Perks of Being a Theatre Lover is a group where theatre fans across NYC can meet up, hang out, and see some free theatre. We love to see shows and support the arts, but we think it’s even better when you get to do it with friends. The city can be a tough place to meet people, especially people who love what you love. We organize fun events where you can meet new friends who share your passion for theatre. So come to one of our events, have a drink, win a prize, and get to know other theatre love …

Join New York Artists, Collectors, and Lovers for art events around NYC. Come to exhibitions, talks, and other events and meet artists, curators, critics, choreographers, techies, performers, musicians, and others who have the same interests. Do you know what is new in Contemporary Art In NYC? Are you interested in staying on the cutting edge of new art and venues in NYC? Our Group Is For You. Join us to enjoy the social aspect of the art world of NYC.

This group will bring young professionals from the NYC area together for fun activities outside of the typical NY bar scene. Events will largely be decided upon by the members of the group, but may include bowling, dinner and a movie, ping pong, coffee houses, board games, harbor cruises, and anything else you can come up with! The purpose of this group is to bring together NYC's young professionals through various social events to have fun and make friends.

OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share the beautiful art of Origami. Origami is an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). We meet at least once a month as a big group, to teach each other new models and share paper …

This is a group for anyone interested in Mandarin, food, Chinese arts and culture. I started this group because to meet other Mandarin foodies and arts enthusiasts. We will meet the most outstanding Mandarin and English professionals, artists and elites in NYC. Let's go together for food, drinks and enjoy the evening with arts and culture. The group is welcome to all Asian American, and for those who love to make friends with Mandarin speaking people.

Women Heart Food is a FREE group for Lesbian/Bi female foodies and their friends! We get together for two main reasons, make new friends and of course, EAT! The Foodie's primary objective is to provide women with a casual, safe, and fun opportunity to socialize, relax and make friends through a variety of activities centered mostly around the pleasure of eating FOOD! Being a Foodie is easy and FREE! You just pay for what you EAT :) Our group's primary focus is, but not limited to the following M …

This film series provides a forum for local and independent filmmakers and video artists to share and discuss their work and ideas. Each month we'll screen one or more works and then circle up for an intimate conversation with the artists or guest speaker. We'll focus on "art" films, both abstract and and narrative, primarily by local filmmakers, as well as hard-to-find foreign classics, and new documentaries. We have also started to organize and attend seminars on various industry topics like h …

Meet with people who love BBQ to exchange recipes and share techniques in the art of BBQ - including Low and Slow Wood Smoke Cooking and High and Fast Grilling... We'll also visit some of the top BBQ joints in NYC for dinner. At these events we'll: * meet the owners and pitmasters of some of the top BBQ joints in NYC * Learn tips and secrets of their savory bbq recipes * make new and exciting acquaintances * have fun and eat lots and lots of 'cue

Coffee beans have up to 800 flavor characteristics that our senses can detect. Red wine, by comparison, only has 400. Most coffee connoisseurs prefer mild roasts because the longer a coffee bean is roasted the more characteristics that are burned off. Tasting coffee is an art form. To detect the most amount of flavor from the coffee bean, it must be tasted properly. Coffee tasting works much like wine tasting. As in wine tasting, coffee tasting has special terms, used to describe the taste of co …

The quality of your lover, partner and companion is the single most important factor of your happiness in life. But men are NOT objective when it comes dating. Most men think that they are entitled to beautiful, intelligent, sophisticated, classy, fit and fashionable women. You may be smart and well educated, have a high paying job, a custom suit and an expensive watch but beautiful women don't care unless you carry yourself with confidence, dress well, make a good first impression, hold a conve …

It's all about the L-O-V-E.... This group promotes a love for the straight-ahead, be-bop style that was born in the early to mid-20th century. Join us & help move this beautiful, "distinctively American art form" into the 21st Century by performing the material &/or showing love for those who do. With this meetup group, I aim to promote my own performances & those of other straight-ahead jazz musical artists. Some of them are here in NYC; some are on the other side of the world. Some I've work …

This group is hosted by the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA). Join us to explore the world of fine prints through lectures, tours, fairs and programs at museums, print studios, galleries and beyond in the NYC-Metro area.

We are reality TV show lovers, from Keeping Up With The Kardashians, American Idol, Real Housewives, and Pawn stars. You are all welcome, there is no limitation on what the premise is, as long as it's reality TV, you are in. Reality TV is #1 on TV now and we should have a fun place to discuss this with people that share in the same passion. Join us and let's make this meetup a NYC reality show.

