The History of Los Angeles Group is a brand new group for anyone interested in learning about and discussing our city's past. Meetups include book discussions, tours, films, lectures, or any other events around town involving the history of L.A.

Vets On Set is an organization designed to help veterans within the Film and Television Industry. It is our belief, that there is no person better suited for the rigors of the film industry than a well trained veteran. The founding members of Vets On Set have a long and successful history in the entertainment industry. We will work hard to utilize the knowledge, experience, and contacts gained to ensure consistent work for our members and valuable outstanding crews for productions. Our aim is to …

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 and Welcome! Interested in Judaism, Jewish Culture, Jewish History, Great Jewish Literature?  Like to read and discuss with intelligent, thoughtful readers? Well then, step right up.  This is group is for you. The West L.A. Jewish book club is a group of readers with diverse interests including Judaism, Zionism, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Fiction, Non-Fiction, Culture, Philosophy and anon.  We've also been known to see and discuss cinema. You are invited to not only join the fray.. …

The Mazer has social and educational events for lesbians. We have been collecting protecting, preserving lesbian and feminist Women's history for over 30 years!

Lou Kleinman is the Digifilmdude. He started his film club and holding professional film seminars back in the late '90's at AFI, CSUN and others. It was actually during the early '90's when film was transitioning to digital when Lou realized that whole generations were going to miss out on the basic foundation of filmmaking. His love for the history of films and the classics is what brought about his desire to share his joy with others. If you are someone who always wanted to learn about the mys …

AN OPEN MINDED DISCUSSION OF SCRIPTURE WITHOUT CRITICISM OR JUDGEMENT. ALL FAITHS, ATHEIST, AND OTHER POINTS OF VIEW ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.  SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR THEREIN LIES THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.

This is a networking group for artists in Los Angeles. We have an artsy space in Hollywood (on Melrose), the Neon Venus Art Theatre, and we feature exhibitions from LA artists. http://www.neonvenusgallery.com ; We also want to work with teachers and develop courses for children and adults on painting, photography and mixed media. However, the main goal for this group is for artists to talk about galleries in Los Angeles, exhibits, history of art and to keep each other updated with what i …

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 …

CALLING ALL AMERASIANS SPECIES (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, etc) who live in Los Angeles area and would like to share their cultures, have fun, make a difference, and be more proactive with their lives. NON-ASIAN single women (European, Latin ...) interested in Asian culture can join too. NON-ASIAN upscale professional Men 30's-50's(American, European, international singles seeking dating, serious relationships and marriage.) looking to meet other singles are welcome a …

Monthly Bird Walks with Los Angeles Audubon. Join experienced bird walk leaders who will help you explore the varied habitat in and around the greater Los Angeles Area. All are welcome, but no pets or small children, please. Appropriate for young bird watchers age 6 years and older. Enjoy woodland nature areas, parklands and lakes, natural coastal scrub habitat and saltwater marshes. Binoculars are provided on many of the walks. Bird walks are geared for the beginner/intermediate birders looking …

Kron -- "crown" in medieval German -- is an affiliate of the HEMA Alliance, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to research and teaching of HEMA: Historical European Martial Arts. We teach a complete combat system including longsword, dagger, ringen (grappling), staff, spear, and other weapons. The first practice session is free. Regular practice sessions are $5 each for guests. Members pay $52/year ($1 per week) to attend as many sessions as they like, and members vote on how this m …

When you were 16... Did you spend your Saturday mornings at Kaplan or Princeton Review? Were you convinced a 4 on your AP US History exam would mean complete and utter failure? Did you feel confused when people thought Penn was a state school? If you answered yes to any (and preferably all) of the above, you are most likely in need of a way to meet similarly-educated women...who also date women. This group is for intellectual, professional gals who went to great schools (undergrad and/or grad) a …

You are a single professional parent. You want to spend quality time with your child. You also would like to meet someone with similar interests, but you don't have time to go out on dates. Why not meet up with other parents in your situation while on a trip to a history museum or a park? If you are like me, multitasking has become a way of life. Why do we have to choose between dating and our kids? Why not do it at the same time?! Every weekend we take our kids to museums, parks and shows. This …

Silver Screenings is a social group with the purpose of bringing together retirement-age gay men (and their admirers) in a casual, relaxing setting so we can meet and make friends.  Each event consists of watching a gay film of special interest to our group and enjoying an hour of social mixing with drinks & snacks afterward. I started this group for gay men who, like me, are single and entering their retirement years with fewer social opportunities; men who have lived a full life and continue t …

This is a tour for anyone interested in classic rock, especially the events that took place in the Los Angeles and Sunset Strip in the 1960s. Emphasis is on The Doors and Jim Morrison but music fans of the '60s will likely find this to be a fun time. The tour is super thorough and covers Hollywood, Sunset Strip, Venice Beach and Santa Monica. I started this group to share my love of classic rock, The Doors and Los Angeles history. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

For most it’s history, Los Angeles was a gastronomic wasteland, but not any more. Lovingly prepared and lusciously presented food, good wine, and outstanding cocktails, some of life’s greatest pleasures, are available all over the place. The purpose of this group is to visit, and revisit, some of the best, to share an evening of great food and pleasant conversation, and, last but not least, make new friends who already share a common interest. Our events will happen at least once a month, possib …

Informed by Nature organizes group trips to cool science events in the LA area. Whether its a star party at the Griffith Park Observatory, a talk at JPL, or a first Friday social event at the Natural History Museum, we meet up and go together, as a collection of people who love science, and often go out for a drink or coffee afterward. Ultimately, we hope to create a social community that emphasizes raising consciousness to the magnificence of the natural world and supporting the science that dr …

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 …

This is an ongoing dinner and discussion group. We have been meeting every six weeks on Sundays for the past five years at members homes. Some of the topics discussed were: Gun control; What event in history would you change, if you had the power to? Moral dilemmas; Torture of terrorists; Should we legalize drugs and prostitution? Abortion: Pro and con, and more. We are looking for four to five new members, singles or couples between the ages of 50-70.

Greetings All, Welcome to the reformed Official Los Angeles Tarot Meetup. This group is now being hosted by Voxx, an internationally known Master Tarotist. Our meetups are open to Tarot enthusiasts of all levels. The group will explore such important aspects of the Tarot, such as its history, and useage, as well as such subjects as Astrology, Numerology, Symbology, and their significance in interpreting the cards. We will also delve into the myriad types of layouts, as well as the use of …

THE ORIGINAL SCMLA MEETUP HAS MOVED HERE! Keeping tabs on: * Checkpoints * Drills * Martial Law & * Police State happenings here in California & beyond SCMLA's HISTORY : SoCal Martial Law Alerts is an offshoot of the national group: US Martial Law & Financial - Instant Alert System http://www.meetup.com/alerts SCMLA's STORES : SCMLA @ EBAY: http://myworld.ebay.com/socalmartiallawalerts SCMLA @ CAFEPRESS: http://www.cafepress.com/scmla SCMLA's WEBSITES : SCMLA Blog: http://scmla.wordpress. …