Hey all, this group is for people that are new to the awesome city of Boston (or surrounding areas)! Since this group was formed early last summer we've done a little bit of everything: going out to dinners, grabbing drinks, visiting museums, brewery tours, ice skating, going to comedy shows, bowling, and exploring specific areas of the city. Our crowd is usually half regulars, half newcomers so don't be shy if you've never done meetup before! Organizers make sure there are always a lot of fun e …

Climbing can be a mentally and physically challenging, exhilarating personal adventure, but it can also be about experiencing the awesomeness of community. Come meet other local climbers for outdoor and indoor climbing, and be a part of it! Our purpose is provide additional social networking opportunities for Boston-area climbers of all levels, beginner to advanced, to meet, find more climbing partners, and share climbing-related information.  We don't teach novices, or generally offer instructi …

Calling all mamas in NH's lakes region! Join our growing group (it's free!) and meet local moms to have fun, talk and share in the trials and tribulations of raising wee ones. In addition to a variety of meetups hosted by our members, our calendar is updated with local activities geared for families and children. You'll find a variety of hosted week day events for you and your children (infants to age 5) -- walks, hikes, play dates, crafting events, library meetups, playground romps, get togethe …

"Poker is a great game full of complexity and mathematics. Bridge is infinitely more complex and astoundingly awesome." -Phil Gordon (professional poker player and commentator) Have you ever wanted to learn and play Bridge? Getting tired of poker and want another challenge? Want to know why business executives play Bridge to keep an advantage in their careers? Beantown Bridge is a casual Bridge meetup in the Greater Boston area. We have events in Boston, Melrose, Waltham and Newton. Our missi …

Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerdy (and proud of it!) women who are taking over the world learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and get inspired... And if you want to do it all in an open, supportive, intimidation-free environment with other women... …

This is a group for all those who miss the pleasure of digging into a new book with the knowledge that on the other side of the cover they will have the opportunity for engaging conversation! Prepare yourself for some mid-brow chatter, snacks, and reading. We're aiming for one book a month, democratic voting selection, and wide array of subject matters probably heavily leaning towards fiction. Did I mention the snacks?

For young women (in their 20's and 30's) who are in a serious relationship, married, or engaged and looking to make awesome new friends! It's hard to go out 3 - 4 times a week like our single friends, (although we love them), they are at a different stage in their lives. Besides, we've gotten accustomed to our daily routines with our partners. We kinda like curling up on the couch with a home cooked meal and watching movies -- isn't that what lazy Friday nights are for? We are in serious relatio …

Less Wrong is a group devoted to improving human rationality; see here for a good introduction. We're here to build a community of effective, rational, awesome people here in Boston. Drop by one of our regular meetups and see what we're about. If you like to prepare for things, it wouldn't hurt to put some time into the introductory material first.

Almost Awesome, Inc. hosts an NSCoder event based out of Workbar on the third Tuesdays of each month. Think of it as individual work in a group environment. Bring your pet rock iPhone, iPad or Mac development projects and spend 3 hours coding surrounded by other developers working on their projects. It doesn't matter if you're brand new to iOS development or a seasoned pro - you'll find help if you need it or some quiet time away from work or home distractions to make your ideas a reality. Just …

As of Sept. 3rd, Club 30 is under new management! Welcome to Boston's newest and best social group for those of us in our 30's who want to meet other super awesome 30-somethings in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, and beyond. This isn't a singles group so all you gotta be is in 30-39 and that's it; however, we just may let in a few 29 year olds  because we're cool like that. Car-friendly whenever possible and avoid the obnoxious and noisy undergrads at all costs. After all, we're Club 3 …

This is a group for anyone and everyone who enjoys making awesome stuff. Whether your thing is software, electronics, or knitting, we want to provide a space where you can meet fellow tinkerers and make to your heart's content. It's our aim to create a community within the Greater Boston area that encourages building, breaking, and most importantly, learning. http://cambridgehackspace.com/

This group is meant to provide an opportunity for social networking for students and young professionals. The group is mainly directed towards Muslims but anyone is welcome to join. The events organized are mostly social in nature but in keeping with Islamic values, such as being alcohol-free events. Take a look at a list of our past events to see the kinds of things we do. For college students, you can meet people outside of your campus Muslim Students Association through this group in a relax …

I want to try an experiment. Imagine a typical weekday after a long day at work. You finally get home, collapse onto the couch, click on the television…and then you remember—you have a petting zoo meetup to go to in 45 minutes. Problem is you don’t want to go to the petting zoo. Sure, it seemed like it’d be a hoot when you signed up for it eight weeks ago, but dammit your feet are tired, and you just want to relax, and besides—the new episode of Space Commandos is on tonight. So regretfully you …

Come join us for fun and friendly pickup frisbee games right in Davis square. No points and few rules with awesome people make for a fun night and a great way to get out and do something. All skill levels are totally welcome.

