Velvetstyle Divas Club is a community for women to socialize & meet, while learning about some great restaurants, businesses, and events. It's where you can come alone & leave with new girlfriends to hang with. We'll have a monthly mixer where women can come and meet. After attending a mixer, you will be invited to attend private events with those you met with. You have to attend a mixer to be invited to these exclusive events such as: Happy Hour Private Dinners Chic-Flick Fridays Ladies Night …

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Unknown “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost --------------------------------------- Do you love Hiking and Adventures? Welcome to the Chicago Hiking, Outdoors, & Social Meetup Group. We strive for adventures, fun, and friendships. This group is for people who en …

Are you looking to expand your circle of friends and enjoy the great places to catch a drink or a bite in the Oak Park/River Forest/Forest Park area, then this is the group for you! We especially cater to singles looking but couples and groups welcome! Fun and great conversation is the goal! We will rotate our Meetups at various local restaurants and bars, and suggestions are welcome! Come out and have some fun!

As we grow up in Chicago, our old friends seem to get married and move-on. All those wild times are now a distant memory. Yet sometimes we are still single, and need to do what singles do. Meet and mingle. Windy City here we come. Remember that time in college where you could find an army of friends to go to a party, bar or a even a roadtrip? Why do those times have to be the past? Why cant they be right now? We have the jobs, we have the income. Those times can be here again. This club is not o …

This group is for women in their 20s and early 30s in Oak Park and its surrounding areas who want to get out of the house and have fun! I hope to create an awesome community of women for you to connect with, become friends with, and pretty much just have a good time. We plan many of our meetups in Oak Park and Forest Park such as dining out, movies, festivals, book discussions, wine tasting, hiking, arts and crafts, and many more. We also plan meetups in Chicago and other areas. All relationship …

The Chicago Sport and Social Club is the nation's largest provider of recreational sports leagues, premier social events and local social networking! With over 70,000 annual participants, the Sport and Social Club has become the place to meet and compete with active young professionals all over the city. Our number one priority is giving you places to play your favorite sports and places to meet up with new and old friends every day of the week! Chicago Sport and Social Club strives to provide h …

It's tough to be "different." It's good to have friends. Young adults with disabilities want and need social interaction and often find it difficult to interact with their peers. This group will plan social events and activities for the group where they can mix and mingle and enjoy each other's company, making new friends.

Since 1993, DanceMates Members enroll, meet new people, socialize, exercise and enjoy the experience of learning to dance in solo and/or with partner with the best Social Dance Instructors in the City of Chicago and suburbs. We cover Salsa, Belly Dancing, Popular Party Line Dancing, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia, Cha Cha Cha, Hip Hop, Polka, Samba, 2-Step, Swing (East-Coast & Jitterbug styles), American-Style Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Rumba, and few Ethnic or Cultural dances. Dance schedule and registrati …

Would be a pleasure to meet and talk to people during meals, whether it's brunch, coffee, dinner, or what have you. I like all types of food and all types of folks. We can also visit restaurants near to Oak Park. Hope to meet you all soon!

West Suburban Senior Services is proud to host a weekly lunch and discussion group geared toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Seniors (55 and over). Each Friday from 11 AM to 2 PM the group meets in Forest Park for coffee, lunch, and a discussion group. New members are welcome! The mission of the West Suburban LGBT Seniors Program is to understand and meet the growing needs of the LGBT and allied senior community in the Western Suburbs through outreach and programming delivered with k …

Are you proud to be LGBTQ? Do you believe it's possible to love more than one person? If so, then this meetup group is for you! LGBTQ Polyamory Chicago is a community for Chicago polyamorists who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, of Queer (Basically just something other than straight or "almost straight") This meetup group is a venue especially for Chicago's LGBTQ polyamorists to connect with each other in a community especially for us.  We meet up through parties, discussion …

Mahoney’s Pub & Grille, home to a large, dog-friendly patio, has partnered with four local West Town bars, also with dog-friendly patios: J. Patrick’s, Clutch, Aberdeen Tap, and The Matchbox to host a weekly “West Town Pup Crawl”. It will take place every Tuesday evening from 6pm to 9pm from Tuesday May 28th through Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Host Tracey Gold of Chicago Canine Concierge will bring together local dog-centric charities such as One Tail at a Time, Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue, an …

Love good wine, reading books, & discussing ideas with other friendly people? Then come join us at our monthly discussions while enjoying wine at House Red! The goal is to have fun discussing & sharing our thoughts & ideas on the literature we've read over glasses of wine. The group is new (Spring 2012) & was started with a small group that met at a wine bar. We're growing now & would like to welcome new members. I've noticed many groups are women only; we aren't gender restrictive, but you must …

These are the voyages of the Western Suburban Science-Fiction Book Club... Our continuing mission: to seek out the most compelling, discussion-provoking science-fiction (and occasionally, fantasy) novels and gather together to chat about them over dinner. It's a pretty good mission. Reading sci-fi suggests certain nerdish... leanings, but don't be afraid: our group is all-inclusive. Yes, I'm sure a few of us qualify as geeks, but we're all socially well-adjusted and reasonably freshly showered t …

Bon jour! This is a group for conversational French speakers of all levels. The group will be meeting at Tapas 7232 (7232 Madison) in Forest Park on Sundays at 4pm. Looking forward to meeting and making new friends...

