Meet other local Southern Californians who love to program in Python! The main site is at http://socal-piggies.org/scp Also feel free to join the active email list group(http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/socal-piggies). Our past meeting locations have been at Disney Animation Studios, YellowPages.com, and Technical Connections. We're actively looking for more attendees and contributors. Los Angeles is huge! We want you to attend our meetings. Come participate in the python revolution in person. Fe …

This meetup group is for people who enjoy going to smaller theaters - rather than the larger venues where most seats are so far from the stage that you have to imagine the actors' expressions! Everyone buys their tickets separately, although the entire group also meets before the play to have a meal together, and often goes for coffee afterwards as well. But no problem if you just want to meet up for the play itself sometimes - that's fine too! While suggestions from group members are always wel …

No more preaching to the choir! Just come have drinks with like minded people. Vegan Drinks Events are at Establishments that; A. Serves liquor&beer B. Serves Vegan Food or has place for vegan food truck C. Strive for central locations D. Responsible consumption of alcohol Note for Vegan Non-Drinkers.  Always good to have designated drivers!  Please grab a juice or a soda and blend! Note for Non-Vegans. You're more than welcome, too!  We completely welcome & appreciate your presence at Vegan Dr …

NewFilmmakers LA at Sunset Gower Studios is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and filmgoers with a constant surge of monthly screening events. NewFilmmakers LA provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their projects and connect with industry professionals for insight on dis …

Meet other local beginner, intermediate and advanced volleyball players. All levels are welcome, as each level will have their own net to play on with equally skilled players! ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATE (H) LEVELS WILL ONLY PLAY 2'S!!! The BEGINNER level can play 4's, 5's or 6's if they choose! Limited number of players for each level. You will need to participate in a 'RATINGS DAY' to get rated for our group! Please take the time to go to our message board (click on DISCUSSIONS) and read our gro …

This group is about sharing iOS (iPhone OS) design and development experiences. Talks include tips, methods, resources, demos, direct community feedback, testers, and mobile sanity checks for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Table for 4 + 4 is a group designed for activities that will comprised largely of dinners, lunches and events that will be of interest to our members.   We try to get 2 gender balanced tables of 8 members for each meetup.  Networking is the key.  Whether you are a single working adult, or a couple or a family, we welcome you to join us and be part of the bigger family in Los Angeles. Some of our goals will be to a) Try Different restaurants - both high end or specialty restaurants in California …

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN ENERGY – JANUARY 31 The Los Angeles Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) will hold its next networking meeting on Monday, January 31, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Association, 110 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 900141-2006. JANUARY 31 IS A FREE ADMISSION EVENT The happy hour/networking event will be highlighted by a speech from David Freeman, an energy executive, engineer, attorney and author who is one of the leaders in American energy policy and currentl …

Originally called the Torrance Children’s Book Writing Group (later on shortened to Torrance Children’s Book Writers), the Children’s Book Writers of Los Angeles (CBW-LA) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 2010. Our primary and official website www.cbw-la.org. I would like to encourage you to sign up at www.cbw-la.org to avail of our full membership for $30/year or $50/two years. This group is run by volunteers who work for FREE. Your membership fees are meant to fund all the exp …

You are invited to a Mastermind Group study on “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell. This is a 10-week in-depth study that will afford you the opportunity to join forces and mastermind with a unique group of like-minded individuals who are focused on taking results in every area of their lives to a new level. Having the support and ideas from other focused and driven people allows us to see things differently and to get a new perspective on goals and action plans. Togethe …

Does your current life feel like one chapter in the Book of your Soul? Would you like to learn more about living this life from your Soul's perspective? If so, you're not alone!  As we ease into 2012, more people than ever before are being "called" to consciously evolve, express their Souls in this lifetime, and also to work directly with the Akashic Records for themselves &/or others as well as for our collective evolution. As a Certified Akashic Records Teacher and life-long Soul Seeker, I'm …

The Southern California Herpetology Association (S.C.H.A.) is dedicated to the aquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge through literary and verbal communication regarding the collection,, examination, management, treatment and propagation of herpetological species.

Looking to hone your in-studio photography skills? Then this is the perfect group for you! Studio OC hosts and produces well organized and portfolio beneficial shoots at our pro studio in Fountain Valley, CA. This group is for amateurs and professionals alike. All that we ask is that you be serious about your work and not just looking to "shoot pretty girls". Our focus is on Fashion, Beauty and Editorial Photography... but we do host casual themed events as well! Always something for everyone! …

Why should those on the "other side of the hill" have all the fun? Sorry, but traffic in LA sucks and it makes sense to have a group out in the 818. All are welcome, Designers, Developers, and Enthusiasts.

