This group is for anyone and everyone who wants to play volleyball with a great, friendly group of people. We welcome everyone from total beginners to very advanced, and everyone gets to play with people of their own skill level. It is our self styled mission to get as many people playing the great game of volleyball in Chicago as possible, so whether you are an old pro, or have never even touched a ball before - we are the place for you. Come along and check us out, nobody ever walks away witho …

Have you ever dreamed of making it to the finish line? But don't know how to get started? This program is for you! Designed for the beginning runner to accomplish a 5K or Half Marathon. Group runs will take place once per week! Check out the meetup for more details!

Looking for a place to play soccer without the commitment of a full season? We offer pickup games and weekly tournaments in Chicago every week. Or, if you're new in town and looking to meet other soccer players, this is a great way to get on a team or form a new one! You'll love the group of fun and friendly people who just want to get out and play like you do. We welcome all levels of players including beginner, recreational, intermediate, and competitive. Our Sports Monster staff love running …

Group members are taught the essentials of mindfulness and how the process relates to their feelings. The technique teaches them to be aware of what they are feeling in the moment, which allows for a deepening of the way they relate to their thoughts and patterns. Unwanted patterns of relating and behaving discovered during the sessions can then be shifted. Using both avenues of psychology and mindfulness allows patterns to shift more rapidly as cognitive work helps people to understand the issu …

Welcome to the Chicago Basketball Club! This group is for anyone and everyone who wants to play basketball with a great, friendly group of people. We welcome everyone from total beginners to very advanced, and everyone gets to play with people of their own skill level. It is our mission to get as many people playing basketball in Chicago as possible. So whether you are an old pro, or have never even touched a ball before - we are the place for you. Come along and check us out, nobody ever walks …

A movie group. We will attend a movie twice a month at the Davis Theater in Lincoln Square and disscuss it over a bite to eat at one of the many nearby pubs and restaurants. The group is for anyone who loves movies. These are first run mainstream movies.

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Welcome to Uptown Runners! Though Chicago is full of devoted runners, many of the groups meet in Lincoln Park. But why head down there? We've got beautiful stretches of lakefront path and terrific, fun neighborhoods to run through right here in Uptown. The goal of this group is to connect with other runners in the area and find running buddies! Organizers will host 2-3 runs a week, but all members can request to host runs themselves. Want company on your 6:00 am 6 mile run each Wednesday morning …

Calling all dog lovers in Chicago!!! If you have a husky, other bread of "snow dog", or a dog that loves to play this is the group for you!! I just moved to Chicago with my 5 year old Siberian Husky! This group is for any owners or dog lovers with huskies or other "snow dog" breeds. Any husky owner knows how much huskies love to run, play, and RUN! Huskies have a fun play style so let's get some members and "meetups" for our beloved four-legged friends.

I can't believe this group did not exist before now! I immediately searched "teachers" and nada. So here we are. Im starting this group because I am looking for new faces to hang out with! I am a teacher and all my current friends are having children, are obsessed with their boyfriends or are moving away. There is nothing wrong with all of these things, however I need a new friends! I have tried other meetup groups but have run into a lot of different people that I don't connect with, or people …

Women living with the chronic pain of vulvodynia wil find support, encouragement, comradery, and information at our meetings. The meetings are run on the guidelines provided by the National Vulvodynia Association (see nva.org) and we meet in the Evanston/Skokie/Rogers Park area. I organize the group but the group's leadership and agendas are run by its members. I started organizing vulvodynia support groups because of the unmet need I see as a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. …

Chicago's Ember.js group is committed to creating a robust community built around the philosophy of building beautifully crafted web applications with the help of ember.js.  Meetups should be fun and engaging to promote a wealth of knowledge among your peers, we will always keep this as a core concept.  Naturally we will also never let the coolers run low on beer.

Don't allow this winter to slip by not having contributed anything positive to your health- get in shape while everyone else is indoors hibernating. My goal is to meet 2-3 times a week, beginning at the end of November, at Portage Park and complete the 9 week Couch Potato to 5k program. Once we've completed that program we can continue adding to our runs until we're able to complete 5 miles comfortably. I am a beginner runner - we'll be beginning the program with only 1 mile of running at a pace …

This is a group for anyone interested in running, walking, hiking, back packing, learning about fitness/nutrition, and building new relationships. All skill levels are welcome. No negative attitudes please! We encourage teamwork and inspire others through fitness and nutrition. We welcome all enthusiasts looking for a spark in their life through exercise. We especially welcome those who have struggled with stress and anxiety. It's amazing the role fitness and nutrition has played in the lives of …