Dog Lovers and their Italian Greyhounds, Sighthounds, Rescued Dogs, Small Dogs, Cute Dogs, Big Dogs, Shy Dogs and every dog between - we are calling you! Join us for our doggy meet ups and play dates in the Chicagoland area! We are a rescue based group that is looking to meet more dog lovers in the area and their pups for some fun playtime and to bask in their cuteness! The more the merrier so invite your pups friends and the humans they adopted! Come. Sit. Stay. Play.

Are you tired of living with a secret? Tired of not comfortably fitting into social groups for women because you want to be free to express yourself. Come join like-minded women who want to let their hair down and have fun together. Let's get together to make new friends, go shopping at a mall, take in a movie, grab a bite to eat before taking an excursion, enjoying a hike, visiting a museum or share your ideas for some ladies fun. This group is being set up for women who are 40 - 65 years young …

Come check us out! Whether your goal is to overcome a fear of public speaking, take your presentation skills from good to great, or strengthen your leadership skills through leadership programs and networking, Toastmasters is the place to be. Stop in and visit a Saturday Sunrise meeting for free and see what Toastmasters can do for you. Saturday Sunrise Toastmasters is the perfect place to improve your communication skills, develop the leadership skills you desire, and increase your ability to …

This is a social group for people in their 20s/30s in the South-Western Suburbs (Berwyn to OakPark to Naperville to Downers Grove) who are looking to meet like minded people for fun times! I propose wine, bars, happy hours, bowling, dinner, game nights, movies, and more!

Are you intersex?   Have you ever felt you fall between the male and female check boxes? Intersex people physically differ from the “standard” male and female.  These differences might be genetic, hormonal, or genital.  We have features typical of both male and female at once or may have no clearly defined sexual features at all.  There are many different kinds of intersex people. INTERSEX CHICAGO is the first meetup group of its kind - a safe, confidential meetup for all intersex people and t …

CHGOLAND WOMEN4WOMEN UNLEASHED Where any joy shared is doubled and where any problem shared is cut in half. Single Lesbian and Bisexual Women Only meet on the spur of the moment when one of the members has an idea and is headed out to a public place. It is so hard for many of us to make plans and keep commitments yet as singoles we must get out and meet other like minded ladies. There are virtually no women's bars in Chicago or it's suburbs and very few women's events that you can just c …

Welcome to the Windy City Singles Group! This is a group open to singles who are looking for a refreshing alternative to the bar scene and the various online dating sites. Become a part of this interesting and diverse group of individuals! Whether you are single and have recently moved to the Chicagoland area or are looking for something more than just casual dating, come and join us. All we ask is that you bring a good attitude and a desire to have fun! Coming together is a beginning, socializi …

Meet other local people who are interested in walking for fitness! We'll meet up to walk around Oak Park/River Forest/Forest Park and on local trails. We've also been known to do a little hiking, biking, eating and drinking as a group. To lose weight and to keep it off, you need to get moving. Walking at a moderate pace for 30-60 minutes burns stored fat and can build muscle to speed up your metabolism. Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast canc …

Are you ready to have some fun? This group is for women interested in getting out of the house and getting together to participate in a number of activities including karaoke nights, dance classes, dinners and movies, comedy shows, plays or concerts, shopping trips, fitness classes; you name it!  The opportunities are limitless to the journeys we can unlock and discover as a positive group of freespirited, diverse women. If you are looking for fun and adventure, let the good times roll. Members …

Bienvenidos! Welcome to the Chicago Hispanic Professionals Meetup Group! Are you looking to network with other professional Latinos within the city? Chicago HPMG is looking for members that are interested in networking through fun, unique, social events that'll help unite the Hispanic community. Meet other local Hispanic Professionals from diverse career fields and enrich your life socially, culturally all while making new friends with similar interests.  This group is bilingual but it is not …

For lovers of jazz - we'll be meeting at various clubs throughout the city, as well as the festivals. Let's enjoy the excellent jazz this city has to offer. We're going to hit the entire range of jazz from traditional to experimental. From the nicest jazz clubs to tiny performance spaces. Give everything a try, and I'm sure you'll find something you love. Other non-Meetup jazz shows, as well as other jazz-related information that might be of interest will be posted on the Message Board. Please f …

What better way to start 2013 than to read books set in Chicago! We meet up locally – surrounding western suburbs area – for the book discussion. Whether it be a café, lounge...what a way to spend a few hours for a book discussion, build friendships, and consume a bite to eat and a drink as well! So join us! :)

We also get together for tapas, booze, and other tasty stuff. If you enjoy eating, meeting new people, a well-made Bloody Mary, or combining two words to make a better, funnier sounding word, you will absolutely love this group. If an event is full, don't be afraid to join the waiting list; there are usually a few openings by the actual date of the event. If you planned to attend an event but need to cancel, we ask that you promptly update your RSVP on the website. This helps us be more courteou …