Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple is exists exclusively to help the global community learn more about Buddhism and help as many people as we are able to alleviate suffering and cultivate love. The Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple was founded in 2002 by a monk from Sri Lanka named Bhante Sujatha, who has resided in McHenry County, Illinois ever since. The Blue Lotus Temple focuses on ease of access for all and has a wide variety of services to assist those who know little to nothing about Buddhism or meditati …

LIVE CHATROOM too!   Meet with other Blues fans in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs once a month for blues, jazz, and other soulful music. This MeetUp is geared toward providing a touch point for Chicago area music lovers. If you are a musician trying to meet others to jam and/or gig with; or just want be informed about Performances & Events around town, you more than likely have a passion for the Blues, Jazz, and other soulful music. By creating events and supporting local artists' a …

Wisconsin Blue Lotus is a meditation group open to anyone interested in practicing mindfulness and loving kindness. In addition to posting weekly meeting times, we want to share other opportunities for practice and retreat in this area. We'll also post joint projects with Peace Tree Yoga (teacher Donna Mosca, Burlington, WI), including workshop and retreat details. WBL is led by Bhikkhuni Vimala, a monastic member of Blue Lotus Temple in Woodstock, IL. Check us out at: www.bluelotustemple.org.

The Hamilton-Sundstrand Blue Blazers Club Meets at Hamilton Sundstrand - Rockford. The Blue Blazers Club has just achieved Presidents Distinguished Club Status! Congratulations Members! Link to website: http://1977.toastmastersclubs.org/

Hello Everyone! Being over 50 is NOT so bad – in fact, I’m feeling like the best years of my life are yet to come! So …… if like me, you've been attending various Meetup events feeling like you’re the parent who showed up to "crash" the party -- well THIS group is for you! Imagine mixing and mingling with an age group of 50+ like-minded ladies and gentlemen! This group will focus on making all types of connections, especially the social and romantic kinds. We'll get together for casual and fine …

Chicago Harmonica Meetup is a relaxed community of men and women who play the harmonica. We welcome harmonica players of all ages and abilities, from the first time novice to the advanced player. All members are treated with respect and encouraged to grow. Much of our focus is on new player development; this is the perfect starting point for the interested beginner. Come on out and get started! There are no dues or fees to join the Chicago Harmonica Meetup community. Membership is free. Our Meet …

Welcome to Chicago WP Meetup Group! I want to personally thank you for becoming a member. You're in on the ground floor of an exciting WordPress Meetup. Your ideas and attendance at upcoming meetings will help Chicago WP Meetup Group become the number one midwestern USA WP community within the global Meetup.com network. Upcoming Meetups: May 2013 Sat, May 4th, 2013 - 11:00 a.m. -  How to Create a WordPress Crowd Funding Website to Raise Money Now! Thurs, May 9th, 2013 - 6:00 p.m. - Getting Sta …

For lovers of jazz - we'll be meeting at various clubs throughout the city, as well as the festivals. Let's enjoy the excellent jazz this city has to offer. We're going to hit the entire range of jazz from traditional to experimental. From the nicest jazz clubs to tiny performance spaces. Give everything a try, and I'm sure you'll find something you love. Other non-Meetup jazz shows, as well as other jazz-related information that might be of interest will be posted on the Message Board. Please f …

This group is a part of the project "DANCE with ME" founded by Ivo M. with main goal to help the beginners dancing in no time and spend there time enjoying dancing instead of taking frustrating lessons forever at "professional" dance studios. The group organizes dance nights with the the main styles like Swing, Latin, Tango and Club 80s. Every night begins with a lesson for beginners. Every dancer is expected to respect the "Dance Floor Etiquette" so every dancer be a Happy Dancer. :)   For thos …

Most of us have been led to lead our lives as separate, not only from one another and the Universe in general, but even from our own Selves.  We seek help from different sources for different aspects of our beings - mental, spiritual, emotional, physical - rather than addressing the whole.  Living this way can cause a feeling of disconnectedness, un-ease, and confusion, not to mention leaving our questions unanswered.  This group is designed for those seeking to bring whole-ness to their lives. …

Ever wonder how much money could be made selling Life Insurance or Annuities? The Life Insurance Pro hosts workshops for new and prospective agents! In our meetups, we reveal the secrets of how to make REAL money working only part time and evenings selling the most competitive products our industry has to offer! We REVEAL it ALL! We talk Commissions, We talk Marketing, We talk products. We get real SPECIFIC and lay out a blue print for success for ANY new agent. If you are looking to make extra …

Jazz in the City is a group for local jazz aficionados, which introduces you to some of the finest musicians performing at some of the most elegant venues this city has to offer. The group’s organizers, In Touch Entertainment, manage, book and produce both established and up-and-coming recording artists, so we have our finger on the pulse of the jazz scene!We started this group because we want to share our passion for jazz with other fans. However, the group is not exclusively for jazz c …

Monthly workshops on Sugar Addictions and Cravings. Strategies and information to help overcome these and other potential challenges regarding healthy eating

"You have to be a real sour square not to love the nutty, noisy, happy, handsome Beatles. If they don't sweep your blues away, brother, you're a lost cause. If they don't put a beat in your feet, sister, you're not listening." - Daily Mirror, November 5, 1963 This group is for all Beatles enthusiasts in the Chicagoland area. Join us for Beatles parties, movie nights, book clubs, and other fab events.

