Hello, I am Mela, the host and organizer of Solo Travel Tales. Welcome to our site. I hope you will join us for one of our travel-cultural-history meetings and events. We share tips, info, photos and lots of stories regarding independent travel. Our meetings are filled with travel tales and information; sharing our personal tips, resources, photos, laughs and the wonderful travel stories that usually accompany a good adventure. Our attendees are 'real' travelers and are eager to listen and share …

Located on Broadway in Long Beach, CA and blocks from the Pacific Ocean, The Long Beach Museum of Art, and The Museum of Latin American Art, Studio 1021 is dedicated to cultivating creativity, artistic growth and increased artistic expression within our community. One of our primary focuses is life drawing workshops. We offer a friendly atmosphere for artists of any level who want to draw/paint the human figure. We welcome a variety of media, and you are encouraged to use the time to further y …

Conservative Christian Singles Meetup   To meet other single Christians of all ages for wholesome fun and fellowship in the OC and surrounding areas for friendships, dating, and perhaps even meet your future spouse! Meetups include dinner nights, museums, seminars, karaoke, dancing, hiking, volunteering and much more.  If you're interested in hosting a Christian singles meetup, please email the organizer or co-organizer. We're looking for quality people who would love to make new single friend …

We always welcome new members!! http://www.facebook.com/DiscoverLongBeach Come out and Discover Long Beach. This group is open to new and old friends. If you are new to town or just looking to rediscover Downtown Long Beach, this group is for you.  Single, in a relationship or married, we welcome everyone. What do you enjoy most about Downtown Long Beach??  What outdoor activity to you enjoy most?  What is your favorite Happy Hour? We are looking for suggestions for Meetups.  Discover Long Bea …

Thank you for your interest in the Victorian Tea Society (VTS).  If you have a love of tea and Victoriana—along with a sense of community spirit…this group is for you! The Victorian Tea Society was formed in 1993.  The group’s primary purpose is fund-raising for the Heritage Museum of Orange County.  As a volunteer organization, our members donate their time and talents in an effort to support the museum through the teas and events we host.  Each member is expected to serve at, assist in the se …

Decided to do something or go somewhere fun at the last minute? You're gonna do it alone anyways, so why not post it here to see if other interested spontaneous members can join in. It's always more fun to do things with buddies or a companion. Post your planned or last minute event in as little time as couple hours before and be specific. Examples: I'm going fishing at 5pm at the Balboa pier for couple hours to see if I get a catch. Look for a brown guy with gray t-shirt and yellow shorts sta …

If you are 50+ looking for new friends to share new and old adventures with, this may be the place for you! Married, single, committed or 'un', it doesn't matter. What I hope to create with meetup is a group of individuals that want to explore, expand, and share. Beach parties, house parties, dining out, the occasional movie, maybe a scavenger hunt, mini day trips like Catalina, the Garment district, museums, concerts (free & otherwise : ) etc. I recently returned to SB after many years away and …

To bring South Bay and OC Jewish Professionals (30's and 40's) looking to network and build friendships. Planned activities include movie nights, hiking, volunteerism, museum trips, and foodie events in LA and OC.

This group is for working artists who live in Long Beach and want to build a community and support group with other working artists. We critique one another's work and discuss how we can put Long Beach on the map as a vibrant Artists Community. We also support the Arts in Long Beach by visiting Museums, Galleries and non traditional art openings.

Calling all southern California lesbians who love to learn! Let's visit museums, art galleries, and other educational experiences together! We have some incredible exhibits in southern California and sometimes our daily routines and busy schedules keeps us from having the opportunity to experience some amazing things.  Let's put this fun on our calendars and not miss out anymore! This group will plan in two ways: 1 local exhibit in southern California each month. 2 exhibits outside of our local …

Positive Professionals is a social group for gay men who are HIV positive and living in the Long Beach/South Bay/Los Angeles/Orange County area. We are professional guys (teachers, business men, doctors, nurses, lawyers, sales/marketing, and the like) interested in socializing and doing fun activities with other men with the intention of developing friendships and meaningful relationships. We enjoy things like coffee, wine, dining out, amusement parks, movies, theater, museums, etc. You should j …

We are a diverse group of families!  The majority of us home school, however that is not a requirement.  If you love getting out and exploring museums, zoos, parks, the great outdoors we would love for you to join us.  Often we schedule loosely structured "meet-ups" which include, crafts, educational play and other engaging activities.  Ideas of your own?  Places you've wanted to venture out to but would like to go as a group?  You will likely find others here that would love to join you!  Nothi …

Hello, I am looking to find other food and adventure enthusiasts to join me. I will be exploring restaurants large and small. From Ventura County to San Diego County. That means Long beach, Los Angeles, Orange County, The Valley, Riverside and more. Since I just moved to Long Beach we may be doing quite a few in that area. I hate eating alone and staying at home. I'm much happier being out breaking bread with new or old friends. If your not afraid to try a hole in the wall then this group is for …

Hi everyone. I wanted to start a group for stay-at-home parents of young children in Orange County to get together and do some fun outings, mostly during weekdays. I know there are a few similar groups already and I've heard good things about them but some of them seem to be geared toward niche groups so I decided to start one just geared toward all stay-at-home parents of young children. I think it'd especially be great to have some dads join, although I didn't want to make it specifically a da …

Nerds of a feather flock together, right? All those with nerdy interests are welcome. Come discuss your love of Doctor Who, vintage computers, Russian history, graphic novels, sabermetrics, or the Oxford comma. This group is for 20- and 30-somethings who are looking to meet fun, down-to-earth people their age who also happen to share some supposedly 'less than cool' interests. We're up for all kinds of events such as hiking, movie marathons, museum trips, dinner parties, and anything that lets o …

Hi love Halloween,because its the one day you can dress in costume and not be judged. Do you go to conventions for the excuse to dress up. Love renactments,but don't have the time or money to commit to it. Or perhaps you like a variety of time periods. Maybe you just love love love costumes,theater,and above all the excuse to dress up. Well please join me in dressing up and going to reenactment,convention,theater,tea parties you name we can do it and all in costume.

This is a meetup group for people who mainly live in Orange County and who are between 25-45 years of age and can get together during normal work hours to do lots of fun activities. There are lots of people that don't work the standard 9 to 5 work schedule such as teachers, nurses, firefighters, entrepreneurs, police, artists, musicians, and so many more.  So let's get together to do lots of fun activities from happy hours, movies, trying new restaurants, beach volleyball, ultimate frisbee, muse …

I LOVE to shoot. And I'm never happier when I combine 2 of my favorites: Women & Photography. This group is for ALL skill levels however you must have a Camera (Digital preferred but you may shoot film). This group is a NO-hate Meetup for Card Carrying Lesbians ONLY. Ok you can be a Card-carrying Ally but you MUST be female. Some of my best friends are Honorary Lesbians. You MUST be over 18 years of age. Lets go Whale Watching, Nature and Museum walking, street shooting, and coffee-klatching, (A …

This group is for people getting together over coffee and having nice continuous conversations. If you are willing to visit a variety of Long Beach cafes, museums, and the occasional wine bar, then this group is for you.

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 …

Hi Ladies! We are a group of fun-loving ladies on a mission to enjoy life!  We are single, married or "involved", we have kids or not, age doesn't matter as much as attitude and it is one of being happy, positive and willing to try new things, learn, create, explore and form real friendships. If you join, you are expected to participate in activities and help in keeping our group fun and supportive.  We are more interested in the quality of relationships than the number of members and since we a …