Hello Ladies, I thought it would be nice to organize a book club meetup group for women, that meet to discuss books by African American authors.  I used to read all the time and thought that this would encourage me to get back in the groove.  If you are over 35 years of age, like reading books by African American/Black authors, would like to discuss and hear other's perspectives on books and would like to meet in locations where we can have coffee, desert and or lunch, this meetup is for you.  A …

This monthly study/discussion group is focused on the topic of Applied Metaphysics. The objective is for group members to share their research and experience of practical methods for realizing our mental, physical and spiritual potential. We will be examining works on the subject of metaphysics written by prominent authors from both the past and the present. Examples of authors we will examine include the likes of  Ernest Holmes, Dario Salas Somer, Emma Curtis Hopkins, Franz Bardon, Krishnamurti …

Each month we get together to discuss a noteworthy business book and how we can best apply the book's concepts to advance our businesses and achieve our goals. Our group is for women entrepreneurs, women business owners and women executives to connect with each other and share inspiration, insight and innovative ideas we can put into practice in our own businesses. We are a women-only group. We focus on business books written by women or co-authored by women (but occasionally we do throw in one …

Join Us For Food, Drink, Networking and Joint Ventures! Best-Selling Author, Ken McArthur's Impact Partnering and Networking Events bring together people who want to spread their ideas, products and services to millions of people and who want to joint venture together to grow their impact in the world. Attendees come from all walks of life and include marketers, authors, speakers, experts, coaches, small business people, corporate executives and non-profit visionaries who are working together to …

This group was started in 2007 by Janice Wilson and has continued strong since. Join us for coffee and writing talk on the third Thursday of every month! PLEASE NOTE: This is not a group to "teach" you about writing, nor to give you answers for all of your writing questions. We are low key and laid back, from all backgrounds, all genres, and all levels of experience. Our focus is on the needs of the writers who attend the group--addressing questions or uncertainties, inspiring and motivating, gi …

  Philadelphia’s Erotic Literary Salon, Unique in the English-Speaking World, Two Featured Presenters- Award Winning Published Author Tamara Oakman and Experimental Violinist Gloria Justen with Greg Habiby, Along with Salon Erotic Readings from Attendees. Tuesday, September 21. Monday, August 30 , 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susana Mayer, Ph.D., Salonnière 215-840-5830 email: contact@TheEroticSalon.com - reserve a time slot to read at Salon (5 min max) www.TheEroticLiterarySalon.com …

Write for fun and friendship. Talk about big ideas, and talk about characters like they're real people. Build awe-inspiring universes and/or craft implausibly hot scenarios. Wrestle with how to get your thoughts, feelings, and fantasies on paper. This meetup is for dreamers, planners, and writers of science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, erotica, fan fiction, tv series and movie scripts, speculative fiction in general, literary fiction, and combinations thereof. The plan is to mostly just ha …

Interested in joining a group in support of Dr. Ron Paul and his Presidential Campaign for 2008? Our group is open to Ron Paul supporters in all states whose focus is on grassroots activism. Joining this group does not require you to be affiliated or associated with any other group or coalition. To alleviate the burden on our email accounts, we encourage our members to communicate through the forum at http://www.RonPaulForumPA.com/. Please register and communicate with other supporters v …

The Henry George School of Social Science was founded to acquaint the public with concepts presented in the writings of the great American political economist, Henry George, author of the classic, Progress and Poverty. Henry George reconciled the great paradox facing all civilizations: In spite of all our progress, why are there fewer jobs than there are workers? How is it that so many who are willing and able to work, unable to find gainful employment? At the end of his investigations, Henry Ge …

Join us to read and discuss classic literature. We will read great works that have changed the face of writing, influenced society and endured the test of time. Past authors we have read include, among others, Cervantes, James, Kawabata, Morrison, Flaubert, Austen, Waugh, Dickens, Wilde, Nabokov, Hemingway, Shakespeare and Homer. We meet once a month in the home of one of our members. We are a diverse group who is always looking for new perspectives. If you are curious about what we have read, t …

As artists, we spend most of our creative time alone. Creating art is a very singular, solitary task. With "The Artist's Way" as a guide, we can create a community of support and encouragement. The following quote from the author's website sums it up: "When The Artist's Way was first published, I expressed a wish for Artist’s Way groups to spring into being. I envisioned them as peer-run circles—“creative clusters”—where people would serve one another as believing mirrors, uniting with the …

Hi, folks! The other day I head NPR interview Clay Johnson, the author of a new book called The Information Diet. It's about how we can take conscious measures to overcome our natural tendency toward confirmation bias, i.e., only seeking out and taking in information that reinforces what we already believe. This has motivated me to start a study group. Beyond discussing the book itself, we could meet in an ongoing way to assist one another in overcoming bias.

LATEST: Meetups to be scheduled soon (next couple of weeks), probably every 2-4 weeks, probably late afternoon on Saturdays (~2pm), probably a center city coffee shop, possibly university city/west philly ~34th-45th, possibly south philly ~8th and Christian-ish. Please message me through the meetup interface with suggestions and preferences. This group is for deeply analytical people who are simultaneously, actively engaged in some sort of contemplative path (e.g. Vipassana, Zazen, etc.) and som …

When Skinner wrote Walden Two in the summer of 1945, Hitler was dead, the Depression was forgotten, Russia was a trusted ally, Hiroshima hadn't been nuked, and wisps of smog seemed to be the environment's greatest threat.  In that idyllic historical context, Skinner's blueprint defined "an environment in which people [would] just naturally do the things they need to do to maintain themselves (with something to spare for the future) and trust each other well, and then just naturally do a hundred …

  The Philadelphia Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs Network a division of The Today Group was created by Mark Anthony Jenkins with the purpose of organizing a national network for African Americans that hosts exclusive professional, social, cultural and singles events. These events include networking mixers, speed networking events, business conferences, seminars and expos, business  brunches, a monthly business and health book club, black tie affairs, community activism and volunteering, co …

Ultimate LOVE and Passion (ULP for short) is a community of like-minded individuals creating friendships and relationships that stand the test of time. Using principles from top authors, trainers and coaches we can ALL learn to have fun, playful, passionate relationships with the right person. Have you tried all those "other" dating sites? Do your friends try to set you up on blind dates? Have you been in relationships where you just don't have that "spark" everyone talks about? Are you on a jou …