There is nothing more important in the life of a woman than having quality friends to share their successes and their challenges and to have that connection with other ladies. Lets face it, regardless of how awesome your partner is, you need your girl time!   Whether you are married or single, have children or do not, women of this age have much more commonality than differences as we reach a certain wisdom.   This group is for professional mature women in their 40's and 50's who live in Chicago …

In this meetup you will learn how to Belly Dance the way people who have grown up in the Middle East learned - by seeing it and being immersed in it. This is a revolutionary new way to learn how to dance - and it makes sense, right?! If you're into learning all the precise muscle contractions needed for each move and want to memorize the counts for each step - this class isn't for you. The main focus of this class is FUN. But you will learn - a lot - in an awesome and fun way. There will be no b …

Oh howdy and welcome to Vegan Chicago! We are the oldest and largest vegan-focused meetup group! Founded in 2002 and run by long-time vegan and animal rights activists we have extensive experience and knowledge with a passion to share. We are a vegan support group that provides connections and resources for being vegan in Chicago! Here at Vegan Chicago you won't find any goofy asterisks inside of words and you won't find any dubious fad diets or gurus being hawked. We take care of our members an …

… We take the best of Meetup and married with the deal phenomenon but with one key difference: The restaurants we will be going to are NOT the “about to go out of business” restaurants that you find on Groupon and most deal sites Why this group is awesome: • Great people. We're not snobs about food. Our goal is to socialize with a friendly group of people around good food • Exclusive “deal” on restaurants. You won’t find most of the restaurants that we go to on daily deal sites. Great restaurants …

Welcome to The Chicago English Bulldog Meetup Group where awesome smoosh face monsters (and their Moms and Dads) unite to share their love and interest in this great breed! At nearly 1,400 members that literally circle the globe, we are the largest English Bulldog Meetup Group in the US and within the worldwide Meetup network. Our knowledgable members interact through our Message Board sharing wonderful stories and valuable health and behavioral information about owning and caring for an English …

Alcohol Free Kick A$$ Events is focused on creating from scratch new "Top Drawer" events around Chicago.  To date, we've put together 2 extavagant NYE parties (see photos! and a performing arts shows (featuring our members!) Our April "Wellness" event featuring classes with yoga, reiki, guided imagery, and nutrition instructors was a big hit  Were currently working on our next performing arts event AND an awesome Halloween Bash for 2012!  These are traditionally are most well attended events att …

BuiltInChicago.org is an awesome community of entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, developers, designers, investors, technologists and academics working hard to create the next big web or mobile business. Our mission is to connect, educate and promote the growing digital community in Chicago. And we want you to JOIN today. This group will be used to help connect members of the community in person.   Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: adam@builtinchicago.org  

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This meetup group is here to bring Chicago turntable.fm DJ/fans together to meet each other and play their favorite music for each other using turntable.fm of course. We'll have both a virtual and physical space set-up for you to come and enjoy. While we meet let's vote with awesomes and get to know other turntable.fm fans.

Awesome moms and delightful babies make this play group the best in Chicago!

Have you ever felt insecure, powerless, or like you could use a huge boost of confidence at your job, with men or women, or just in life in general? Have you ever felt stuck, procrastinated, or got in a pattern where life kind of seems boring? Have you ever dreamed of living the most amazing, passionate, awesome life but don't know what steps to take to change, or felt you just can't seem to get a break, almost like you have the worst luck? If you answered yes to any or all of the above question …

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TENNIS MIXER Feb 26th Mixer !!! Come join us until beach weather comes!!! CLICK site below **PLANNING this years BEACH TENNIS NOW!! BEACH TENNIS Summer 2011!! But Indoor Tennis Mixer is NOW!! Score Tennis Club Food Fun and Tennis!! All levels beginners to advanced!! This Will Be FUN!!! Great exercise!! See you there Tom :-) see photos past posted. ****Click here to sign on http://meetup.com/tennis-222 Tom :-) Last Beach Tennis was AWESOME!!! **** "PHOTOS" Beach Tennis are posted!! Montrose Be …

… My name is Daniel Lona, and I'm a kettlebell instructor and nutritional coach, and now proud organizer of this unique and totally awesome book club!  Yes, I have my own views on fitness and will gladly share them.  But this club is a discussion, not a lecture.  We will learn from our collective experience, as well as the books we read. My aim is to go deeper into fitness and nutrition, discuss what works and what doesn't, and motivate each other toward a healthier lifestyle. I hope you join us! …

I arrived in Chicago in October and was amazed to find that in the scrapbook mecca of the world, the US, and specifically Chicago, there were so few scrapbook opportunities available. I have been scrapbooking for the past 6 years and have been giving classes during the week and weekends at both scrapbooking stores and at my own home in South Africa. I am a scrap-a-holic of note - I eat, breath and live scrapbooking. I see scrapbooking as an awesome opportunity to create heirlooms that will be ta …

Looking for like-minded folks who dig super-contemporary fiction and are dying to start a book club! If you read newer stuff like Murakami, Junot Diaz, Jonathan Franzen, DFW, Dave Eggers (also the best of non-fiction) let's talk. Meetings will be once a month in the Ukrainian Village / blue line area. Guys and girls 25-40ish who are serious about reading and want awesome book club selections, please join!