Do you enjoy Skiing, Snowboarding, Hiking, Kayaking and making new friends? The Wedeln Ski and Outdoors club offers an all season ski house for its members. We are a not for profit organization, organized for and run by our members. Our philosophy has always been about having fun and meeting new people!  we started as a ski club but we  now enjoy many outdoor activities. Current members reside in metro-Boston and enjoy events in the Boston area or weekends up North in the Mt. Washington area of …

This is a group for moms with children ages 0-6, who live north of Boston. The primary focus will be to share your motherhood experiences, find and give support & advice and make new friends for you and your children. The events will mainly be for moms with children 0-6 who are home during the day (as that is when most of the play dates will take place), but others can feel free to join.  As we grow, the calendar will soon be filled with plenty of fun family-focused events, such as private in-h …

Do you want to be rich?? Are you tired of renting?? Do you want to know what the rich know?? DO YOU WANT MORE OUT OF LIFE??? Then YOU are the perfect person for this meetup! This meetup exists to teach others about Cashflow101, real estate investing guru Robert Kiyosaki's world-famous board game that teaches the basics of real estate investing and money management. Learn the secrets of what the rich teach their kids about money, and what the middle class doesn't know. Sharpen your money manageme …

Gather for beer tastings, share recipes, brewing techniques, beer knowledge. A relaxed social group to try new beer, make beer, and learn more about beer from local experts and from each other, as well as discuss and share various aspects of brewing and the beer industry. Join if you have an interest in craftbeer, homebrewing, food science, meeting awesome people, or experiencing all of the above. Amateurs, experts, and enthusiasts welcome. You're welcome to join if you're at least 21.

"Thoughts become things...choose the good ones."  - Mike Dooley Conscious Walkers are aware that every thought creates a chemical reaction in our bodies, and that thoughts become things...Conscious walkers are positive thinkers -- no negaholics allowed -- or be negaholic but please get off your train of pain for these walks...you can raise your vibration in this way. I hope to magnetize students of many spiritual and metaphysical paths. All are welcome! We want to keep this a positive pitch gat …

FRIENDLY IN BOSTON - Be cool.  Be kind. Do you love living in Boston, but not the not-so-friendly Boston vibe? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Friendly in Boston is a newly founded community, whose goal is to funkafy Boston with a more friendly vibe, as well as explore the concept of kindness/friendliness. Who we are and what to expect. Do I need to be a “touch-feely happy person” to join? Simply put, no. While we may “do good”, we are not innately a group of “do-gooders”, but rather a gr …

Stomach growling? Has your social appetite gone unfed? Tired of eating out at the same restaurants with the same people? Want to try a few new dishes? Want to make some new acquaintances? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, great news: you've found the answer! Good Friends, Good Food is here to satisfy your hunger. Each meet-up we get together, bring a home made dish (or two), kick back and enjoy. Have a killer culinary specialty of your own? Bring it! Can't cook? Bring something from you …

Love to shop for great deals and amazing bargains? This group is for anyone who would like to go shopping at different thrift store and consignment boutiques. We can have fun shopping for clothes or furniture and show off all the awesome things we find. Everyone is welcome whether you are an expert thrifter or you've never gone before and would like to. Best of all it's free to join so you're already getting a deal!

“This is a group for anyone interested in getting together with other women to have fun and make new friends. Moms, Single, Married, Working, Stay at home Moms it doesn't matter! Let's get together and explore the outdoors, exchange recipes, host dinners, craft while drinking margaritas, go to the movies, ladies night out! I started this group because I am looking to hang out with some awesome women in the North Conway area.”

In the words of Jack Nicholson, are you 'Suckered in, set up, pushed around?' Don't worry, whatever you've been doing thus far is not As Good as It Gets. Are you saddled with an active brain, a healthy dose of cynicism, a great sense of humor with a sharp wit (maybe even some acerbic sarcasm), bit of shyness, possibly a latent mental disorder or two, some good old fashioned baggage, and perchance stuck between arrogance and lacking self-confidence? Do others see you as aloof but in reality, you …

What's a pixelwimp? A member of this awesome photography group of course!!! The main purpose of this group is to get people together of all photography skill levels and adventure out to capture the world! Our initial meetups will be held in the New England area. Bring your best tips and tricks to share with the group! We will showcase our best photography on facebook Pixelwimp on Facebook Pixelwimp on Twitter Looking forward to snapping many shots together! -James

You should join this group if you use Vertica and/or would like to learn more, share information and best practices and meet really awesome people. This is also a place to discuss modern business intelligence (BI) and techniques of dealing with Really Big Data. There are many of us who are not satisfied with traditional monster slow and expensive data warehouses and BI systems and are switching to Vertica. Vertica is sponsoring and participating in our group. Compete inc will be partnering in th …

We're a community of artists, designers, engineers, programmers, and hackers interested in working with creative coding platforms like openFrameworks, Cinder, Processing, Unity3D. We enjoy things like real-time graphics rendering, physical computing, robots, projection maps, and interactive art installations. We do this professionally, academically, artistically, or just purely for the joy of making awesome stuff, every day. We meet regularly and casually to share tips, swap ideas and form colla …

Do you LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Dancing With The Stars? ...well here's your chance to learn the same steps they do while you have a blast AND get in the best shape of your life! Dances include: the Rockstar Rumba, the Hottie Hustle, the Jumpin' Jive, the Sultry Salsa, the Diva Disco, the Cutie-Pie Quick Step, the Miami Mambo, the Crazy Cha-Cha, the Tasty Tango and the Spicy Samba! These classes are structured like an aerobics class so NO PARTNER OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND DROP-INS WELCOME! Be prepared t …