We are a diverse group of readers that usually determine what to read together!  We have read both fiction and non-fiction and are open to any and all suggestions.  We typically read newer or just published books, but have been known to weave in older readings. Our meetings are typically in Fox Chapel at Panera Bread in the Waterworks.  We would be willing to entertain alternate locations upon suggestion.  Anyone who would like to be an assistant organizer is encouraged to contact us!  We love n …

Life is too short... Life is too short to read boring books or to eat boring food at boring places or to do boring things! This is not the place for fuddy-duddies. This is the place for the calmly audacious. Dullsville has no place on our maps and our only four-letter word is YAWN. Here is where you are if you like your inner monologue at its' maximum potential. Here is where "these go to eleven". We welcome you to join us and help us to turn things all the way up!

Listen up Fashionistas! If you love chick lit novels with a strong female protagonist, including chick lit, mommy lit and bride lit, this is the book club for you. New York or London- our girl characters take charge, get promoted and find love, all in 300 pages or less. Let's chat and swap our favorite titles! Click on the About Us from the menu bar at the left to find out more...

This group will study, discuss, and review Christian publications/books/music. Books do not have to be purchased but recommended. To learn about Truth. To raise awareness of the material that is being published today. To do good. This group will focus on helping people in Pittsburgh in some way--"Everywhere He went, he went about doing GOOD!" Also, there is the possibility of Christian music, depending on the location. Christian Musicians welcome.

Welcome to Alphabet Soup! We are a group of mostly mothers that get together monthly to disucss a book.  We read fiction as well as non fiction and attempt to pick books that will generate a thoughful discussion.  Meetups are usually on a Tuesday evening and take place either at a member's home or public venue.  It can be in any area of the city.  Some books we've read recently include:  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder; The Help by Kathr …

[Formerly called "Pittsburghers who love to read" and started in April 2012] This group gathers people in the area who like to read and talk about books. Currently, we meet once a month on a Sunday at Schenley Park Café. Books are selected through member suggestions and informal voting on titles every few months.  Genres and topics are limited only by our imagination.

What happens when we pay careful attention to our lives with curiosity and an open mind? This is a group for people who want to answer this question for themselves, with the aid of the many wonderful books that have been written on mindfulness and its application to many areas of life. We will meet monthly to work through our favorite books on mindfulness and talk about how mindfulness applies to our lives. We look forward to see you at our next meeting.

Do you like Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any other sci-fi/fantasy books, movies or films? How about comics or manga? Maybe anime or animation? So do we! Come hang out with us and find your fellow geeks! Inspired by the original OC Geekdom, this group is for people in Pittsburgh (and surrounding areas) who enjoy anything related to sci-fi/fantasy, anime, comics, etc. We will plan outings to restaurants, movies, conventions and anything else where a group of geeks …

Welcome to our social group for those young professionals that live in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. This is a group for young professionals in their 30's and early 40's who are looking to make new friends & socialize and don't always have time to make it into the city. Meet new people & make lasting friendships while joining us for brunch, dinner, movies, live entertainment, lunch, outdoor activities, book clubs, and much more! Are you interested in organizing an event? Contact me & I'd l …

Ciao a tutti! This group is for seekers who are looking to enhance their spiritual lives with discussions and information drawn from ancient and modern Paganism on the Italian Peninsula. This is a place for sharing (rituals, recipes, spells, prayers, family traditions, art work, inspirational stories …), asking questions, and discussing issues. This group is also a way for Pagan Italo-philes to meet and build community. I ask only that the focus of the conversation be Italy. There are other grou …

There are very few Christians that live a life that is fun, content, fulfilled and genuine. Most Christians remain of this world; artificially calibrated, affected, lukewarm, conveniently, religious robots. God has great plans, peace and internal harmony for those who walk in truth. My purpose is to encourage those few. I've been blessed with an authentic spirit to glorify His name and bring mindful harmony to the world in which I live and the people with who I surround myself. I do not believe …

Pittsburgh Area Realtime Science Fiction Enthusiasts Club is a group of like minded people, who enjoy reading SF, watching SF movies, enjoying good SF series. (Let's not discuss the SyFy Channel.) Many of us write. Most of those who don't, create art. If you like to cruise the galaxies with Dr. Who, or Miles Vorkosigan. If you like to contemplate what the future may hold, or consder the science of the past, we're the group for you.

