Looking for kindred book lovers? Like to cook? Come share good reads and your favorite recipes with Howard County Books & Cooks. HoCoBoCo is a great group of girls who meet one afternoon each month to share dinner and cocktails, swap recipes, discuss our current book selection, and decide together on our next read. Fiction? Memoir? True Crime? Mystery? Thriller? Best seller or little known gem? Thai? Mexican? Italian? Greek? Spanish? Indian? Pot luck or out and about? Please note: most of our m …

Are you a transplant from the beautiful South? Did you come up to this region for work, school, etc.? Do you miss being around good food, manners, Southern accents, fun times, and just plain niceness? Well, I do, and hence why I wanted to start a meet up group for us Southern folk - or folks with deep, proud, Southern roots-whom are homesick at times or feel like no one appreciates grits, hog mawg, chittlins, say ma'm and sir, and wholesome goodness! Organizer: April Clayton

Purpose of Chesapeake Permaculture Institute: Facilitate networking and collaboration within the permaculture community in our region (Mid-Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay Watershed). Help publicize permaculture events & courses. Facilitate opportunities for face to face community building/gatherings/meetings. Identify our niches/unique contribution from each partnering group. Offer advanced topic specific courses such as forest gardening, natural building, water irrigation, food production, transfo …

Welcome to rAwNNAPOLIS! Join the group to hear about monthly raw vegan potlucks and other good fun! If you are interested in health, fitness, weight loss, or just trying new things, this is for you. Come enjoy great food, great company, all while reaching towards your health and fitness goals.

From Dreams to Reality Network... Is a Networking group for Women who are currently in business or actively pursuing their Entrepreneurial Dreams. This group is for Women Entrepreneurs - who are looking to expand their Business & Social Network by connecting with other Women Entrepreneurs at any stage of their business to: Empower, Educate, & Socialize with one another... This group is for Women Entrepreneurs who want to - invest the time getting to know other women business owners & build str …

Heaven's Helpers Ministry is a 501c3 non-profit that is working to feed the community. Currently we take food on a weekly basis to 5 Senior living buildings and a women's shelter in DC/PG County area. In July we started our monthly food ministry where we will be the main distribution center for HIS Food Ministry where people can buy a food package once a month & pick it up at our location. We are looking for people with a heart to help the community and seniors as we make a difference one person …

India Club is collection of people who are intelligent, fun and want to contribute back to India in a good way. Send your event information to info@aidjhu.org and we would be happy to co-organize in and around Baltimore.

This group blends “bucket,” “I’m bored and just want to hang out,” “let’s learn something new,” and “things you should know” lists. We all have things we want to do or try, but nobody wants to do these things alone. Join this group and create your list. Many of our events are in the Annapolis area but we will explore further out, especially as the weather gets warmer. Please suggest meetups for things you want to do/try. Please RSVP to existing events you want to do/try. If you have ideas or sug …

Second Half Rally is a FUN meetup group for experienced life veterans who like active recreation and sharing good times together. We enjoy activities such as biking on rail trails, kayaking in natural environments, hiking in state and national parks, attending festivals and concerts, exploring interesting city neighborhoods, discovering cool restaurants, and going car camping to celebrate being outdoors around a campfire. We also like to eat, drink, and HAVE FUN, especially outdoors where everyt …

Over 'getting wasted' at parties every weekend? Not quite resigned yourself to a life of crocheting toilet paper covers & talking to your plants? Then come be social and fun with us! We're a group of mostly single, mostly child-free women in our 30s, living around Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Frederick & Baltimore. ** This is NOT a meetup overly-controlled by the organizers. We encourage all active members to post ideas and host their own events. We think a group-environmen …

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 …

A lot of attention has been brought to the way we eat in America. If you're interested in a way to change your diet and feel better with more energy and less internal inflammation, visit our meetings for more information. The goal is to bond about experiences and share strategies related to the Paleo Diet, Primal Blueprint, and Whole30 (Whole 9 Life) lifestyle.

Primarily dedicated to new and intermediate bluegrass players and fans. Just an old fashioned JAM / WORKSHOP session for traditional acoustic players and those who want to learn. Guests and listeners are welcome, finger food contributions accepted but not expected. Please check the events schedule before coming. This is a family atmosphere and proper conduct with respect to others is required. We only accept Traditional Instruments at the Jam or Workshop Acoustic Six String Guitar, Dobro, Fiddle …

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 …

BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world and we believe in the "Givers Gain" philosophy. We offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. We are a dynamic, fun and growing BNI Chapter and we invite you to come and check us out. We meet from 7:30 - 9:00 am every Thursday so you know we are dedicated and serious about building and growing our businesses. The first meeting is on us but you need to sign up. We want to make su …

Connecting to motivate and empower ourselves to look,feel,and be our best !

Welcome to Inspirations for Women, Inc. Inspirational Book Club! This Book Club is a program under Inspirations for Women, Inc (www.meetup.com/Inspirations-for-Women) and is dedicated to inspiring women to live abundant purpose-filled lives through the reading and discussions of positive, inspirational, purpose-driven, thought-provoking fiction and non-fiction books. ALL books chosen are pertinent to our growth emotionally, mentally, physically, financially and spiritually. IFW is a Christian-ba …

BELOW IS THE TEXT OF THE LETTER SENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY: I would like to announce the creation of the Anne Arundel Mental Health Alliance (AAMHA). The purpose of this alliance is to bring together a diverse group of mental health professionals: therapists, social workers, psychologists, academicians and psychiatrists. AAMHA will serve us all, individually, professionally, and socially, as well providing services and education to the community we serve. EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT:  Presentations …

We are a family who inadvertently started a New Non-Profit Organization {NPO} { *(501)(c)(3) pending *} trying to raise support, awareness and assistance in several different areas for disabled Veterans, the D/deaf community and service animals in the Anne Arundel County area of Maryland and reaching out to other communities as your donations and sponsorships allow. We offer our talents in Elementary Tutoring; Basic/Conversational American Sign Language for the D/deaf; Engineering services for t …

"Crunchy" is a play on "granola-eating hippies."  This meetup group is for moms and dads who consider themselves on the more 'natural side" of parenting/living or for folks who would like to find out what it's all about.  We engage in play dates, field trips, and discussions.  Topics may include, but are not limited to: natural birth attachment parenting baby wearing cloth diapering co-sleeping breastfeeding extended breastfeeding adoptive breastfeeding cross-nursing child-led weaning on-demand …

Do you secretly turn your nose up at the store bought cookies and cakes your co-workers bring to office pot lucks? Are you obsessed with the Food Network and LOVE watching the cake decorating challenges, bake offs and Ace of Cakes? Do you relish in the hard work that baking/cooking from scratch and cake decorating require? Do you think that the way something looks is just as important as the way it tastes? Would you like to learn more techniques and tips but cringe at the price of cooking classe …

Welcome to Baltimore's own animal support group. We are a well behaved group of small dogs and masters who meet for therapeutic socialization! Come and join the fun! While learning pet wellness and support, you can participate in the Service Animal Registry of America Therapy Animal certification. We are always looking for kind, caring people and dogs willing to spread the sunshine around! Members are required to provide health information and vaccination records from a reputable veterinarian to …