LIVE CHAT too!  YOU KNOW YOU ARE ONE! One of those people whose eyes light up and you nearly begin salivating at the mere mention of the word "seafood" Hook up with other comrades to go out and visit delicious seafood places... Whether it's a fine dining establishment, a shack that makes tasty treats, or possibly us going 'underground'--that is: Grilling seafood out-of-doors in a picnic grove, atop someone's rooftop while viewing the cityscape, etc., we'll likely have a great old time! We can s …

Welcome to Enjoy Life Chicago! If you have participated in events with the Chicago Black Professionals Social Network, I was their premier Event Organizer for 2 years. You may have met me at one of the over 300 events I organized, hosted, or attended from Jan. 2011- Jan. 2013. Many of our fun, exciting and diverse activities have an aspect that make them of particular interest to African-Americans. I have arranged jazz/blues nights, film screenings, wine tastings, holiday celebrations, cultural …

Powerful, beautiful, successful and feminine! Do you think of yourself as a Professional Lipstick Lesbian and wonder where all the other Chicago lipstick lesbians are? Well we hope to meet and congregate here with this group. The first and foremost aim of this group is to have fun! Do you enjoy mani’s and pedi’s, current fashion trends, local trendy restaurants, make up, heels, fine wine, live music, an occasional night out dancing? We are a very small, selective group of attractive, 25 - 50, fe …

Learning to play guitar is all about two things: Practice, and playing with other people. And The Chicago Guitarists Meet-up can help do that. Let's create a fun, laid back atmosphere where we can hang out, play some songs and learn new techniques, and meet other people with the same interest. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Thanks and lets have some fun!

Our ladies-only book club started year ten together in Oct, 2012.  That is > 100 book shared.  Meetings are filled with lively conversation and fun related to the book themes. At every meeting, we tie in food or an activity. We usually meet on the far northwest side of Chicago (near Devon & Central in the neighborhood of Edgebrook). Public transportation is excellent.  Members are all ages and stages of life, from college to retirement.  We are also on facebook as a private group. Many meeting …

The Soul Source, LLC is a quiet, comfortable place for people to stretch, connect and grow through mind/body classes, workshops and services. We are about 40 minutes north of Milwaukee nestled just outside the Kettle Moraine Blue Hills on approximately 28 acres of secluded fields and woods. We have a 550 SF yoga studio, a smaller meeting room and 1 treatment room. There is a common area, a kitchen, a large, outdoor space and a medicine wheel garden, plus mowed paths through the fields. I started …

Our group's aim is to play for people at nursing homes, hospitals, community centers - any place where we can brighten the day of people who otherwise would not be able to listen to live music. Everything we do is completely volunteer. We are simply a group of individuals who come together and share our music with a deserving audience. Here is how a "typical" gig has worked in the past: We get a group of people together, usually around 5 or 6. We play songs from our group's songbook, or from any …

This group is now 2 years old and getting better all the time. The group is small enough we can get to know each other rather than a new group of strangers to play with each week. Our members are fun, interesting smart women of various ages and backgrounds. Rummikub is the most fun you can have at a game table with women. It takes a little strategy, a little luck, and some great friends to play with.  Not terribly hard to learn, but it is a little addictive! We play weekdays, usually Tuesday and …

Have a FAVORITE area bistro? Know a place where you can get unique, tasty food? Want to host a home party/wine tasting event? What about a music venue featuring an amazing band that you know everyone will love? Though we are based in Lake County, IL, we will network while visiting establishments in LAKE, COOK and MCHENRY COUNTIES (and also Wisconsin) that provide good times and lasting memories. LOCALLY and REGIONALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES are the FOCUS OF THIS MEETUP. Whether an area gallery, winem …

If your knees are in the breeze this is the group for you! Our hopes for this group will be to bring together all types of motorcycles to create great friendships and camaraderie in a safe way and to have lots of fun. This group will consist of all levels of riders, all types of motorcycles and all types of rides. We will have rides that we like to call “Casual”, “Spirited” and “Bring your leathers”. That way you can pick the ride that suits your preferred style of riding and you can get the mos …

The Manifesting Mastery Mastermind is a fast forming, amazing group of like-minded individuals who are also passionate about: Personal growth Natural health Law of attraction and other universal laws Relationship freedom Emotional healing Positive thinking Professional development Success principles Spiritual enrichment Transformational leadership Goal and priority setting Authentic lifestyle design This group is a free, recurring 6-Week Manifesting Mastery Mastermind that offers you a rare op …

Hello. I'm a guitar player who is not ready to 'play out' at this point as I am a bit rusty/have not picked up the instrument regularly in a while. I very much want to get back to playing/creating again, however. I am not a songwriter, not yet anyway, and I am not looking for perfect players, as the purpose here is to have fun, be creative, laugh, let go of our egos, ( as much as is humanly possible anyway). All aspects of musicianship are welcome: songwriters, singers, yes, even tamborine playe …

Meetup with Your Colleagues at the University of Wisconsin We are academic staff, classified employees, faculty, graduate students, and post doctoral students working at University of Wisconsin campuses, who get together to share our work experiences, current research, and institutional knowledge -- and relax, too! UW-Madison alone is large and expansive, spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, with over 200 departments, programs, and centers, and it's difficult to connect …

It was fall 2006 when Charith Premawardhana, a classically trained violist and a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, moved into the city’s Mission District and discovered Revolution Cafe. A headquarters for the District’s eclectic arts-and-music scene, the “Rev” hosts free live music — jazz, blues, folk — played by the city’s finest musicians. But missing from the scene at the time was classical music, so the management at the Cafe asked Premawardhana to book a night of chambe …