There are countless thousands of bisexuals in LA, but that fact alone has never brought us visibility or respect. The only way we will ever earn those things is if we have a community presence.  If you want to do your part - merely by coming out and having fun - then join us! amBi is not just another meetup group that offers fun events. While we get to explore Southern California and enjoy ourselves, we also have a higher purpose. amBi's mission is nothing less than to build a vibrant and visib …

The Southbay Acoustic Musicians of Redondo Beach, CA are both experienced and novice musicians who like to get together and play for fun. It doesn't matter if you are a serious professional or if you are just learning to play an instrument. The Southbay Acoustic Musicians welcome all that can be respectful to each other. Vocalists and those who play brass, woodwinds, bongos, drums are also welcome. JOIN OUR GROUP IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY GUITAR TOO Even if you don't know how to play an i …

This group is about doing evening exercise through an easy-paced walk after dinner around the Marina. We will walk at 7 pm three days a week on Mon, Wed and Fri (with optional drinks depending on interest on Fridays). The walk is approximately 2.5 miles and will take anywhere between 45 min to 1 hour. We will start at 7 pm in front of the Marina Del Rey public library and walk along the Marina by the water along Bali Way pier, Mindanao Way pier through Burton Park, towards Fiji Way and back. We …

Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is a community outreach and advocacy program. Silva and Francis Battista, two of the original founders of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah launched L.A. Programs in 1991. From those first grassroots steps, which included assistance to animal victims of fires, riots and the Northridge earthquake, Best Friends - L.A. Programs has grown to become one of the most influential and effective animal welfare organizations in the L.A. area. Best …

The mission of Vegan Toastmasters is to provide a supportive environment for vegans (and those on the path to becoming vegan) to learn and practice their speaking and leadership skills. Speeches relating to veganism, animal rights and welfare, the environment and health are encouraged. Members of this meetup group are considered guests of the club. Guests are welcome to attend as many meetings as they wish for free and participate in the Table Topics session during a meeting. Meetup members int …

Century Plaza Toastmasters is a supportive group that can help you develop your speaking and leadership skills. In addition to learning how to write and deliver prepared speeches, you will learn how to speak on your feet, how to give constructive feedback, how to run efficient meetings, and more. Also, thanks to the Hyatt's generosity, we do not have to pass venue costs (e.g., a meal or rent) through to our members. In addition to initial fees that cover your manual and other materials, our memb …

*Please READ and UNDERSTAND our POLICY. WHAT WE DO: This is a free group that meets a few times a month to explore all the hidden stairways in LA. The group is about getting a workout/exercise while using the hidden staircases in the LA area. The walks are not guided tours! Free to join and there is never any fees to do our walks.  New members must be approved. Location, location, location: The stairs are located mostly in northeast LA in areas like Echo Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood, Los Feli …

I provide FREE MeetUps from time to time where I give (at no charge) a taste of the WOW training so you get to experience what's possible with the WOW approach and come away with transformation literally that night. (you can find out even more here: www.wowlivepreviewevent.com) Our last one had 55 people show up and was POWERFUL! I also provide other resources with some new meetups coming up - one on proper marketing of yourself with David Fagan (co-author of "Guerilla Marketing" with Jay …

Notice: All group runs have been postponed until January do to cross-training. In the meantime, get your fitness and strength where it needs to be, and we'll hit it hard and fast in 2013. ******************************************************************** Hey Traceurs...how's your fitness? We're a group of athletes, traceurs, friends, and fitness peeps of all different skill levels. To us Los Angeles is more like a national park for parkour and urban trail running- so if you're looking for a go …

Progressive Friends is a political and social club for liberals in the Los Angeles area. Whether you're a Democrat, Green, left-leaning Independent, Progressively Unaffiliated, or unabashedly Socialist, this group's for you! Feel like you can't talk to your family, close friends or co-workers about politics at all? You can with us! Always have to hide your leftist views from loved ones? Not here! We let our Lib flag fly high and have fun too! Let's share our ideas for making our country a better …

I recently joined LASFS [Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society] here in North Hollywood, and reread Theodore Sturgeon's classic "More than Human"; then a Jinni came to me in a dream. "Stop working solo! Call the lone wolf lefties together, bleshing a Sinister-Synergy-Meta-Mind-Meld-Alliance, a veritable whilrwind of wicked wittiness, to subvert the suicidal right-hand dominant culture which is screwing up this beautiful garden planet." Let's face facts! Kingdoms rise and fall, civilizations come …

IMPROVE SKILLS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING! Fear of speaking in public ranks higher than fear of dying. Mark Twain said “There are two kinds of speakers – those that are nervous and those that are liars”! Conquer the presentation jitters by joining Toastmasters, a non-profit group helping millions since it was founded in 1924. We meet every Wednesday: 11am (prompt).  Meeting concludes at 12pm.  Visitors are always welcome! Where:  Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conf. Room 230a, Playa …

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

A Free Community and Public Service for the Greater Los Angeles Area Come Learn Simple, Easy and Effective Self-Defense Techniques from One of the Highest Ranking Hwa Rang Do® Masters in the World Teenagers & Adults, Men & Women are Welcome! NO Martial Arts Skill Necessary! In light of the recent economic crisis, the World Hwa Rang Do Association is now offering free and open self-defense classes to the public, to empower our communities regardless of financial situation. We believe that everyon …

RISING STAR meets on the first and third Tuesdays of every month from 6-8 pm. We meet at the Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters at 200 N. Third Street in Burbank (at Orange Grove). Parking lot behind the building is FREE, plentiful, and can be accessed off of Palm. Contact Ray Turner at 818-846-8318 and let us know to expect you!