We are a moms group with three distinct missions: support, socialization, and service. Support is offered through our daily activities, as well as through our message boards. We currently have over 100 moms in our club. Some of our mothers work part time or during the school year, but the majority stay at home full time. Therefore, our activities are typically during the weekday. We offer at least one activity a day ranging from playgroups and park playtimes to lunch bunches, mocha mornings, and …

Welcome to Canonsburg/McMurray Mothers & More –Chapter#213 Connect … Relate … Rejuvenate with other Moms! Canonsburg/McMurray Mothers & More invites all mothers to attend our monthly Topic Night / Discussion Meetings.  These gatherings are a great chance for you to learn something new, to bond with other moms, or to just take a break for a few hours.  Guest speakers lead the various discussions, related not only to motherhood but to the many other roles women play in their lives. We meet in t …

MOMS Club® (Moms Offering Moms Support) - Gibsonia/Mars Chapter We are a group of about 45 moms living in either Gibsonia or Mars.  We have a wide variety of moms in our group.  Some work full time, others part time, and the majority stay home.  Because of this, we offer many activities and events to do during the day with your children.  We welcome any children at any of our activities planned during the day, except our once monthly MDO (moms day out) where children are not included. Some acti …

Had enough of astrologers, psychics, homeopaths, and spirit channelers? Yearning to talk with someone rational for awhile? Meetup with other local skeptics for some refreshing and sane conversation. We host three events each month: Drinking Skeptically, Brunching Skeptically, and the Science and Skepticism Book Club.  Steel City Skeptics is part of a larger network of local secular groups, including the Pittsburgh Coalition of Reason. For more info you can check our website: www.steelcityskeptic …

WINC – Connecting AMBU Women is a voluntary, social organization that provides a welcoming and supportive environment to all Chevron employees and their spouses/partners. Our group is designed to help develop fellowship and acquaintance through lots of fun social events and community involvement.  It aims to create and maintain a social and supportive group that fosters hospitality and fellowship through social events and community involvement. Membership is limited to Chevron employees and thei …

An anything goes group with a charming personality reading to mix and mingle with new people in the area whether it’s sipping coffee at a local coffee shop, taking in a movie, sightseeing around the “burgh”, or visiting a local restaurant for a meal. This group is for down to earth, individuals, looking to socialize and meet new people. Please join if interested.

Pittsburgh Now is dedicated to exploring the concepts in Eckhart Tolle's books The Power of Now & A New Earth and to incorporating them into our complex everyday lives. This group is for people who are ready for peace in their lives; People on the journey of personal growth; People who are ready for fulfillment; People seeking abundance; People who understand that the time is NOW. Discussions and events focus on sharing experiences in terms of how each one applies these principles in their life. …

We're all spiritual beings having a physical experience, and many of us are waking up to the awesome power of our true inner selves, outside the confines of ego-based desires and reality.  This group is intended to serve as a space to come together to discuss and experience the compassion, power, unity, insight and self-awareness available to us through a focus on present-moment awareness and distinguishing our Selves from our egos. And, as we each individually grow and evolve, so we will be abl …

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We are the Mary Roberts Rinehart Chapter of Sisters in Crime based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  This group is not the entire membership but simply a gateway we use to introduce new members to another very active Listserve. Our paid members belong to the Yahoo Group where you will meet our 50+ members. We have meetings once a month at Eat n" Park in Robinson Town Center, the first Monday of the month (except for holidays).  The meeting is a 7pm unless you want to join us for discussion and dinn …

Tap into Power and Energy Lying Deep Within You Sahaja Meditation Meetup is meant for everyone who desires to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy of life and love for others. It is not just a book or a set of exercises but a living science that will open up to you gradually as your meditation becomes deeper and your experience stronger and more fulfilling. Better Yourself Emotionally, Physically and Mentally All over world, human beings believe they can find solutions to their …

So you want to live the good life... Do you have a life philosophy to help guide you? Sounds too difficult? It is more simple than you would  imagine. It is all about letting of what really does not matter... Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome proves to be remarkably applicable to modern lives. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, one can avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so …

NO PRETTY BOYS ALLOWED, prove you are an indoorsy guy / gal, no shirtless / bottom-less pictures, no bikini shots, say on your 'profile' that you are this type, or you are out, this is not a group that is proud that they are training for a marathon. This is not a hookup meetup group for you to find a single guy / gal to get some. One person tells me you are cheating on your wife / girlfriend / husband, I'll check on it & drop you. Even if you are a perfect looking gal, I'm not afraid to boot you …

Hi, I like to train on realistic methods of self defence, as if one was to be robed or mugged on the streets. Or defending someone on the streets from being robed or mugged. For this I use a specific Martial Art. It's called KFM (Keysi Fighting Method)here is an excerpt from: Top 10 Martial Arts for Self Defense Published on May 15th, 2010 http://listverse.com/2010/05/15/top-10-martial-arts-for-s... 2 . Here's a video link: http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/xawzaf Keysi Fighting Method You’ …

The Pittsburgh French Meetup Group is a well established group for French speakers of all ages and abilities to meet up and practice French conversation & share interests in French culture.  We welcome native French speakers (and there are many) as well as beginners and all shades in-between.  We focus on conversation, fun events, and all aspects of French Culture.  French (& Vietnamese) are my first languages, and French (& Arabic) are Roula's first languages. I started this group about 10 year …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning about generating income by investing in real estate. We'll be discussing various strategies including landlording, rehabbing, wholesaling, sub2's, land contracts, lease/options, owner financing, multi-units, foreclosures, short sales, hard money & private money, etc etc. We welcome all levels of experience from the brand new investor to the seasoned veteran. Although you can be somewhat successful if you "go it alone", your investing success will …