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 …

Get together with French language speakers for conversation and friendship. The French conversation evenings or 'groupe de conversation' is for those whose language level is at least intermidiate--in other words, at a level to be able to understand and  discuss quite varied topics in French. There are some meetups that are appropriate for any level  (including non-French speakers) such as French films with subtitles. NB: This meetup website and mailing list are not intended to be a forum for fre …

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. …

Our meetup.com contingent are just the tip of the TAGS membership iceberg! We've been going strong for 30 years for LGBTQ scientists and science-friendly friends at monthly potlucks in our members' homes throughout Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, N.C. Come to dinner at TAGS!

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 …

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 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 …

UNCDUG is a Drupal users and developers group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Membership does not require having a current, formal association with UNC, though the topical focus is directed towards Drupal as it is being used on campus by Depts and Institutes, i.e., we do not have much of a commercial focus. UNC alumni (including ex-staff) are always welcome. It is our hope to create a great opportunity for UNC Drupalers to really help each other grow and develop (pun intended …

Learn about the basics and advancements to WordPress, one of the most popular open-source content management systems, for web publishers, bloggers, and journalists.

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. …

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

We are the Orange County Republicans - an organization dedicated to keeping Conservative values alive in Orange County, NC. We meet monthly in Hillsboro, NC and Chapel Hill. In addition to our regular monthly meetings, we are also active in grassroots efforts to get Conservative Republicans on the ballot and elected. Join us!

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

This group is for anyone who is interested in learning to work with Reiki, or who is already trained in energy work and would like to get together for reiki shares/trades. Please feel free to visit my website to learn more about Infinite Flow Reiki in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. http://www.infiniteflowreiki.com/ I will also be offering classes and workshops in Kundalini Yoga - the Yoga of Awareness. This practice is a beautiful way to build your spiritual, emotional, and physical bodies so that yo …

Let's play some volleyball. Open to anyone over the age of 18.

Come hang out with friendly users and developers of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server database applications. We'll have a mix of presentations, hack nights, show-and-tell and even bar-and-burger hangout nights and discuss all things FileMaker including: --Using and developing FileMaker databases --The latest FileMaker-related tools and techniques --Cool Third-party FileMaker software and hardware products --FileMaker books and magazines --FileMaker Go for iPads and iOS devices --Deploying FileM …

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.

This is a group for anyone who enjoys reading or writing long-form or book-length works of nonfiction. If you enjoy long-form feature writing in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, or Esquire... or books by authors like Laura Hillenbrand, Rebecca Skloot, Bill Bryson, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, or Gay Talese, this would be a meetup for you. I'm looking forward to monthly meetups to read and discuss great nonfiction. Sometimes we'll read and discuss an article or two; other times, a nonfiction boo …

The purpose of this group is to bring guys in their 20's-30's together to hang out, drink beer, talk sports, and women in the Durham and Chapel Hill area, and to be as fuckin inappropriate as possible in the process. Basically a fraternity for professional guys who are out of school now. Since the group is about male bonding, we will schedule group meetups to get us all mixing and help everyone find bros to chill with. Crushing beer, shooting pool, strip club nights, get-togethers at each other' …

Do you want to learn how to live a healthier life? This is a group for anyone interested in challenging themselves to step out in a safe environment and learn how to take better care of the mind and body We can all learn to live a better life, meet new people with similar interests, support each other, form sincere friendships, go take a Pilates or Yoga class together.

We are a non-profit organization that exists to curb suicide attempts among US Soldiers and Veterans. With 1 Active-duty Soldier a day and 22 Veterans a day taking their own lives, something must be done to stop this epidemic. Please join us in the fight to save lives as we connect our brave military men and women to free mental health care, as well as additional resources, so they can find relief.