Note: In order to remain part of this group you are Requested RSVP, and Attend Parties on a fairly frequent basis in order to remain an active member... You can't find True Love without meeting... This is not a chat site to try and arrange Blind Unsafe dates... We give you a Very Safe, Comfortable, and Cozy Venue for Serious Relationship Minded Singles to Meet. So Support the Group & Yourselves by Attending the Parties... Parties will be around the Nw side of Chicago/O'hare area.. This Group is …

Come join Clocktower Runners on Saturday morning for a run along the lakefront of 6-12 miles. We meet every Saturday morning in the parking lot for the Clocktower in Lincoln Park (behind the Waveland tennis courts)for a group run. From October to early June, we start at 8:00 a.m. and from June leading up to the Chicago Marathon, we start at 6:30 a.m. for the 18 week marathon training program. Distances and paces vary from 7:30 to 11:00 minute/mile.This is the friendliest running group you will …

Chicago Social Events will be putting together tons of events for 20-30 somethings that focus on one thing: Meeting people and having fun. Well, that's kind of two things...Our group will live by the motto "A good time is all about who you share it with". I've been putting up our events in other Meetup groups for the past several months and have seen amazing turnouts with such great people, so now it just makes sense to create my own! We'll be organizing groups to do things like happy hours, tr …

I am looking to recruit runners for the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon to run with Ronald McDonald House Charities. Last year Team RMHC had over 400 runners and raised over $700,000 for the charity. As you might imagine, many of the children and families served by Ronald McDonald House Charities are running their own marathon—as they fight disease, illness and injury, and persevere through months or even years of hospital visits, surgeries and outpatient recovery. These children are worki …

It's time for our collective neighborhoods to have their own running group. All levels, all paces, all distances welcome. I recommend starting with one or two weeknight runs? Those interested we can end the evening with a beer at a local bar.

The idea behind this group is to offer a place for people interested in wine to experience wine together. Learning about wine on your own is tough and I find quick tastings at wine shops or huge crowded wine events equally unhelpful. Here we can have a small group, take our time, and get to know more about wines and each other. Whether you know nothing about wine or you're an expert, all that matters is that you're interested. My hope is to do small group tastings that I know I always want to d …

Team In Training Season Kickoff – Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. at Piper’s Alley in Chicago. Attend the free kickoff event to learn more about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking Team In Training (TNT) charity sports endurance program. TNT staff, coaches and mentors have trained more than 500,000 people to raise more than $1.3 billion for research into lifesaving blood cancer therapies and support services for patients as they complete the endurance event of their choice. Ru …

Meeting to discuss our own poetry. Working out chinks in the armor, making improvements, listening for sounds, searching for themes and generally becoming more self-aware as a writer, as well as learning to become better self-critics. And of course a good place to chat with other poets and find community, and lay it on thick with pet peeves regarding the state of poetry. We would also go to occasional readings and maybe if everyone is up to it to an Open Mic as well. We will begin by meeting o …

This group is for anyone interested in running- from beginners to marathoners. I am planning on teaching running form focuses from Chi Running each session. These form focuses will help you run faster and more efficiently with less risk of injury. The goal is to become lifelong runners because you love it so much.

Introverted? Have you been roaming this earth thinking you were inherently flawed, only to realize you are just an introvert trying to navigate in a largely extroverted world. Then this is the group for you, now this isn't your run of the mill introverted group, looking to just meet up over sci-fi, in fact I don't even like sci-fi. This is a group for confident introverts comfortable in their own skin, ready to take the world, they had largely learned to exist outside of by storm. Introverts who …

The Social Bunch is a diverse group of people who are single and/or married between the ages of 30-50, who want to have fun and meet new people all while socializing and being adventurous! We have a ton of ideas in mind, and we are definitely open to suggestions! Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/groups/socialbunch/ Website - http://www.thesocialbunch.com/ We're looking forward to meeting you soon at one of our upcoming events/outings!

Fun *free* events for women runners training for the ZOOMA Chicago half marathon or 10K on August 10. Come out to hang out with fellow runners, meet new running friends, and log some miles towards race day! Everyone is welcome, no matter where you are in your training. Run/walkers, slow runners, fast runners, in-between runners. We're all headed to the same place! Race day is Saturday, August 10 at Montrose Harbor. www.zoomarun.com/chicago

Are you ready to run? Get on your running shoes and meet us at The Runner's Edge in Andersonville. We run on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Bodyxox is your women's fitness enthusiast group. If you have a passion for fitness; delicious, healthy food; and trying new things; this is the group for you. We will explore the city and find creative ways to spice up our fit and healthy lifestyles. This group is great for anyone looking to get in shape or stay in shape with positive, like-minded people. We will try healthy restaurants, different workouts, fitness events and pretty much anything that will keep us fit and fabulous. You only hav …