THE MISSION: The mission of the Rhymecology focus group is to use the power of hip-hop lyrics and culture to help lyricists of any level discover and create themselves as artists and human beings. THE INSPIRATION: What do you have in common with Mos Def, Eminem, Nas, and Jay-Z? You are a writer just like them! We all use the same language and words, so there is no reason that you can’t be writing lyrics on their level. Their classic songs don’t just fall from the sky; they are created from ideas …

The mobile applications market is exploding as more phones, pads, & devices emerge.  Keeping up with developer options, new platforms, and best practices can be a challenge.  This group explores the work of developing software applications for mobile devices & how to help developers & entrepreneurs get there faster. Some of the platforms we cover are iPhone, Droid, and iPad, also operating systems like Symbian & Microsoft Mobile.  There are many software IDEs (interactive development environment …

Are you looking to connect to your destiny and life path or find more meaning, abundance, happiness and balance in your life? Did you know that as women, our feminine essence is our greatest source of power to manifest our destiny and all that we want in life; including a successful career, passionate relationships, beauty and good health? In this meet-up, we will incorporate Eastern and Western methods and take an integral approach to reconnecting to our feminine essence and passion for life an …

Our mission statement: To create a robust community of stakeholders in the Southern California Gaming industry, driving the lively and ongoing discussion of gaming culture, social issues surrounding the industry, and all other issues found interesting in the eyes of the group, including the sharing of opinions of those working in the Gaming industry to create the very games around which our discussions center. I decided to start this group because of the role that gaming has played in my life. M …

We meet the Third Thursday of every month at the Moose Lodge in Burbank for a No Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournament.  Friendly buy-in (40) and even friendlier rebuys (20).  Start with $6K (including $1K bonus) in tournament chips.  High Hand award.  Player of the Year points.  Other prizes and surprises.  Start at 7:00 p.m., usually over by midnight.  Lodge located at 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506.  Exit Burbank Blvd. off 5 Fwy.  U can RSVP for the next Third Thursday Poker Tournament* b …

Greetings! Welcome to Westside Geeks & Nerds! "Westside Geeks & Nerds Logo" - Allyson N. Jason © 2013 Come join us and get together with other nerds, geeks, and dorks who meet up doing engaging and stimulating things mostly at locations all around the westside of LA proper. Some of the most popular events, among newbies & regulars alike, are: Game Fest & Potluck - monthly gaming & potluck extravaganza The Geeky Salon - monthly gatherings of deep discussion on various stimulating topics Westsid …

Purpose: Networking and creative cross pollination for professionals and others who love the craft of documentary filmmaking. Who Should Join: - Documentary Filmmakers at every professional level, - Emerging filmmakers interested in documentary production - Documentary enthusiasts interested in learning about the craft of documentary production Why This Group: I have learned in the ten years that I have been privileged to interact with documentary filmmakers that they are some of the most …

Please graze around this site - ya' don't have to read it all at one time... * Be Sure to Read Part 2 to kinda 'get' where we're 'at' - so plz SCROLL about 1/3 the ways down this page ~ thanks & enjoy ! Part 2 is a MUST read, guys ! ___________________ . ~ LOCATION ~ Driving DIRECTIONS & Parking Info see PAGES tab back up on the Nav Bar The LAUGHING BUDDHA MEDITATION SANGHA Santa Monica CA 90405 _________________________ Beginners Very Welcome ! ______________________ C O N T A C T   …

The New Music Business Meetup brings emerging artists and industry professionals together in a fun and productive environment to learn, network and share new opportunities.  It's also a great place to learn and discuss the NEW music business - artist development, DIY distribution, songwriting and publishing, music production, online strategies, and more... We bring top-tier experts to every Meetup - past participants have included: David Hodges (founding member of Evanescence, hit producer/songw …

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

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 …

Lupus LA, the West Coast division of the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, promotes lupus research, awareness, and education, and serves the needs of people with lupus and their families in Los Angeles County. Our programs include: pediatric support groups to help children and parents learn how to cope with the challenges of living with lupus; monthly adult support groups in both English and Spanish; patient education, peer support, referrals to medical specialists and assistance navigating the entitleme …

Hello! My name is Holly, and I am relatively new in Huntington Beach. So glad you have dropped in to check out this Meetup! Thank you. The purpose of this Meetup is to offer a space for your meditation to be supported and to build community. If you are a beginner, I will be offering proven practices for you to use. If you are already an established practitioner, my intention is that you are supported to deepen your meditation. Since 1985 I have been practicing meditation. For years, I was the co …

Welcome to The Long Beach Screenwriters Workshop! This is a screenwriting critique group designed for people looking for constructive peer feedback on spec and independent scripts. Our feedback is focused on 5 primary areas: Plot, Character, Narrative, Dialogue and Format. Writers submit pages one week in advance, and everyone is asked to print out those pages and write their comments on them prior to the meeting. I do have a few guidelines that I ask everyone to follow: 1. Only pages in correct …

