THE ORANGE COUNTY HIKING CLUB for kids, dogs, & family A 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit serving our community "Reconnecting our community with nature!" Welcome hiking kids, dogs, & family, From SUKI REED, OC Hiking Club president & OC Register columnist, www.OC-Hiking.com. Reconnect with nature: Outdoor discovery and urban exploration for toddlers to teens including; walks, hiking, backpacking, camping, picnics, play days, museum days, dog walks, kayaking, and more... Trips, Travel, & Hikes …

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 …

SoCal Wine Group, Welcome fellow SoCal Wine enthusiasts! You have found our social network dedicated to the enjoyment of fine wine shared over great conversation in premier venues--classic and time tested tradition for good times! Rest assured, it does not matter if you are a casual enthusiast looking to expand your knowledge and enjoyment of wine, a wine aficionado looking to make new like-minded friends, or a seasoned wine taster with a trained palate on the quest to experience a new disco …

The journey of growing your business can not be walked alone. Network with other like minded entrepreneurs and challenge your potential. The Grassroots Network provides various networking opportunities primarily for women. Along with vendor events, business mixers throughout the year, monthly (women exclusive) "Roots to Fruits" network meetings are also offered all through out Southern California. SEE OUR CALENDAR and RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! SAN BERNARDINO & LOS ANGELES COUNTY www.Meetup.com/G …

The Shambhala Meditation Center Los Angeles offers meditation instruction every week at the Center for Living Peace in Irvine. Please feel welcome to drop by for every Wednesday evening at 7:00pm or Sunday morning at 9:00am, excluding public holidays. We will begin with meditation instruction for the first half hour, and then practice meditation together, which will be followed by a brief reading. What Is Meditation? Meditation is an ancient practice of self-discovery, primarily from the Buddhi …

Want to just get out and take photos? Want to learn more about your camera? Want to hang out with folks who actually understand your obsession with photography? Did you come to the right place! We are an informal bunch of shutter-happy, fun-loving camera buffs. What do we do? We go places and take pictures of stuff. Any stuff. Lots of stuff. We also hang out and talk. We have been known to do both at the same time. Afterward, some people might drink Margaritas. It's been known to happen. How far …

As a woman who is obsessed with Vegas I decided to make a meetup group just for women ages 21 and up who want to take frequent road trips to Vegas. If you love Sin City and want to get out and have a blast, join this meetup group :) We will have meetups where we mingle and hang out and get to know one another before heading off to Vegas so that we're not road tripping with total strangers - HAHA. We all know how important it is to get along when there's a group of women ready to go out and have …

Drew Santos and I host events in southern California. We teach outdoor lighting for new photographers who like to be able to produce amazing images like we do. We host our glamour events once a month. Drew and I screen our models by test shooting them before the event. We have taken group shoots to a higher level over other events. Because of our success, many events try to copy our event style but many have failed. Here are links to our previous events, some with behind the scene videos! •  D …

Calling all adventurous lesbians in Southern California! Join this group if you are an outdoor enthusiast, enjoy fun challenges and a little competition, and you like meeting new people! This is a group for every woman - each of you can be a kick-ass lesbian!  :-) Our group title, Hunger Games, just means that we are a group that will create events/activities that are full of adventure and excitement. Some of our activities might include paint balling, learning archery, horseback riding, the sho …

If you just purchased a new DSLR or have one that you want to learn how to use off Auto mode, we encourage you to join us in one of our individual classes, multiple class series, or shooting events. You don't need a camera to join our classes, just a thirst for knowledge! Our meetups are fun, exciting, practical, and simply great networking events! Sessions are kept small in size so we can try to give everyone one-on-one help. The classes are taught by professional photographers of 10+ years of …

I learned Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), some years back and absolutely love it! I teach Hypnosis, NLP, EFT, and other modalities for a living all over the world, and absolutely love the success one can achieve with the power of Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). I figured we need a more active community of people looking for powerful results in life using technology like hypnosis, NLP and EFT. Most people don't have anywhere to go to continue their skills, or to …

Welcome to the Desi Addict's meetup group. This group is for all Desi's spread over LA, Orange and Riverside county. This group is for those who are looking for an escape from the daily routine to meet interesting people for chat and interesting activities. The group is for socializing, sharing ideas and performing fun activities. Members will be encouraged to come up with their ideas. We will be organizing get together for dinners, movies, parties and networking. The group is all about new frie …

PEOPLE OF ENLIGHTENED THOUGHTS ORANGE COUNTY ~ HEART-QUARTERS The Dream of Separation . . . is Over! POETs ~ People Of Enlightened Thoughts - ORANGE COUNTY Metaphysics, Applied Spirituality and Human Potential provide our HEART centered community, POETs - People Of Enlightened Thoughts (an affiliate of LIGHT Bearers of the World) a basis to expand the consciousness of humanity. " Enlightened collectives will fulfill an important function in the arising of the new consciousness. Just as egoic co …

We're NOT your typical singles group!  We're good looking, actively adventurous, young (and young at heart), and full of vibrant positive energy!  ROCKSTARS seize the night, live in the moment, and let our hair down.  Most of all... we're FUN!  We like to network, party, and develop lasting friendships without the stuffy boring stuff like the OTHER groups out there... If you haven't slurped up a tequila body shot, danced your ass off at your VIP table, or had your fellow Party Animals give you a …

The UUASC is for all persons using UNIX either personally or professionally, or interested in learning more about UNIX. We recognize all varieties of UNIX, including (without prejudice) SCO, Linux, SVr4, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, and BSD. This is a good place to meet others with similar interests and broaden your skills and knowledge. There are two UUASC chapters serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties. This meetup is for the Orange County Chapter. We are always looking for interesting presentations …

It's a Meetup for people interested in Walking and Hiking,Outdoors,Movie Nights,Travel,Road trips,Singles,Southern California,Friends,Cultural Heritage,Music,Cars,Business and Social Networking. Any group is only as good as its members - be active & start suggesting new event ideas anytime & get your group event going! I'll be glad to be of any assistance required. No strangers here - just friends you haven't met before.

