Established in 2003, LA Writers Group runs writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Glassell Park (Glendale), LA South Bay (Hermosa Beach, El Segundo), West LA, and Santa Clarita. Visit our official website at http:/www.lawritersgroup.com. In this meetup group, we will host free monthly accountability meetings, free friendship events (not networking but meeting new friends), and soon an ongoing Saturday morning writing workshop for a nominal fee.  Our …

Mission: Offer a system to our communities of writers, while developing disciplines through accountability, teaching and peer support. To provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere for writers to further their skills in writing and self-publishing, while cultivating associations with like-minded people.  Purpose: To make sure that every writer has the tools and support necessary for taking the craft of writing to completion and/or publication.   How: Attending bi-monthly meetup identifying and addr …

Hey South Bay! We are starting up a brand NEW Body Challenge at our brand NEW nutrition club in Torrance called Active Nutrition!! The Challenge is an 8 week nutrition & exercise topic class to provide our challengers with the support, accountability, and education to reach their health goals!! We support healthy active lifestyles and will cover topics including healthy eating, exercise and personal development!! I'm so excited for you to join the group!! You'll absolutely love it!! What to Brin …

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Dear Meetup.com Members,   Our name has changed, but we're still the same group of QuickBooks ProAdvisors that meets once a month to learn and discuss the issues of our business. We have dinner (bring your own) at 6:00 pm before our meeting that starts at 6:30.  Our next meeting is Thursday, October 27.   We hope to see you there!

We are photo hobbyists and hiking enthusiasts, although..... We're not just limited to hiking. We attend wide variety of urban and rural walks, hikes, photography receptions and photography events. Occasional we will volunteer our photography services for different charities or events that need photographers as well. All levels are welcome! We'll explore various trails, festivals, receptions and photography exhibits around Southern California and bring our cameras and camera knowledge with us. W …

DO IT NOW! is a hybrid of powerful, innovative minds, ambitious goals, ingenious life plans. We are all searching for accountability to help turn our dreams into actions. We just need a little nudge. IS IT FOR YOU?  We are here because we are taking back control of our lack of drive, determination and motivation.We have all led highly successful lives, and the daily turmoil of getting back to that world has taken its toll on each of us. On a minute-by-minute basis, we continue to hate to admi …

Join MeetUp group organizer Munzer Ghosheh, in learning about how to invest in alternative assets with your self-directed IRA. Learn from educational talks with leaders and peers who are making similar investment choices. Find out about their successes and failures with self-direction while learning how to conduct your own due diligence before leaping into a new investment with your self-directed IRA or tax-deferred account. Background on the Self-Directed IRA The fact is that a wide variety o …

Sporting a keen sense of adventure? An insatiable appetite for the outdoors?? A wicked craving something grilled??? Well then good thing you found your way to SoCAL Bikes, Boards & Bites – where the pavement ends, the adventure begins... Our goal is to meet other SoCal trail riders with a keen sense of adventure. Our mission is to promote, protect and preserve the California trail experience through advocacy, education and responsible recreational mountain biking. Our group will also feature p …

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN ENERGY – JANUARY 31  The Los Angeles Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) will hold its next networking meeting on Monday, January 31, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Association, 110 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 900141-2006.  JANUARY 31 IS A FREE ADMISSION EVENT The happy hour/networking event will be highlighted by a speech from David Freeman, an energy executive, engineer, attorney and author who is one of the leaders in American energy policy and curren …

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    The Los Angeles Tea Party and Tea Parties all across America are reinvigorating the distinctly American values of limited government, personal responsibility, free enterprise, and respect for property rights. Join us in turning back the tide of excessive government spending and taxation.  Tell Washington (and Sacramento and City Hall) that you demand accountability; that you want legislators to stop rewarding failure with trillion dollar bailouts; that you know that free enterprise works bes …

Putting the trans in media since December 2009, this group hosts monthly meetups and ad hoc events to bring together people in Los Angeles interested in transmedia storytelling. The group's goal is to connect people, curate experiences/ideas/projects, and share our activities with others around the world. To help with group logistics and communications, we have a TLA website: http://transmediala.net As of January 2010 we started using our official Transmedia Los Angeles Meetup Group (now with 25 …

Welcome to the Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group.  Members generally refer to this group as "LA Ruby". We also have postings where we are referred to as "laruby" and even "la-ruby".  By the way, we have a twitter account which is @laruby and the hashtag is #laruby.  A related group is la.rb which is the group that has the Los Angeles Ruby Brigade Weekly Hack Night. The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" …

This is a working group that is laser focused on opening a Kid Friendly Hackerspace in Los Angeles (hopefully the first of many). The space will be age-agnostic (meaning all ages welcome). Click here to read some of my thoughts on the space. Join our working group wiki where we discuss locations, business model canvas, equipment, etc. We are looking for passionate members that want to support a community of makers in Los Angeles. Your skills may range from accountant to roboticist. The group is …

Tone Up, Lose Weight West LA Body Challenge launches May 21st at 6:30pm to provide an educational, supportive and effective way to reach your desired health goals: toning, body fat reduction, weight loss! Who this is for: •Taking physique to the next level: toning, weight loss, body fat reduction, overall wellness •Participants must be committed to taking their health to the next level and attending weekly classes How it works: •8 weeks long •8 Cash Prizes: Top 2 weight loss, Top …