Do you wish for a friendly forum to discuss interesting ideas with new friends? Are you curious about the wealth of inspiration and beauty available for you to discover, all concentrated in your city? Are you an explorer of our world, eyes and heart open to others' expressions of perspectives, cultures, histories, & objets d'art? Don't be shy, come join us, make suggestions, express yourself, or just listen! We are all about learning and sharing new (& old!) ideas, and we welcome you to the NY M …

Did you know it was native son Washington Irving who first dubbed New York City “Gotham”, a century before a certain superhero and his crime-ridden hometown were even thought of? Yes, Gotham is our city, our hometown, whether by birth or adoption! So let’s see the sites that make Gotham aka New York City so unique in the world. We go to exhibits and concerts at museums and unusual venues in the city, some famous, like the Metropolitan Museum, and others a little more off the beaten track, like t …

Welcome to the Sundance Outdoor Adventure Meetup Group! Founded in 1980, Sundance is an all-volunteer, non-profit LGBT club for the NY-NJ-CT region. Visit sundanceoutdoor.org We're a  fun, inclusive and friendly club that's been around since 1980! Everyone is welcome. We're much more than this meetup group! We have more than 400 members and 100+ outings/year. Check out sundanceoutdoor.org Join this group now to try us out! We recently started this meetup group to share some of our 100+ yearly …

Women who have free time during the day to participate in events such as go out to lunch, go for a walk, shopping, going to a movie, museum or just hanging out this group will have meetups scheduled with short notice.

Do you live, work, play or volunteer in the Harlem area? Maybe curious to find out what social and community activities are taking place uptown? The HarlemGo Meetup Group is dedicated to getting together offline to take in some of the social options available in Greater Harlem (East, Central, West), as well as to participate in the various volunteer opportunities in the community. If you're new in town, new to the city, looking to meet new friends or people, or just curious about the things to d …

Busy all the time? Seem to be free only on Sundays? Well, this is the group for you! We'll do almost anything that can be done on a Sunday: hiking, gallerying and museuming, brunching/barbecuing, venturing and adventuring.

Meet with other New Yorkers who love art, visiting galleries and museums, photography - taking and discussing images, having a walk and a stimulating conversation. The group is an extension of Wired New York community into the Meetup.com universe.

This is a social networking community for Black women professionals (38-50's) who want to gather in small, intimate groups (4-8) to dine at upscale NYC restaurants and/or go to fun events (including spa days, jazz brunches, museums, afternoon teas, wine tastings and more). So, come make new friends and let's have fun while we sample the finest cuisine and events NYC has to offer. Events are often a bit pricey, but then - you deserve and enjoy the finer things in life! What's Upscale? An upsca …

Because we are smart enough to know how to have fun through unique events! So what are people saying about the New York Brainiacs? "Wow, that event looks AMAZING!", "Oh my, I have never heard of that kind of event before!", "Where do you come up with these ideas, they are incredible" We get together for fun and unique events including lectures, educational events, nature and historical walks, visiting museums, art galleries, cooking classes, festivals, wine tastings, music, social mixers, hi …

ArtForward encourages making connections with art enthusiasts, artists and everyone in between. The focus is on contemporary art events that include artist talks, lectures, panels, gallery openings, museum exhibitions, art fairs and auctions with meeting the people behind the scenes. If you love art and wish you were a Warhol, you can learn more about art in general and meet artists. If you make art, you can be more aware of what art is considered "contemporary" and perhaps you can meet anoth …

A group for intelligent girls (women?) to connect and make plans. This meetup is run as a group effort - we look to our members to share the opportunity (and burden) of planning events. As our calendar of past meetups shows - we are interested in all types of cultural events: from classic movies, live music, theatre and dance to museums, book signings, walking tours and lectures. We've also gone hiking, ventured to the zoo, watched sporting events, and enjoyed brunches and dinners at some great …

The first chapter of Leaders in Software and Art was founded in New York in 2009 as a networking group for cutting-edge artists who use technology to create museum-quality pieces. Meetups feature artist speakers showcasing their work and are attended by people fascinated by the field, such as curators, collectors, engineers and programmers, and of course other tech artists. What began with software art presentations has grown to include data visualization, sculpture made using LEDs, microprocess …

The Makers School of Art and Creativity Meetup Welcome! Join us with ONE EASY Click - All Profile Questions are Optional! Image Credit: (c) Zorka Kovacevich Need to meet fellow beginners or skilled artists for some art and creativity? We do it all! ..shoot photos, create digital art, knit, make art, draw, collage, create jewelry, embroidery, sew, and make original pieces art. This is totally a "soup to nuts" art group, and there is something for everyone! We're about: Painting · Mixed Media A …

Let's go to the Met! It's fun to learn about art and culture, meet tourists and hang around outside eating cup cakes, pretzels and hot dogs. This is for people who like to talk and can use the Met as inspiration.

Wanna meet some great people and have a fun day/night out? Well, this is the group for you! No matter what sex or race you are, we welcome all. We do ask that you be 25+ years old. Some of our meet ups will be concerts, movies, dinners, Broadway Shows, live music in clubs/bars, comedy shows, opera, museums, gardens, touristy stuff in NJ/NY/PA and open to other areas, weekend get aways, and anything else we come up with. Always on a budget and always fun! Open to suggestions on outings as well!