I started this group because I believe that you, very young parents-to-be need to connect with one another. Becoming a premature parent isn't easy, it has its own set of challenges and issues. If you are under 20 years old and expecting your first child, please come hang out twice a month with other young mamas and papas-to-be and chat, learn some meditation tips while asking questions, socializing, making new friends. I'm here to facilitate and answer your questions but this is mainly an oppor …

The TCM Classic Movie Fan Club is targeted to Southern California viewers of the Turner Classic Movie network (though we are a fan group and NOT directly affiliated with TCM or its parent company Time Warner). Members of our free, non-commercial group will have the chance to attend classic movie outings and see these films on the big screen in an audience setting with other like-minded TCM viewers and classic movie buffs throughout Southern California (and especially in the greater Los Angeles a …

This group provides inspiration, support, and learning opportunities for those interested in the cultivation, uses, and crafting of hard shelled gourds. We meet once a month at the San Gabriel Bead Company. Join us! For more information contact lauriefidler@mac.com

Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

Hey folks thanks for visiting our group site. This group will be monitored and perhaps a little restrictive to make sure we achieve our goals. Hopefully, once in the group, our members will have a predictable level of game and competition. This group will be monitored by volunteers to achieve our 3 major goals. 1. Making sure all players in a meetup are of similar level (2.5, 3.0. 3.5, and 4.0 level). It is no fun for beginners getting disparaged by advanced players or for advanced players not b …

Dynamite Editorials is a fashion editorial production company created for the education of emerging industry professionals such as photographers, stylists, models, makeup artists, and hair stylists for the purpose of creating amazing editorials for portfolio use, promotion, and publication. Yes, that’s right Dynamite Editorials gives emerging artists a chance to get PUBLISHED! Artists are able to gain some real life experience working on a fashion production and an opportunity to network while l …

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend. Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire Los Angeles metropolita …

Hi! I'm Alan Halcon, former field Editor and Writer for Wilderness Way magazine (Now Defunct), owner of outdoorselfreliance.com and part owner of Dirttime.com. For many years, I've traveled the country teaching and training others in Outdoor Self-Reliance and Wilderness Survival skills. I've trained everyone from civilian, to scouts, to military personnel the skills they need to help keep them alive. Currently, I hold the world record at starting a fire by rubbing sticks together, so making fire …

SUBJECT: PUBLIC ISSUE ABOUT SOME EVIL CULT LEADERS UNDER THE BUDDHIST ROBE SEX AND CORRUPTION THREAT OF KARMA VS TRUE DHARMA CHAN, AND LAW TO SUE FOR FRAUD! THIS IS MY PUBLIC FORUM AND I WELCOME ANYONE'S ARGUMENT. THIS MEETUP WILL LEAD YOU TO THE TRUTH ABOUT BUDDHISM AND CORRECT YOUR MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT KARMA, CHAN, AMITA, REBIRTH, EMPTINESS,  CAUSE AND ,EFFECT ! PUBLIC ISSUE WORLDWIDE! SINCE THIS IS MY DEBATE FORUM, ANY MEMBER CAN MODIFY THIS ESSAY. WE WILL DISCUSS WITH LOGICS! IF YOU SU …

We are a group seeking to follow Jesus through learning what it means to be disciples, caring for one and making the world a better place. We gather a couple times a month for meal + learning + prayer + communion, once a month to just have fun and once a month to do service (local homeless ministry) - we have United Methodist roots and welcome people from all walks of life.

At its heart, prepping is simply preparing for the future. And since there is no certainty of what that future may bring, we have created this preppers group for anyone interested in prepping for economic collapse and other catastrophic events. We are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst. Our mission is to gain knowledge in self sufficiency, preparedness, safety, security in an unsafe world, You will learn about guns, ammo, training, food storage, gardening, tools, bug out bags an …

Wolves for Freedom is an initiative to protect and assist the citizens of the United States from Foreign Threats, National Disasters, Emergency Situations and if the occasion were to rise from a Tyrannic Government by exercising our giving right as passed by the Congress: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Just like our forefathers I believe that it is absolutely necessary that we pra …

The latest brain research recognizes the value of quality early childhood education. Early Childhood Educators don't have much opportunity to get together to exchange information on what works and doesn't work in their programs. Let's get together to share information, share stories, visit programs and work together to study Reggio, Montessori, Tinkering, Constructivist, Play -Based, Emergent Curriculum and more in a collaborative ECE environment.

A Dream Circle is a conversation at the community level that is driven by the interpretation of dreams brought forward by the participants on any given evening. While I facilitate and guide the process, those that are gathered interpret as a group. A "living-dream" always emerges in which everyone has an experience that what is coming up in the Dream Circle directly reflects their own consciousness at the time. There is always a sense of deep and profound enlightenment available as well as a tre …