Meet friendly local moms to talk about your kids and have fun! Come to a Moms Meetup to share experiences, find advice, give support, and make new friends. Infants and kids of early school age (0 - 6 years old) is this group's focus. However, expecting moms are  welcome too. Most of our activities are scheduled in the daytime in the cities of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Glenview, and Northbrook and other neighboring suburbs. Activities include park playdates, in-home playgroups, and o …

Meet Chicago area GLBT visual artists to share art, view art, learn more about the visual arts and artists, inform the public about GLBT artists and have fun. Meet and network with emerging and established artists, learn about exhibit opportunities and make new friends. Our group will facilitate making connections with art enthusiasts, potential collectors and artists. Meet Ups will include artist talks, lectures, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, art fairs and visits to artistic libation s …

We would love to organize a group of those who are passionate about "Nature Photography" to go out shooting together at various places we set up, who have the desire to learn together, share our artistic vision, and sharpen each others skills! Any level of photographer is welcome, from Beginners to Pros! Where would you like to go exploring next? What is your vision for your photography? What would you like to learn? Let's create a group that helps us grow together as photographers, artists, an …

This group is for published, established and working writers who seek fraternity, conversation and friendship. Join if you're a published/established/working writer looking for the company of your peers, and seeking like-minded companions for talk, dining, museums, films, concerts, travel and other activities.

Creatively Caring provides opportunities for families to get involved in hands-on community service projects that help people, animals, and the environment.  Families with children of all ages are encouraged to participate in our projects.  By taking an active part in community service, our youth develop self-confidence and cultivate a greater sense of responsibility, tolerance and empathy for others.  When we plant these values as seeds in our children, they grow with our children and eventuall …

We are a smaller group and like it that way. We want to get to know you and your kids. So to help keep our group small, we require that members attend at least one meetup every 4 months. And we would love for you to host as many meetups as you would like to! Just email the organizers to have your event added to the calendar. Our dues are $10/year and are due within 30 days of joining. This covers our meetup costs as well as paying for parties and service projects throughout the year. A little bi …

Hi fellow introverts. Please read guidelines below, before joining this group. (Thank you) We schedule most of our meetups in Lake County, but since we've been getting more members from all over the place, we've been scheduling more meetups in Chicago, Cook County suburbs, and a few north of the border in Wisconsin, or a bit West in McHenry County, just to give you an idea of locations. For those of us who are introverts/loners and/or "live inside" our heads, making new friends can be more of a …

This group is for those of us in Chicago and the suburbs that want to meet with other vegans and vegetarians for not only dining out together, but also doing other fun social things like going to see shows, museums, volunteering, potlucks, drinks, etc... Please check the "Pages" tab for information on our group's attendance and harassment policies.

A place for museum professionals and historians of all ages who would like to discuss, connect, and network with others who enjoy participating in producing work for the public which enhancing peoples understanding, learning, and comprehension of the arts and culture in Chicago. Please note, this is a professional networking group geared towards members of the museum profession.

We are a group of unlikely friends that enjoy a diverse amount of activities ranging from comedy clubs, to play-dates, trivia, movies, dining out and anything fun! Singles, married, gay, straight, parents, athletes, nerds all our welcome to the congregation of suburbanism.

For guys looking to spend some "me" time doing something different then the bar. If you love cars and want to talk car, with car guys, this is a group for you!

I started this group because I want to make more Pink Lady friends to go and do things with that have similar interests. This group is for the married, widowed or single ladies! Ages 35 years and up!  If you enjoy movies, dinner out, shopping, wine tasting, day trips, scrapebooking and the like. Then this is the group for you! Also, if you're a photographer or just love taking pictures let me know! Love to learn new things!  Who should join? Anyone who loves to build lasting friendships, do thin …

This group is for anyone who has an interest in photography and enjoys going to photography themed events such as gallery openings, museum exhibits, photographer lectures, portfolio reviews and group photo-shoots. This group also participates in the monthly wine and critique offered by our main sponsor, The Chicago Photography Center, every third Friday of the month.