Hi and Welcome! If you're a young-at-heart senior and would like to participate in a variety of weekday and weekend activities with other friendly folks, this group is for you! Most of our activities will take place in Manhattan. They may  include dining out, live theater, outdoor activities (usually Spring, Summer and Fall), parks, dinner and discussions and gardens, mansion tours, musical and dance performances, cultural and entertainment venues, museums, galleries, lectures, day trips ... an …

A Meetup dedicated to exploring New Jersey via day trips throughout the state. From historical sites, nature parks, museums to water parks, we will explore it all.

This group is for 50+ Baby Boomers who want to get together for meals, events, museum visits, movies, or just to hang out with others for some good conversations.  We welcome Boomers from anywhere in the Tri-State area who would like to join up.  Naomi Judd describes the state of our existence; “One way around the limits we set for ourselves is to imagine you will live until at least ninety. If you’re fifty and take up the guitar today, at ninety you will have been playing forty years!”

NJ SNEAKERS 2.0 is a north Jersey Meetup group for intermediate hikers concentrating on trails in north/western New Jersey, south/central New York state. Beginners are welcome so long as you have the ability to keep up and not delay the group.  Experienced hikers are welcome so long as you realize it's not a race.  We don't hike fast and we don't hike slow but we will hike at a brisk pace.  I also have a tendency to pick hikes with steep inclines (as any member of the Sneakers 1.0 group will gla …

Upper East Side Holistic Parenting and Family Wellness Meetup provides a safe and supportive environment for parents and parents-to-be to come together to learn, ask questions, discuss family wellness issues, and share parenting stories and tools. Using articles and resources from Pathways to Family Wellness magazine as a springboard for the weekly gathering at Museum of Motherhood, our parents are empowered with conscious-raising concepts to use for our personal pathway to wellness. Our path to …

This group's goal is to bring together fun, educated, and interesting women in their late 20s, 30s, and early 40s to form long-lasting friendships and explore all of the fabulousness NYC has to offer. Potential outings include visits to galleries, literary readings, museums, films, comedy shows, charity events, and brunch/happy hours.  We are always open to and welcome new suggestions and ideas! Some past and upcoming meet-ups include an Artists' Talk and Tour in Brooklyn; a show featuring a "me …

"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy." Benjamin Franklin Good ol' Benjamin Franklin is the coolest founding father because not only was he wicked smart, but the man could party. Here's the deal. If we were to define "B-Franklin" on Urban Dictionary it would be this: B-Franklin is an endearing word used to describe a classy maverick who is smart, intelligent, and can hold their own in not only a discussion but their liquor too. Example: Dude, Jenny is such a B-Fran …

More than just an Italian language class, In Italiano is a get-together for people interested in Italian culture and in learning the language in a fun, informal social setting. Led by Stefano, an instructor from Rome with over 15 years of experience teaching New Yorkers to speak Italian, in the class you will have the opportunity to make new friends as you practice your conversational skills, polish your pronunciation, build up your vocabulary, and finally figure out those verb conjugations! The …

WELCOME to WEIM & CHEESE IN THE UPPER WEST SIDE Meetup Group! Merlin and I decided to take our passion to meet other Weims from the virtual world of facebook to a live setting. "WEIM & CHEESE in the UPPER WEST SIDE" offers an opportunity to meet other Weims and their owners, and to share common experiences and tips that will help us how to improve our relationship with our dogs and make their lives longer, happier, and healthier. We’ll try to accomplish all that while tasting some delicious tre …

Meet with other local people who enjoy Broadway & Off-Broadway Shows. We want to enjoy the best that New York has to offer. Our aim is to have events at reasonable prices with added value you couldn't get anywhere else thanks to BroadwaySpace.com. Moderately priced events such as off-broadway shows, and some expensive events such as broadway shows, gala benefits and the like. We hope to become a group that is large enough to get group discounts and special priveleges at venues and museums. We we …

We are a group of professional, friendly, over 45, interesting and active men and women of varying backgrounds, ages and occupations. We come from all over -  Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Westchester, and New Jersey. We do things we've always wanted to try.  This general principle of this group is everyone and their ideas have equal merit.  All members are encouraged to come up with ideas and post their own events. There are a couple of membership rules.  An actual photo of yourse …

This is a group for women (20's and 30's) who want to have fun and build friendships. I hope to create an environment where we can be ourselves, have fun, and create lasting friendships. We will enjoy various activities such as brunches, dinners, museums, lounges, concerts, games nights, movie nights, community service, networking, shopping, traveling etc.. I am always open to meetup suggestions, so if you have any ideas send them my way. Hope to see you at our next event!....

Jewish Singles NYC is dedicated to notifying and creating innovative and interesting experiences for jewish singles in NYC. Events are intended to provided its members with opportunities to meet Jewish singles in NYC. Events include functions at bars and clubs, dinner parties, Broadway shows, music festivals and special events, museums, fitness events and organized training events, educational functions and classroom audits as well as other non-traditional meet and greet events.