Meet diverse people to satisfy your curiosity about any specific culture or multiple-cultural interest. The goal is to have all world cultures, as well as regional ones around the U.S, made available to or be represented by members,. Through simply getting together over dinner, at movies, seeing live music or visiting the many neighborhoods or festivals in NE Ohio the group just wants to make available for its members the kinds of culture we might not run across in our normal day. If it fosters …

If you just reached us while browsing Meetup.com, and have not yet visited our official website, it is highly recommended that you do so before you join. We want to be sure that you know what you have found here, for you have not just stumbled upon another ordinary Meetup group! You have actually made a discovery of something truly unique, not only to the Cleveland area, but very possibly the world as a whole. While it may be tempting at first to think that the CCGP is "just another Meetup group …

This group is for people who are involved, or wish to be, in the next wave of web based businesses, AND non-profits. There is a $5 donation Each month we'll delve into the issues that e-business owners face. Bring your issues, problems, ideas, questions, business cards Expect to 'present' Come to share, connect, listen and give Who is Welcome: Individuals with businesses which are not yet web based, or who wish to take advantage of web based opportunities. Business owners who wish to gain a g …

Calling friends and neighbors to join in a Conservative Tea Party. Serving the Strongsville and the surrounding communities of N. Royalton, Broadview Hts, Brecksville, and others nearby who want to contribute to the cause of restoring America to the land of the proud with freedom and liberty.

This is a group for Republicans in Ohio who recognize that personal liberty and economic liberty are not mutually exclusive; this is a group for those who advocate for a foreign policy of peace, shared prosperity, and non-intervention; this is a group to advocate for the restoration of the constitutional principles upon which our Republic was founded.

Black Sun Oasis of the Ordo Templi Orientis was chartered in the Valley of Akron, Ohio, and is now physically located in Cleveland, Ohio, and is one of the oldest OTO bodies in the Midwest. Black Sun Oasis is an initiating body of the O.T.O., being chartered to conduct the “Man of Earth” (0′ – III’) Degree initiations of the O.T.O. Additionally, Black Sun Oasis performs the Gnostic Catholic Church’s (EGC) Gnostic Mass regularly. Black sun also holds weekly meetings on a myriad of subjects from c …

The Cleveland Big Data and Hadoop User Group is for those interested in using and discussing all technologies in the Hadoop family (HBase, HDFS, MapReduce, etc.), as well as other technologies in the big data space

There are to date, 635 area people listing travel as one of their first meetup interests. Although there are wine groups that take overnight trips, hiking groups that take backpacking trips, and skiing groups that take skiing trips, there is no group specifically dedicated to taking trips just for the sake of traveling. I am starting this group to see if the 635 of us can meet, figure out the various needs, and start planning anything from weekend and long weekend local or regional trips to int …

Shaker | LaunchHouse creates better, smarter, and more successful entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio by nurturing innovation and creativity. This meetup group exists to increase the sense of urgency in town while successfully connecting key players, educators, techies, service providers, investors, and cool people. Events will focus on entrepreneurship, business development, sustainability, and fun networking. Come join us as we build a collaborative startup COMMUNITY in Cleveland and the greater M …

"No other card game combines the elements of skill, psychology and chance as successfully as Skat."  --Joe Wergin, author Welcome to Northeast Ohio’s online home for Skat! Skat is the King of Card Games, unique in its ability to rival both the thrill and calculated risk taking of poker and the skill level and concentration demands of contract bridge!  The Cleveland Skat Club is a group of regular Skat players devoted to the enjoyment of the game in a league-style competitive setting. We are sim …

KickStartLove is a fun group for people who want to connect, share new experiences, and maybe even find love. Days at the beach, gallery openings, wine tastings, bike rides, costume galas, live concerts - the sky's the limit. KickStartLove has hosted a cookout at Squire's Castle, an evening of original theatre at the Cleveland Play House, and a charity benefit that attracted over 200 people. We also have fantastic Speed Dating events that boast a 95% match rate for friendship and romance. In add …

We've decided to start this group after spending 18 months learning how to shop, cook and bake no oil vegan based on the principles in Dr. Esselystyn's "How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" book. With absolutely ZERO restaurants in the Cleveland/Akron area serving 100% organic, vegan and without oil food, we are interested in exploring what other opportunities exist to socialize with others while we eat! We'd also like to share our experience with like -minded individuals or couples interes …

We are Northern Ohio's most talked about Singles dance! DO YOU LOVE TO DANCE and/or WANT TO LEARN MORE ? SINGLES The opportunity to come as strangers to make new friends, meet up with old friends, and dance your buns off! Also, for a great night out and a chance to showcase your dancing skills and dance your buns off! SOMETHING NEW 2013 Every month we have many new singles just like you, that come to the dances for the first time. So beginning April 2013, to ease you into the flow of the dance …

Come and join us! Conversations are mainly focused on current coursera classes -- https://www.coursera.org/ This semester we're taking 2 classes: Cryptography I - https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis: - https://www.coursera.org/course/networksonline Meetings are intended to be educational whether you're taking the classes or not.

