"Eyes on Opera" is an Orange County cultural organization dedicated to the advancement of opera through recorded and live solo performances, group discussions, educational outreach and field trips. Membership is free with donations gratefully accepted to cover expenses. Regular meetings and presentations are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month at the Seymour Senior Center in Chapel Hill. The group was founded in January, 2007 by my wife, Victoria Windler, who passed away after a long …

This book club began in 2007 in response to a gap in book clubs in the West side of the Triangle. Since then, many book clubs have emerged (on meetup, and elsewhere). We're still around, and I guess that means something is working. We alternate locations (between Chapel Hill and Durham), and for the most part, meet the last Tuesday of the month. Our four organizers all love this book club, and participate often. We're always looking for new members and fresh ideas in discussion. What can you exp …

The purpose of the Heart & Soul Healing Meetup is to teach & practice powerful heart and soul techniques together to create a supportive community interested in self-healing, self empowerment and service to others. It is important to include the heart and soul in any kind of healing or transformation.  The Heart is the gateway to the "True Self" in many spiritual traditions.  We honor the importance of the Heart in our groups and practices.  The Soul carries the power help us heal and transform. …

The CHRDAPMP is a mixed age play group for children and (mostly) Moms in the Greater Triangle Area, with most meetups taking place in Chapel Hill and Durham (though as we get more Raleigh and Cary Mommies and little ones, we're all about expanding out area!)  We're all about getting together for fun and child play - and maintaining our sanity by meeting other interesting Moms. Join us for in-home play dates, play dates around town at museums, parks, gyms, Moms' nights out, family meetups and mor …

Chapel Hill & Carrboro have a gaming meetup! We play any and everything from Euro-Strategy board games to d20 roleplaying, collectible card gaming, such as Magic: The Gathering, Settlers of Catan, Dungeons & Dragons, etc etc. We meet at Carrboro Creative Coworking. *** NOTICE! MEETUP CHANGES AFOOT! *** MEETUPS HAVE CHANGED TO ALL TUESDAY NIGHTS! See the About page for more info! ---------------> http://www.meetup.com/carrborogames/about/ <---------------

This Group is open to all practitioners of Reiki and all who are interested in learning more about Reiki. There will be regular Reiki Shares scheduled which will be open to members and their guests regardless of level of training or experience. These events will be an opportunity to meet like-minded people in the community and share healing energy. For the novice it will be an opportunity to learn more about the healing power of Reiki and experience Reiki energy first hand. Reiki Classes will be …

The Chapel Hill - Durham Hiking Meetup is designed to provide local hiking and outdoor opportunities for the western triangle. We are a very active (3-5 events per week on average) and social group (with some fantastic nature photographers) and plan hikes in the Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough and Chatham county areas. The hikes with our experienced organizers vary in intensity from beginner to brisk and are generally anywhere from 3 to 7 miles in length (see hike posting for specific details …

About the Coffee and Contacts™Network Coffee and Contacts™ is a women's business referral network with chapters meeting weekly throughout the Triangle. Meetings last 1 hour with a 30 minute social time before the start of the formal meeting. Breakfast is a dutch treat, so come for the informal networking to order breakfast. Benefits of Coffee and Contacts™Power Networking for Women Expand Your Sphere of Influence! Referrals, Referrals, Referrals! Develop your networking skills Develop new soci …

The Carrboro, Chapel Hill & Durham RPCVS Meetup Group is dedicated to connecting returned Peace Corps Volunteers in the Triangle area. If you've volunteered previously, or are a current volunteer (available through email?), or are just interested in learning more about the Peace Corps, please join!

This is a casual and friendly book club that meets monthly at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. We alternate between fiction and non-fiction selections and choose our books democratically via polls. Book suggestions are always welcome and appreciated! Flyleaf Books offers a 20% discount on books selected for our discussions!

This group is a resource for anyone in and around Chapel Hill North Carolina who is interested in Parkour, barefoot running, evolutionary fitness, MovNat, paleo/traditional nutrition & cooking, martial arts (both standing and grappling), Crossfit style workouts, or all of the above! Most people come to us because they are interested in learning more about Parkour, but we try to cover a broader range of skills and topics. We run, jump, lift and throw heavy things, climb, balance, crawl, vault, f …

The R language and environment is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of statistical computing and the platform of choice for data analysts and research scientists. Join together with other Triangle-area R users ("useRs") to share tips and techniques. Beginners welcome!

