTIVE individuals and …

Hi, My name is 景雯 I was a parachute kid from Taiwan, I moved to OC in 1988. My family is all in Taiwan still, I'm the only one here in the states.  Since my husband and I got married almost 3 years ago, we been trying to preserve and explore my cultural heritage.  We love Taiwanese street food and Mandarin movies.  Last year we decided to have our baby in Tainan where I was born and raised so that we can share the experience with my family in Taiwan and provide a relationship for my daughter and …

Hello ladies! I know how hard it is to find true CONSISTENT friendships in LA instead of just having acquaintances. This group is focusing on women in their 20's and 30's for true friendships while doing a VARIETY of FUN and ADVENTUROUS activities in LA and surrounding areas. Some of the activities will be happy hours, dining out, fun day at the beach, trip to Laguna Beach for the weekend, Catalina, Hawaii, movies, concerts, balloon ride, bowling, playing pool. I love variety and any idea th …

This group is all about making new friends and having a great time. The purpose of this group is creating a place where new friendships can be made. After all why did we all join Meetup to begin with? So we hope you will join our group and come to the events. We have some very simple rules we ask people to follow. Our rules are very simple and really just common sense (then again common sense to one isn't the same to everyone else so here we are having to spell it out). RSVP'ing for an event - …

It's just 100 days until the official kickoff of Summer! Are you ready for the BBQ's, wedding season, graduations, pool time, beach time, fun-in-the-sun time? This Group is designed to get your body ready for Summer in a supportive, educational and fun way! Program is 12 weeks long and past participants have boasted weight loss, muscle gain, toning, sculpting, shredding, and increased energy. And have I mentioned the CASH PRIZES yet? Can't wait for you to join the party!

This group is for families of atheists, freethinkers, humanists, agnostics and all others with a rational world view with a focus on planning family-friendly activities and providing rational parents with a place to share and learn about raising freethinking children. We are looking for active members who would like to be involved in planning and hosting BBQs, game nights, pool parties, and trips to the zoo, beach days, amusement park trips and any other family friendly activity in the Los Ang …