Open to all Cleveland area professionals interested in Master Data Management (MDM), Data Integration, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, Data Migration, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Extract, transform and load (ETL), and other data topics.

Join a Cleveland Metro Ski Council ski club and energize your social life. You'll have lots of fun and meet some great people. If you like to ski or snowboard, and enjoy being with active people, we have a ski club for you! Cleveland Metro Ski Council encompasses 24 clubs spread throughout northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western New York. Cleveland Metro Ski Council and our ski clubs do tons of stuff besides ski and snowboard. We also golf and bike, attend ball games and concerts, have …

Music Cleveland! Mission Statement Musik, Musique, Ceol, Música, Glasbaand, Mużika – sweet sounds in any language. Music is indeed the international language that crosses borders, traditions and taste. Our new MeetUp group – Music Cleveland! – will celebrate the many unique sounds that make up the music scene in Northeast Ohio. We are blessed with a wide and diverse ethnic base along with a rich history of old-world music, rhythm and blues, rock-n-roll, classical, folk and jazz. We are proud …

This is a group for people in downtown Cleveland, Ohio who are into art of all kinds. We meet irregularly, or regularly, or when ever and however we want. We draw, bead, sculpt, paint, weave and generally make meaningful objects and images. Come join us!

We meet up to destroy each other in head-to-head code competitions.

Who We Are Cleveland Sea Kayakers (CSK) is a group of sea kayaking enthusiasts looking to meet up with others to go kayaking. We meet for kayaking on rivers, Lake Erie and other lakes/reservoirs within a couple hours of Cleveland, but also plan meetups in other areas of Ohio and out of state. If you are an experience paddler and/or have completed a basic kayak training and safety course and own your own a kayak at least 12 feet long which you use with a spray skirt, this group is an ideal way to …

Hi Everyone: Ultimate Frisbee AKA Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby. Players may not run with the disc, and may only move one foot (pivot) while holding the disc. While originally called ultimate frisbee, it is now officially called ultimate in many areas because Frisbee is registered in some areas as a trademark, albeit g …

Looking for like-minded entrepreneurs to share what they have learned, and help foster the entrepreneurial community in Northeast Ohio.

My name is Mike Harris. I'm part of Greenplum, a Division of EMC Corporation. Greenplum is focused on "Big Data" and Analytics. I've created this Meetup Group so that customers can meet on a regular basis to collaborate and discuss this topic

Rosicrucian philosophy. The official Rosicrucian group of the greater Cleveland Ohio region.  Subjects of study include the metaphysical origin of Man, psychic phenomena, existence, death (transition), wisdom of the ancient and modern philosophers, hidden (occult) knowledge, and the questions that search for our meaning. Esoteric discussion for members and non-members. Members of other esoteric organizations are welcome! The AMORC Rosicrucian faternity is growing again in Northern Ohio. Discover …

There are many quilt guilds in Northeast Ohio for people who want to talk about quilting, organize charity sewing, and the like. But, if you are like me, you want time and space to finish those UFOs while gabbing with friends. This meet up group is for people who want to get together and each work on their own projects. Sewing machines welcome! Cutting and ironing available! We'll meet on one Saturday each month from 9-4 (come and go as your schedule allows) at a public location on the west side …

Ohio is the Buckeye State, and if you are from Ohio or now live in Ohio you might be familiar with The Ohio State University. This group is composed of outgoing and fun alumni and fans of the university and, of course, anything Buckeyes related. We are part of the Ohio State Alumni circle and like to host fun events for our members to join in from game watches, to university sponsored social events in the Greater Cleveland area. If you are an Alum or just a fan of the university join us for some …

I'm interested in starting a group of Humanists in Northeast Ohio with the intention of becoming a chapter of the American Humanist Association. The goals of this group can't be defined until more progress is made in forming it, but some ideas include social and support activity, hosting speakers and authors, and perhaps some Humanist activism.

Cleveland Locksport is group of individuals in Northeast Ohio working together to enjoy, share and gain skills in the area of legitimate and legal lockpicking, physical security and all things locks. Please consider coming to one of our monthly meetings! Interested in locks, lockpicks or physical security as a hobby? Have you ever been interested or involved in locksmithing? Do you want to learn a cool hobby that has practical applications in your life? If you answered yes to any question, then …