Asian Girlfriends of Orange County (AGF of OC) is a group for ladies in their 20’s to early 40’s who want to meet "down to earth" girls to just have fun and make long lasting friendships. At this time, we are specifically only targeted to the Asian demographics. We’ll have a variety of events such as Happy Hour, game nights, hiking, girls night out/in, bowling, spa parties, wine tastings, weekend excursions, etc. To Join: a. You must be female. b. You are required to have a recognizable photo o …

We are a group of people in the San Fernando Valley / Los Angeles area who love and use a variety of programming languages: Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, Clojure, Objective-C, C++, C#, C and many more. This group is for Software Developers only!

The Los Angeles .NET Developers Group is The Premier Forum for Los Angeles Area .NET Developers. The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on Microsoft .NET technologies. Our Group is over 10 years old and meets the first Monday of every month. We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. LADOTNET Monthly Meeting on the first Monday of every month. LADOTNET Master's Series, a …

Green Menu is a non-profit organization that promotes Green concepts such as Vegetarianism, Eco living, Physical well-being, etc. We believe that plant-based diets are the foundations for people’s health and the future for our planet. Therefore, we'd like to start this meetup group to help bring the awareness of Green living lifestyle to our communities. We know that being a vegetarian is the first step to achieving such goal. It is very easy to adapt to the vegetarian diets if the resources suc …

HoneyLove is a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

*Please click the "About us..." icon on the left for full details. For people who love to play blues of any kind!!!  This is an affordable, on-going Blues jam. Whether you sing, play guitar, keys, bass, drums, sax, harmonica or whatever, you can build your gigging skills while enjoying the support and friendship of other blues lovers. If this sounds good to you, we'd love to have you join us!  Whether you love traditional blues or blues/rock, blues/country, blues jazz or blues/???, you'll find …

Do you consider yourself to be kind and thoughtful? To be accepting of others? To be fun and engaging? Do you feel like you relate with so many, yet have met so many who rashly assume they probably won't relate with you? Do you feel like people seem to genuinely like who you are, yet even so, somehow don't quite know what to do with you in "their world?" Perhaps you almost feel like you're expected to focus on aligning your being with some kind of niche community or sub-culture, based on some di …

OC Singles for Christ is a ministry designed to meet the needs of Single Adults in Orange County. We are a ministry that welcomes singles of any age, whether they are Christians or not. With somewhere around 1.5M Single Adults in Orange County, there is NO church that has an active outreach into this community. There are singles groups that meet, but none have as their stated goal, to evangelize and reach Single Adults of any age or Spiritual Background. Our vision is: • To proclaim God’s grace …

The South Bay Mobile User Group is dedicated to educating, promoting and supporting the mobile technology community in the Los Angeles and the surrounding counties. We gather once a month for presentations, discussion and networking. Some of the platforms we cover are iPhone, Droid, iPad and Windows Mobile. Our mission is to: Expose developers to different technologies in the arena of mobile software design Provide presentations of time saving development techniques Inform mobile developers an …

We are trendsetting, fun and positive women in our 20's, 30's, and 40's exploring and loving all that Los Angeles has to offer; all while consciously giving back to charities we believe in, such as the Teen L.U.V.E. Foundation. *The Teen L.U.V.E. Foundation, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), that offers mentoring and workshops for at-risk teen boys and girls, ages 13-17. Are you looking to: *Meet like-minded positive women? *Network for business and/or new friendships? *Try something new in 2013 …

Talk shop with the rest of LA's C++ community. (Discussion and links on the LAC++ G+ page.)

This is the official page for the 1st and ONLY Real Madrid Supporter's Club of Southern California/Los Angeles. We meet for every game to watch, discuss, cheer, have fun and share our passion for Real Madrid. HALA MADRID! We are the only Peña in the whole of Western U.S. that is recognized by Real Madrid as an official Real Madrid supporter's club. See our profile on the official Real Madrid website. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Madridistas/1193041503872/Penias/SUPPORTER_S_CLUB.htm …

We'd like to work through some of the seminal texts in computer science that normally collect dust on the bookshelf (AIMA, PAIP, SICP, TAOCP, &c.) We've finished up Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs; and are currently working through Russell and Norvig's Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach.

Do you love to jam with other musicians? This group meets once a month (every second Tuesday of the month at 10pm) at a club in Santa Monica. Cheep beer and a really great place to network with other musicians, for creative projects, or just hanging out. We will decide on a "set" ahead of time and everyone will get a chance to play along and will solo if desired. This jam night is open to all instrumentalists and all vocalists. So that everyone gets stage time we ask that musicians sign up in g …