Have you ever wanted to go on a cruise as a single, but didn't want to go alone? Now you don't have to? Come sail away with new friends to many destinations AROUND THE WORLD! We can pair up two of you, to lower the cost, or get you a single cabin. A group coordinator will be onboard every official "Meetup" sailing planning excursions, onboard parties, dining, etc. Next up... Celebrity Century out of San Diego April 18th, 2013, and then in the Fall, Golden Princess out of Los Angeles on November …

Imagine a social network that gives you the ability to connect to other professionals through fun events. Socially connecting Asian American Professionals in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego who work hard, play hard, network and be motivated and driven for something better. It's Simple Really (2 Steps): 1. Sign up as a member and tell us a little about yourself. 2. RSVP for casually fun networking events. You never know who you'll meet.

Spice offers invitation-only lifestyle mixers for those of us in and around Orange, San Diego, Los Angeles Counties and the Inland Empire who are looking to get a little more flavor out of life. We believe that chemistry can’t be felt from pictures or chat on a computer, so we offer intimate, elegant, sexy and discreet mixers where attendees can get together and meet new Lifestyle couples, visit old friends, flirt, test sensual chemistry and take things further when a match is made. We are all a …

Quad-County Investment & Networking Group is the place for Real Estate & Investment Education and Business Networking Opportunities! Come Network with Real Estate Investors, Brokers, Agents, Lenders, Joint Venture Partners, Money Partner, Wholesalers, Landlords, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and other like-minded people. Please join us for the Quad-County Investment & Networking Group meetings on on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (with occasional exceptions) in Yorba Linda, CA! We also conduct m …

Meet with other local floor and online traders (face to face or online to your PC through our state of the art webinar tools) who engage in futures, index's, stocks, commodities and forex trading. The goals is to create a supportive environment where all group members can share their ideas, learn something new and ultimately achieve success in their trading plan. Our group includes experienced local floor and online traders and newbie’s looking to start out on the right trading foot. We will mee …

This group is intended to be an expansion of a hiking/outdoors ministry that originally started at NewSong Church in Irvine, CA in 2001. This is an expansion from our yahoogroups and facebook group page. Just search under either for "NewSong Hiking/Outdoors". However, this group has expanded beyond this church and we have members and participants from different places. The purpose of the group is to gather people who love God and who love the beautiful outdoors for hiking and other outdoors act …

This is a group for anyone interested in The Work of Byron Katie. The group is open to regular practitioners as well as those new to The Work. The Work of Byron Katie is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the anger, fear, depression, addiction, and violence in the world. Anyone with an open mind can do The Work and experience the happiness of undoing those thoughts through The Work, and guiding the mind to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature. If you could …

Founded 2008  *  Welcoming all races  *  300+ Members,mostly Orange & LA-County Asians in their 20s & 30s For SoCal surrounding OC, we're a social group for friendly local adults (esp. young adults) both Asian & Asian-involved/curious: Per our name, we're about making & being friends —the most core of all human relationships (even the core of best romance). We're for adults of all ages especially adults looking and/or thinking 20s & 30s (young adult & college student events/discussions/activiti …

Southern California's Near Field Communication (NFC) technology group. Our mission is to bring together NFC professionals in this exciting industry to share ideas and network. Southern California members only please: Orange County, Los Angeles or San Diego requests will be honored.

Social and Professional Networking for Dutch immigrants and expatriates living in Orange County, Ca. This is an OC group for Dutch people who now make Orange County, California home. We organize get-togethers such as a monthly "borreltje" in a bar or restaurant throughout Orange County, we meet up at local Dutch events, and members open up their huis for coffee or other "gezellig" things! Dutch and English are spoken at the events. If you are a Dutch expat or immigrant or family member -  U bent …

This is a simple group - RED SOX FANS UNITE! Here you can: - Get together with other Red Sox fans throughout SoCal! - Keep the FAITH! - Tell your favorite stories about Fenway! - Find people from back home who also wanted to get away from the cold. - Find people dying to get back home to enjoy the cold. - Watch the Red Sox games surrounded by other great Red Sox fans. Sign up today! Discuss! Cheer! Complain! Meet! Check the About Us page to find a local Sox hangout! GO SAWX!

A Melting Pot of Thoughts, www.ameltingpotofthougths.com, is home to published and aspiring writers who come together to support one another  honing our craft, to remind us of the joy of writing, to promote feedback on our work, to keep our publishing dreams alive, and to make new friends and bond with the old ones. Through this forum, we will also use the "Discussion" page to seek and find answers to our writing questions and needs. While A Melting Pot of Thoughts family holds and shares the sa …