This group is pretty much an anything goes social club for the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area.  As far as activities go, the ideas that drive this group will come from YOU!  Concerts, festivals, happy hours, volunteering, exhibits, restaurants, comedy clubs, sporting events, potlucks, Art walks, and anything and everything else in between, so long as it is legal in town/county/state/country.  Please let me know if you have an idea for an event or if you'd like to organize/host an event.  Michael P., …

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This group is for Volleyball players that want to play 2's and 3's pickup Sand Volleyball at an intermediate to advanced level. The Meetup is on with 4 confirmed members! We generally play in the evenings on lighted courts during the week. Who should come to this Meetup? You an intermediate to advanced player that would like to get some more play in. For those that have trouble returning hard hit balls and 3 hit plays this is mostly likely not your Meetup. Also while you are competitive you a …

A group of professional women - age 55+ -  who'd like to do casual walks all around town and in our parks and open spaces - primarily in Chapel Hill and environs. The aim of the group is to get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors and get to know each other. Intended for women who live in close proximity to Chapel Hill/ Carrboro. This is for women who are married, or not, in a relationship or not, but who know and appreciate the support of other women. Women who'd like to make a few new friends; wh …

If you're in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area, and you want to have fun playing the uke with friendly people, the UUkes welcome you! This group was started by members of the Community Church of Chapel Hill (Unitarian Universalist) who wanted to play ukulele together. Since then, membership has expanded beyond church members, but we maintain our affiliation with the church and perform at services and other church events, including the annual music gala. When we get together, we play a lot fro …

PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING BELOW BEFORE JOINING THIS MEETUP: POLYAMORY: Having multiple honest, loving, intimate relationships with the full knowledge and consent of everyone involved. This group is for local polyamorists and sincerely interested folks of all ages and demographics in the Raleigh, Durham, & Chapel Hill metro! Polyamory means "Many Loves". Many people have both the capacity & the need to love more than one partner, and be able to sustain loving relationships with more than one. …

Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness: This is a radical mental health group based on the principles of the icarus project! http://theicarusproject.net The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We welcome people who support psych drugs and people who do not, as well as people who use diagnostic labels and people who do not identify with tho …

Join a non-pressure, fun, entertaining social group. We provide low-key functions to singles who just want to meet new people and relax. For those who are tired of online dating, speed dating events, blind dates, etc. this group is for you!! Men and women age 50-60 something is our target group.

This group is for people who love sports, kickball, having fun, and meeting interesting new people.

Meeting others in or around Chapel Hill area who are practicing or want to learn more about the teachings of Abraham as communicated by Jerry and Esther Hicks. The meetings consist of a mixture of LIVE Abraham-Hicks workshop broadcasts and DVD recordings of previous workshops along with discussion and fellowship. We will occasionally have other get-togethers based around FUN activities.

Let's get together and go bowling in Durham and Chapel Hill.

The group is open to anyone in the RTP/Durham/Chapel Hill Tech community who works on business development or partnerships. This could be actual BD folks, founders, CEOs, VCs, whatever. The purpose is to get together, network, exchange ideas and help each other overcome roadblocks or issues. All are welcome, so please feel free to include anyone who would benefit. The first meetup will kick-off in September 2012

I decided to start a Divorce meet up in Chapel Hill. I have been separated since Nov 2011. I have looked all over and asked so many people about divorce gorups in Chapel Hill and unless you want to focus on the Bible there aren't any. So I decided to start my own. I can't imagine I am the only sep/div person in this town looking to join with others in similar situations. I am hoping to start a gorup where we can offer each other resources, support, and schedule activities to meet others and have …

A group for motorcycle riders (new or experienced) in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro, NC and surrounding areas.

This is a group of silky and yorkie owners who get together every so often to have either play dates in a chosen park or dinner outside at dog friendly restaurants so that we and our pets can bond.

Have your feet been dreaming of touching the Earth? Would you like to run with others who are passionate about connecting to nature while running as naturally as possible? This group is for those who wish to explore true barefoot running on natural terrain in the Chapel Hill area and beyond. It isn't easy to find great trails friendly for bare feet. It also isn't easy to transition from shoes to unshod running. Going barefoot completely is still a relatively new thing, wrought with injuries, mix …