Join Wine and Food NYC to meet fellow wine and food lovers near you! Connect with other people who want to learn about wine and enjoy sumptuous food in a casual and fun setting. Our events include wine tastings, wine pairing classes, cooking lessons, food festivals, wine and food trips. You will have fun meeting and mingling fun loving New Yorkers while indulging in great wine and food.

Are you a young musician, a newly inspired painter, a newcomer actor? Is your debut event ready organized? Join the group, you can broadcast it here! New York IS the biggest stage, art gallery, concert hall in the world, and if you are ready to blow up your passion, here you can make your debut visible to the City using the Meetup power! Are you an agent looking for new talents? Join the group, here you can find their debut events. Are you just a New Yorker willing to attend fresh performers eve …

Do Watch Food/Travel Shows like Bizarre Foods or No Reservation? Do you drool over the places they show on Deep Fried Paradise or Dessert Paradise? When you are cooking for friends do you secretly act like your kitchen is the set to your own show on the Food Network? This is a group for people who love all things related to FOOD. Do you like to travel and look forward to trying new cuisines?, Do you love to cook,or host dinner parties for friends? Are you that person that takes a picture of e …

If you love wine and fine handcrafted chocolate, you'll love our tasting group! Please note that this group is not just about meeting at places that have chocolate and wine.  It’s an ongoing interactive decadent learning adventure that will take place along with the ability to socialize and meet others that share the same interest. At each group meeting, a tasting is led by the two organizers of this group and feature a synchronized selection of extraordinary fine wines and artisan chocolates …

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2010 GRAMMY WINNER ZAC BROWN, WHO WON THE 2010 GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW ARTIST! THE NEW YORK CITY LIVE MUSIC MEETUP ATTENDED A PERFORMANCE BY ZAC AND HIS BAND, AND THEN PERSONALLY MET ZAC AND HIS BAND, AT A MEETUP ORGANIZED BY RICH CASELLA ON AUGUST 26, 2008. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS. How often have you wished for more live music in your life? Finding good live music is like a tourist in NYC finding a good restaurant to go to. Unless you know the right areas to search, you will be rele …

Hi everybody! As a native Argentinean, I'm organizing this Tango Lover group for everyone of you who would like to know or learn more about this beautiful and exotic art form called Argentine Tango. Dancing is fundamentally an experience, and it is one best shared with others - the group will help to expand that experience by making new friends, renewing our connections with old ones, and have a great time while doing something we love. It is adventure in passion! Join us if you are intereste …

This is for those who want to explore the world of film through the purest form. Which would be low-no budget films. Create a Hindi cinema that hasn't been explored before; that is short Hindi film group. Bollywood influenced. If you are a high school student, or a scientist that would love to play a role in a piece of creation that has the power to entertain, make people feel and emote... then lets try to make some cool stories come onto screen. DANCE meet ups for all those who are looking for …

This group is dedicated to people you love classical music. Mozart, Bethoven, Bach, to name a few.

An ambitious & exclusive & social club for 25's-45's with souls of adventurers, and a fiery love of the arts. Together we explore the endless treasure troves of NYC and beyond...sky's the limit, so long as it's RAD.

This is a group for restaurant and food & wine professional of New York City. We will be doing weekly tasting in a small focus group, perfect platform for those whose seeking further certification for Court of Master Sommelier, WSET or ASA. This will be a study group format, and also a good forum to meet others in the industry and share the experiences and expertise.

The Soca Elite Meetup Group is a social networking group bringing together professionals in a fun social environment. Meet others who are interested in the culture and energetic rhythmic sounds of Caribbean music. We focus on capturing the glamour, mystique and celebratory style of Caribbean people, hosting events at chic hangouts lounges just to "lime", private parties from Brooklyn to The Hamptons, exclusive lofts with fabulous NYC views, and a discerning group of members who enjoy the fun spi …

Wanna learn something about photography? Wanna teach something about photography? Just want to take some photographs with others who want to learn something while snapping the shutter? Maybe you want to learn what to do with those photos after you get them onto your computer? Then this is the group for you.  Whether you are a beginner you has just purchased your first Digital SLR,  or a seasoned pro using a large format camera,  you're welcome to join in. Send me suggestions as to what you want …

This is a group for anyone interested in Persian language, art, and culture. I started this group to bring together Persians and non-Persians who share a love for Persian poetry, music, art, food, etc... Let's get together to make friends, eat and talk Persian or read Hafez and Rumi.