Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Business Development Individuals, Meet other local individuals who are interested in advancing their business through Networking, Collaboration and Brain Storming. Who should attend;  Business Start-ups, Business Owners and Entrepreneurs at all levels.   We focus on helping people who want to make a difference. This is NOT your typical meet and greet event! What is it:  The main focus of this Meetup is to be an idea exchange and support group - not a leads group. …

Escape Reality is a place where friends can come together for lively and meaningful discussion about books of all kinds while enjoying some good food, good wine, and great company! Meetings are two Sundays of each month at 5:00 pm. Members will be able to take turns suggesting readings. We believe that variety is the spice of life and that everyone should have a chance to break out of their comfort zones so we don't limit what we read to any particular genre or type of novel, we want to get a li …

Join staff and volunteers every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8pm for work nights to restock and organize the warehouse. You might sort through 1,000 carpet tiles, clean kitchen cabinet displays, reorganize a product section or weed and water our 1.5 acre landscape project.

Women of Color is a discussion/social group for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of color from ages 20 on up. We meet face-to-face every 2nd, 4th, and 5th Thursday of each month at the GLCCB. (Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore) The group is one of the longest tenured group at the center. We've been around since 1989. Our mission is to provide a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment where women in the life can come and talk about whatever is on their mind. Our topics range from c …

"Charm City's Morning Calm" We're a Baltimore-based group bringing people interested in learning Korean or exchanging their English speaking skills with native Korean speakers together in a fun environment. We are also into learning and understanding Korean culture and strengthening Korean-American friendship in our community. All levels of proficiency are welcome!

We provide a support group, healing environment and education for adults in marital or relationship separation and divorce. Topics are presented by a trained and certified, professional counselor (LCSW-C). The group has been supporting members since 2002 in Columbia and Ellicott City. Kathy Sirota, our coordinator, authors and presents topics that show a way to first cope, and in time thrive in a time that is crushingly devastating, but also becomes a time of profound personal growth. While we m …

Meet other local JavaScripters to share knowledge, help each other out, review new technology and dream up new ways to use and make JavaScript the most loved language around. We encourage knowledge sharing and a comfortable environment to be yourself. Our meetings cover general Web Development topics focused on the programming side of things. Sometimes we cover the many JavaScript libraries available to aid in JavaScript development, including Backbone, Ember, ExtJS, Sencha Touch, jQuery, etc.

Interested in just hanging out in New York City or Philadelphia for a day? Want to venture north of Baltimore but don't have anyone to travel with? Then join the Baltimore to New York Travel Group! We will be traveling to cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other Northeast destinations, including Canada and the Mid-Atlantic.  We will be taking trips through the Megabus or Boltbus services, which offer very low-cost bus trips that you can purchase on their websites (www.megabus.com …

Coast 2 Coast REIA is your nationwide advocate for real estate investing. We are focused on providing opportunity, forging education, and connecting our members with multiple strategic partnerships in the Real Estate Industry to catapult their investing career. At Coast 2 Coast REIA our mission is helping investors of all types find deals that suit them. Our Motto is, “Moving forward by giving back”. By creating an environment of connecting people to collaborate on opportunities, help members fi …

Beyond Books is a book & social club for women who enjoy great books and stimulating conversation. As stated in the title we go beyond books. All members will have an opportunity to participate in various activities that includes arts/cultural affairs, dinner parties, comedy events, self improvement workshops, book signings & festivals. So if you enjoy reading fiction, non-fiction & self improvement books followed by engaging in stimulating conversation with fun, friendly, welcoming women in com …

"Charm City Style" - This Meetup Group is created to provide an outlet where we can come together to Celebrate that we have embraced our natural hair coils. A place to share style ideas, discuss natural hair maintenance tips and find solutions and options to our hair challenges in a healing nurturing environment. We can lend support to each other even if you are just thinking about transitioning to natural hair.

This group is designed for women over 40 who want to have fun and create meaningful friendships. Studies reveal having real friendships are beneficial and critical to our health and well being. This group is for women who - for whatever reason have looked around and realized, “Hm--I don’t have many girlfriends anymore.”  This group is intended to be a supportive and uplifting environment. Women who want to try new things, share their own interests and passions, and build new friendships. The gro …

WELCOME!  Our MISSION is to share information about HEALTH & WELLNESS in a comfortable, caring and light-hearted environment. We are a dynamic group and each of us has something different and special to offer, whether it is leading a workshop or participating in our group discussions.  Expect to learn a lot and have an enjoyable evening! The BALTIMORE HEALTH & WELLNESS (H&W) MEETUP is open to anyone who has an interest in taking care of their own health, learning "how to", or helping others achi …

This is a group for folks who deal with any form of depression (chronic, bipolar, bipolar II, seasonal, etc.) (and possibly anxiety) who want to talk with others dealing with the same issues and who understand the loneliness, stigma, frustration, etc. that come with being depressed. We are a peer-to-peer, non-professional, self-help support group located in Columbia, MD. We are here to help heal ourselves from depression through sharing experiences with one another, decreasing isolation through …

The mission of the Patuxent Toastmasters Club is to provide a friendly, mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop both communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Membership in Toastmasters is one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself and it is also one of the most cost-effective skill-building tools available anywhere. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing work …

Finally a place where you can dance in a male free environment, let your hair down, shake shimmy and sweat. My class are not your ordinary Zumba class. If you love to dance, Love African, Carribean and Latin dance come join me for a calorie burning experience like no other.

