MEET ME AT THE MOVIES is a monthly screening of a classic Hollywood film, sponsored by the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance, a non-profit community organization based in the South Loop area of Chicago. Screenings take place in the beautiful recital hall at the Sherwood Community Music School at 1312 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, with a suggested donation of $5.00 at the door. Proceeds go toward a scholarship program for students at Sherwood.  We would like to connect with movie lovers all o …

Do you like the idea of 19th century performances in a house? Are you someone that after an entire week of hard work, you want to sit back and relax, enjoying listening to live music or playing music? Do you love piano? Then this group is for you. This is also your opportunity to meet other people to discuss the piano and other music, and techniques. We play on a brand new Boston designed by Steinway 7'1" grand piano. All genres including classical, jazz, acoustic, rock, hip-hop are accepted …

Car Shows are on!! Meet with other Car nuts who love ALL Cars! From Classics cars to exotics automobiles. Email me any car activities..... Please post your pics.. Photography will be a must.. If you've recently gone to a show or event... post pics of cars you find Hot.. or interesting.. We will recommend sites, and post events First Sat of the month 8am-12:00 "The Glen" - Glenview http://www.supersaturdayscars.com   All Sat. 4pm - till dark (West of Orland Park)- 159th and Bell Rd.,  Homer Glen …

Get together with other musicians to read through or rehearse great chamber music, string quartets, piano trios, strings with winds, .... The aim of this meetup group is to facilitate finding fellow musicians and actually getting together and having lots of fun playing.

Are you a music fan?  Are you intrigued by your musical idols, curious about how they got to where they are and what makes them tick?  Are you a former groupie, feeling nostalgic?  If so, meet up at our next Rock and Roll Book Gig, where we'll read the memoirs of our favorite musicians and rap about them at a local tavern.  Hell, if they're on tour, maybe we'll catch their next show!  Become a fan, suggest some artists, and let’s get rockin’.              

This group is dedicated to an exploration of the ideas informing educational philosophy, policy-making and planning - including investigation, analysis and critique of educational design at the local, state, national and international levels. I hope to open an erudite and broad-minded conversation about the underlying purpose(s) of public education from an eclectic, multi-angled perspective (i.e., classical Western, Eastern, post-modern, traditionalist, etc.). I am interested in what are the m …

Welcome film/movie fans! - Join us to meet other local Indie & Documentary film fans. Discuss and recommend indi films, documentaries, and other movies to one another. The idea is to watch the films that pose various moral/ethical questions or expend awareness about different issues that our society and individuals are facing. Therefore we will be focusing on watching Independent or Documentary films rather than watching typical Hollywood movies that are mostly for entertaining purposes. Choosin …

Chicago Harmonica Meetup is a relaxed community of men and women who play the harmonica. We welcome harmonica players of all ages and abilities, from the first time novice to the advanced player. All members are treated with respect and encouraged to grow. Much of our focus is on new player development; this is the perfect starting point for the interested beginner. Come on out and get started! There are no dues or fees to join the Chicago Harmonica Meetup community. Membership is free. Our Meet …

From the same people who bring you the already successful "Chicago Piano Meetup Group", we are excited to launch this new group!   This Workshop Series will bring together like-minded piano enthusiasts who are interested in the deeper "study" of performance - where we can challenge each other to learn and perform new pieces and then act as a [friendly] group of teachers to each other to share ideas and help us all improve as pianists!   The format can be summarized as: Quarterly “workshops”, ea …

… A mix of the latest releases and some now classics, including a few oldies only recognized by the spiritually evolved when they were first released. Please join us on our journey of adventure and spiritual growth.

A book club for mystery lovers! We will read new authors as well as the classics. Explore what makes a great mystery. Socialize and have fun.

Our book club will be reading the likes of Adams, Sontag, