Sorry folks it’s to troublesome to maintain two groups so please join us at “Southern California History & Culture” which has the same historical events plus many cultural activities. Michele and I hope to see you soon - thanks! http://www.meetup.com/SouthernCaliforniaHistoryAndCulture/ Closed Group - Please Join “Southern California History & Culture”

NO stuffed-shirt old codgers peddling their books and tapes that promise you’ll become the next Real Estate Millionaire if you buy them here. NO cheesy, yellow ‘WE BUY HOUSES’ bandit signs endorsed here.

NO vague, outdated ideas that simply don’t work in today’s market here.

What you WILL find here are straightforward, No BS ways to make money in Real Estate. Taught buy people who are in the trenches every day, doing it the RIGHT way! Founder, Chris Goff, wanted to create a REI Club where fel …

June 23, 2012 Hello Investor's!! Private Lending has grown to over 200 members. We will continue to provide real world experience on private money lending. Our club will focus on all aspects of lending with private funds for residential and commercial properties. We are excited to add " Note Buying " to our the foundation of our Meet Up. We encourage questions on current or past transactions. How to do a proper transaction and earn the money you deserve. Our capital is the only real money that …

Indie Desk is a coworking space—a middle ground between working out of your loft and renting your own office. More importantly, though, Indie Desk is a community. We want to help creative people get to know others who are going through similar things in life and in business. We're looking for freelancers, startups and anyone else who is looking for a place geared toward doing work in the company of creative people. Because our concept is built around community, we're especially looking for p …

Having trouble finding a cool literary community in Los Angeles? Want to make new friends and network with accomplished writers & literary professionals? Then you've come to the right place! Every month, we host a networking event for writers & literary professionals at a bar in Downtown L.A. or West L.A. We also organize monthly book panels, readings and discussions featuring award-winning writers in many genres including fiction, memoir, screenwriting, TV writing, journalism and playwriting. T …

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

What is it? A series of hands-on workshops that focus on UX design for mobile and touch products. Who is it for? Beginners who love design but don’t have the means to attend school. Working designers of any discipline who want jump into user experience and interaction design. Why is it? All the great hands-on UX-related workshops are not accessible for most working people. They're needs to be more affordable 'night school' options for design education. This is my contribution to that movement. …

The Southern California Sitecore CMS User Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month in downtown Los Angeles. Parking is validated and free. The group was created to bring together Sitecore users & partners, as well as anyone considering using Sitecore as their Web Content Management System or interested in learning more about Content Management Systems. Members will have the opportunity to network, learn more about Sitecore and share best practices and experiences. The group is led b …

LA Robotics Club is an organization that promotes the experimentation with electronics, provides a forum for discussion and sharing information, and gives its members a community to participate in and learn about the field of robotics and machine technology. We focus on projects that can be created on a tight budget, as well as large-scale artistic installations that require weeks of preparation and planning. Current projects include a Gantry Robot, a Homemade CNC machine, electro-luminescent mu …

Adventure People are those who desire the excitement of exploring a new destination with the exhilaration that comes from rafting on a jungle river or rappelling down a waterfall.  Sound like fun? Join others who think the same! Open to those who want to make new friends and travel the world. Come with us to exotic destinations and meet other people whose passion is to explore places that most people don't. We plan trips based on the input from our members, which is why we have regular planning …

Welcome to The SoCal African American Cinema Connection - the only LA/OC area movie Meetup group showcasing African American cinema, filmmakers and performers! We are committed to the support, awareness and attendance of movies and theater that prominently and positively display African American culture and lifestyle. We also support & attend mainstream/independent films that feature African American themes, directors screenwriters and actors as well. When new African American films are released …

"Ideas without relationships is just academics. Relationships without ideas is just networking." - Phil Lader TechChic is a community inspired by Benjamin Franklin's coffeehouse. The London coffeehouse that Franklin founded was a place where great people congregated to discuss profound ideas that led to breakthrough innovation. TechChic replicates that concept in a modern day context for the tech industry, starting first with Los Angeles. The founders, Melissa Lim and Sandra Pan, are tech enthus …

Meet people who are learning about connecting spiritual live Orisha/Santeria/Lukumi/Yoruba/Congo-Palo traditions. Discuss topics such as ancestor and Orisha worship, spiritualism / spiritual elevation, divination, terminology, and community-building in a traditional and educational context. We will host classes and list any community events. We also provide spiritual services such as- Readings, Cleanings, Spiritual Advice and Ritual services. If you are interested in any of the mentioned topics …

We often hear these days that women are going to change the world and that we're the ones we’ve all been waiting for. But, we have to change ourselves in order to change the world. Entrenched patterns in our psyches and culture that go back generations too often dog our attempts to move beyond the status quo. Even with the breakthroughs of the last fifty years, old impulses, desires and beliefs still largely dictate our identities as women. While each one of us bears the weight of history, we al …

Get together with affiliate marketers, entrepreneurs, and super affiliates in your area! Meetup202 is a casual gathering for affiliates to stay updated with the latest happenings in the industry and network with others. Discuss key strategies and share ideas in the affiliate marketing space, such as PPC, PPV, Media buys and Marketing tactics. These meetings provide food, drinks, internet access, and an opportunity to collaborate and associate with like minded individuals who are looking to meet …

The USC Digital Media meetup invites USC faculty and students to discuss the next generation of digital media, and USC’s strategy for building leadership at the intersection of technology, content, policy and business. Our kick-off symposium covered these topics through a highly interactive, and digital media enabled, format: Look Inside, Look Outside, Digital Tensions, and Moving Forward. Meetup members will engage in a dialogue on how to ensure that USC achieves leadership as a center for digi …

This group is to create a network of support between pregnant women in the neighborhood. We will discuss our pregnancies, our joys, our fears, and get out for a walk together. The idea is to connect women with each other throughout their pregnancy and beyond, who may otherwise never have gotten together. Whether it's your first, or second, or after a loss, let's share this crazy, weird, magical time with others who are going through it at the same time!

We are the most loved and popular group of Indian Adventurers of San Francisco Bay Area. We are opening this group to the Desi / Indians of Los Angles area and for our formers members of SF Bay Area group (who got relocated to LA). Please note that, this is a group for community from community. So, you help is highly appreciated. If you want to help us, volunteer in any of our activity, or want to be event organizer in our group, please drop a mail the Organizer, and we will take it from there. …

The purpose of this Meetup is to focus and discuss your experience with Emotional Intelligence (EI). The founder of this Meetup is interested in understanding your perspective and experiences with EI. Let’s Meetup and chat.

A Global Women’s Summit will Change Your Life! presented by The Women’s Information Network – The WIN! Are you looking for an event that will radically change how you live life? You have come to the right place! The WIN is in the process of putting on 1,000 Global Women’s Summits around the world, but we are excited to announce our Fall 2013 Global Women’s Summit Tour! Imagine this…76 cities in 7 weeks, with a big kick-off September 13-14 in Los Angeles. Come join us! Global Women’s …

For Corona SDK developers to get together and discuss mobile development and technology, Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome!

Los Angeles Bitcoin Networking Group hosted by The Notice Network is dedicated to bringing together Bitcoin users, and entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, CA. Our meetups with focus on demos, discussions, networking and collaboration.

Yes, yes y'all! We're calling out all professionals in all fields to come and join us at The Falls @ 626 S. Spring St. in Downtown LA for our monthly networking session for Hip Hop enthusiasts on Thursday, April 25 from 6:30-8:30PM. Our purpose for bringing together this group is to create a space for networking in a comfortable environment with like-minded individuals who share the values of diversity, respect, innovation, and personal and community empowerment that are embodied in the cultue o …

Meet other local fathers to discuss fairness in family law and the equal treatment of fathers and mothers in family court.

We are all about going viral.  We discuss viral marketing tools, strategy and techniques on  making a business / video / book / app to gain viral growth. We invite experts to teach us and we share ideas.  Join LA Viral to gain knowledge in promoting your projects online and offline!

Network with and learn from people who have launched successful entrepreneurial web ventures. This group began organizing networking and discussion-focused meetups throughout Los Angeles beginning in 2008.