We are a Christ-centered, Bible-based ministry to Christian singles in the Baltimore-Washington area. Our purpose is to provide a spiritual environment where Christian singles may praise and worship the Lord, hear and practice the Word through Christian ministry, and fellowship with one another (through our service and activities). Our Sunday service generally includes a time of worship, followed by a speaker or DVD on a topic  relevant to growing in our Christian walk.  Occasionally we have Chr …

The goal of this group is to provide a safe space for people to express their passion, excitement, trials, disappointments, successes, difficulties, challenges and triumphs while trying to live a vegan lifestyle. The Veganism Support Group is a SAFE SPACE where everyone is invited to share their thoughts, opinions and questions in a non-judgmental, guilt-free environment. If you're curious about veganism and want to know more about the lifestyle, used to be vegan and have been thinking about tra …

I am a professional editor and writer looking to form a group who can significantly help me improve my own creative writing and give each other feedback. It's almost like group therapy for your writing. We'll provide support and do a lot of hard work to help us all find--at the end--that our writing has improved in ways it never could by going solo. This is a group for serious fiction, nonfiction, and creative nonfiction writers who want to workshop their writing in a mature, supportive environm …

Let's get together for activities in Druid Hill Park, attending Ride Around the Reservoir, shopping at the Farmers Market, attending a Festival, visiting the Conservatory, having picnics in the park, taking a hike/walk along the Jones Falls Trail, volunteering at a workday in the park, meeting at the Druid Hill Park Pool, a walk around the reservoir and anything else that looks like fun!

The Baltimore Node is a member-run space where people can hack, craft, and make interesting things in a supportive and collaborative environment. The Node follows the Hackerspace model that is flourishing in cities around the world, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Berlin, Sydney, and many more. Members receive 24/7 access to the space, which is stocked with shared and donated tools and equipment. In addition to the informal exchange of wisdom and experience that comes from simply wor …

A safe environment to explore awakening and one's unique individuality in a 21st century context. This includes gazing meditation, embodied transmission, and dialogue. Waking Down in Mutuality was founded in 1992 by Saniel Bonder (http://www.sanielandlinda.com/saniel_bonder.html), whose passionate commitment to democratize awakening has birthed a thriving worldwide community of ordinary realizers, . For further information, please visit http://www.wakingdown.org/index.asp

After much thought and after being informed by some of the best investigators in the UFO business, a group of us decided that what was missing was a comfortable, trusting environment where those of us who have experienced sightings and/or unexplained contact can share our experiences and find common elements that help us understand this phenomenon. Guest speakers, trips to UFO hotspots & conferences plus good conversation & meeting activities with folks that understand what you've seen & experie …

visit http://www.aidjhu.org Welcome to AID and let us begin with a short story. A man taking a walk on the beach comes across a young girl who is doing something strange. She is taking the starfish one by one from the beach and putting them back into the sea. The starfish were washed onto the shore and the rocks by the waves, and were desperately trying to get back into the sea. He goes up to her and asks her “Why are you doing that? There are ten thousand starfish lying on the beach, how can …

This is a *~Super Fun~* weekday playgroup for Mothers who are dedicated to helping their toddlers, babies and young kids (up to age 5) make friends and interact with other children around the same age. The goal of our group is to give our little ones a chance to play, develop friendships, have fun, do simple activities, and see other toddlers*babies*kids in REAL LIFE! Not just in books!!! Our playgroup is multicultural and we welcome moms, grandmothers, aunts and their little ones to join us! W …

The proven way to become a better speaker MSU Toastmasters has been on Morgan State University's campus since 2006 and was founded by graduate Noura Antar. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped millions of men and women become more confident in front of an audience. Our network of clubs and their learn-by-doing program are sure to help you become a better speaker and leader. Why pay thousands of dollars for a seminar when you can join a Toastmasters club for a fraction of the cost a …

Our group provides a mutually supportive environment for Asian women in business, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, through training, education, and exchange of ideas.

OUTgirlz of Central Maryland is a social group for lesbian women aged 21 and over who are looking to network and foster new friendships. We are based in Howard County, Maryland, however, our events are not limited to the Howard County area. We host events throughout Maryland as well as in DC and Nothern Virginia. Our goals are to create a fun, safe, and welcoming environment for our members and to build a community of diverse, positive, and supportive women. OUTgirlz is not intended to be a "dat …