Sherman Oaks Toastmasters Monday and Thursday night in the Sherman Oaks Galleria .  Besides having weekly access to two clubs joining this meetup will connect you with many new friends. Over the past year the club has created an Improv Group (EPIC) that has propelled many of us out of our comfort zone. What is this meetup.com group for. (2) You don't have to pay anything simply   join the meetup and learn about how the meetings will give you verbal and presentation skills needed to excel . (3) Y …

Will you like to be more articulate and persuasive in your speech, deliver a flawless presentation, as well as gain leadership skills? Then, you should join SpeechCrafters Toastmasters in South Pasadena, California. Toastmasters is a non-profit organization that helps people develop public speaking and leadership skills. For many years, Toastmasters has proven to help its members in many ways. The first Toastmasters club was founded in 1924 in Santa Ana, California. There are now approximately 1 …

Bel Air Camera will be starting a series of Photo and Video classes that will take place on Saturday's starting in September. These are designed to Educate the public, they are NOT sales pitches. Each week will be a different theme from "Entry Level HDSLR Video" to "Digital SLR 101". Classes on In Home Printing, LOMO Photography, In Home Lighting, Audio for Video, and many more. If you are a beginner in the photography & Video world, these are for you! If you have a working knowledge of shooting …

Are you creating your own opportunities? Increasing the value you deliver as a professional or entrepreneur? Each month we produce a FREE high impact educational and networking event for leaders like you. Recent topics have included Acquiring Corporate Sponsors, Negotiation Skills, and Producing Your Own Events. A FREE community service, brought to you by Toastmasters District ONE Speakers Bureau. (www.CommunitySpeakersBureau.org)

Successful Thinkers Network is a place where professionals and entrepreneurs gather to support, encourage & inspire each other. We welcome everyone - there is no exclusiveness in our groups. We believe in paying it forward within our communities so we ask that you support our hosting restaurant by purchasing a meal if you are able. STN believes in building relationships first before promoting your business. When we get to know, like, trust and respect each other, we will want to work together, r …

IN ORDER TO ACCESS THIS SITE, YOU MUST ALREADY BE A MEMBER OF THE MOMS CLUB OF SOUTH PASADENA. PLEASE EMAIL SOUTHPASMOMS@GMAIL.COM TO BECOME A MEMBER. We serve South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Marino, and the 91775 of San Gabriel. For membership information, please email us at southpasmoms@gmail.com. Live in Pasadena? If you live in Pasadena south of the 210 freeway, please visit our sister chapter at www.momsclubpasadena.com. If you live in Pasadena north of the 210 freeway, please visit our si …

The Topanga WordPress Meetup Group meets on the third Thursday of every month from 6-8pm in the main meeting room of the Topanga Public Library. We will announce the topics for each session with time for open discussion, QA and time to socialize. This is a free event and open to all. We are Los Angeles based wordpress developers, designers, coders, marketing experts and bloggers united in our passion for the best CMS (content management solution) on the planet. We look forward to sharing ideas, …

Are you ready to close that next sale? Your communication skills are key to your sales. Practice your pitch with us! We are TopSales Toastmasters, a Toastmaster (Public Speaking) club that is dedicated to networking and improving our business speaking and sales skills. We are entrepreneurs and speakers who meet in a high tempo, fun learning environment.  Under the Toastmaster's umbrella, we provide an educational system that will help you refine your marketing pitch, elevator speech, brand story …

Group Date is focused on people getting together and having fun. At Group Date you'll always have something fun to do every single day of the year! Group Date members are only alone if they want to be and we'll always have the best events lined up for those who prefer to meet new people and to be with friends. Group Date Members are welcome to attend all Group Date events wherever they happen to be located. Need to go away on business, no need to be alone. Simply book yourself for a fun night ou …

I don't sketch and draw nearly as much as I want, maybe there are a few people who feel the same and also have a nagging desire to crawl out of their dungeon. Maybe the group will flounder and collapse in days! Who knows. My plan is to meetup in unorthodox public places, interesting places, scary places? All with the goal of sitting down and sketching for a bit. Drawing buildings, drawing people, drawing signs, drawing dogs, drawing each other, drawing wheels, eating and drawing, drinking and dr …

Farmhouse Conf is Hollywood’s best backyard storytelling conference. 1 day / 1 track, 10 speakers (5 men / 5 women), no slides, no projectors. Just amazing people telling incredible stories. It's been called "TED Talks meetings This American Life meets a Fourth of July BBQ". The event brings together people from a variety of backgrounds and influences. The big vision is to get amazing people together, inspire them, give them time and space to cross pollinate... then watch what great things come …

PR over Coffee is a do-it-yourself PR resource for small businesses, startups, professionals and nonprofit organizations. We organize meetups that teach you how to do your own PR. We even invite news media — reporters, magazine editors, and TV producers — to talk, advise and generally hear about YOUR stories. We also offer other small business PR resources to help you get noticed by the media. We share news story leads on our PR over Coffee Facebook page and have helped several small businesses …

Have you ever felt like you lost an amazing opportunity because of lack of courage & confidence to speak in the right moment? Have you ever felt unappreciated and wished others see your true value, value which you DO possess? Did you ever let fear hold you back from stating your opinion & asking for what you feel you deserve? Would you like to feel confident on the stage of your life like an actor feels on the stage of a theater no matter what role he plays? If you answered YES to any or all of …