THE NEW YEAR HAS BEGUN!! LETS GET STARTED WITH OUR GROUP AND FUN STUFF TO DO!! EXPLORING AWESOME, COOL, FUN PLACES IN CHICAGO, DANCING, ART, MUSEUMS, UNIQUE THINGS TO DO, INDIE MOVIES, CULTURAL, SOCIAL EVENTS, FUN EXPLORING PLACES TO EAT:), WALL-CLIMBING? PARACHUTING, HOT-AIR BALLOON? BOATING, WALKING OR ON WHEELS? NATURAL/OF NATURE, MAN-MADE WONDERS, SIMPLE OR EXTRAVAGANT EVENTS, PAMPERING SELF, GIVING TO COMMUNITY, MEMBERS SPEAK, INVITE GUESTS ON VARIED TOPICS, OUTDOORS AND INDOORS THINGS TO D …

Introverts aren’t always alone! We like to be active, try new things, and can chat with the best of them, once we feel comfortable and are interested in the topic! We can also have a hard time meeting new people in an Extrovert-dominated world. I’d like to expand my social network to include other like-minded IV’s who enjoy being active and trying new things in and around the City. Let’s meet once or twice a month to enjoy activities like movies, festivals, biking, dancing, museums, lectures, et …

Welcome to the Chi-Town and Suburban Social Fun Group. is designed to bring people together in various events to have fun and meet new faces. Were about having fun, laughing, and enjoying ourselves. We like to hold different events in the City and Suburbs. We welcome suggestions on different activities from our members. Were looking forward to putting together some nite life fun, hiking trips. bowling teams, weekend trips, museums, and alot more. Groups is open to anyone who is fun and sociable. …

The IMA is comprised of mycologists and laypeople from all walks of life who share a common interest in the study of mushrooms. Individual members often have specific areas of interest and expertise, including mushroom foraging, taxonomy, cultivation, mycoremediation, mycorrhizas, medical mycology, yeasts, lichens, food spoilage, fermented foods, plant diseases, symbioses with animals, and edible, poisonous, and entheogenic fungi. If you are new to mushrooming, joining a mushroom club will give …

For all moms with kids born after Sept. 1, 2010, join us... Are you a Suburban Mom (or a Mom looking to move to the Suburbs) looking to make Mommy Friends that has pre-preschool age kids!? CHEERS is the place "where everybody knows your name." As a member of our group you will get to attend tons of fun play dates in your own neck of the woods, plus getting to host them as often as you want too! Our group is for moms in every suburb of Chicago but you get to choose which suburbs are close enough …

Uptown arts center is a community of artists with a gallery and shared studio space. We are hosting figure drawing meetup groups. We are located at 941 West Lawrence Avenue on the 4th floor of the Preston Bradley Center. The class is 10.00 for 3 hours and we will have free refreshments.

This group is for relationship minded singles who are looking to make genuine connections with other singles. We will have regular meetups categorized by interest including goal oriented singles, vegetarian singles, spiritual singles, entrepreneurial singles, foodie singles etc. There will also be "wild card" meetups where singles with diverse interests and experiences will be invited to all come together to meet each other. Our outings will range from dining out to exloring museums to going to …

Calling all women of Northbrook (& nearby)! I'm hoping this group helps to create a strong, close-knit community of women in the Northbrook area. I'd like to help connect women in the area and build new friendships. I'd also like us to capitalize on our collective experiences, wisdom and passions. For what purpose? To cover the spectrum: From light-hearted, fun social gatherings (game nights, movie nights, wining, dining, comedy shows, musicals, etc.), to more adventurous activities that we've a …

Looking to find other other fun sober LGBT people? This is a great way to connect and meet new friends outside the "scene". We're looking to do fun things like movies, museums, parks, concerts, festivals, and much more. Always open to new and fresh ideas too! This is not a 12-step group! It's just a place for sober-minded people to meet and have fun.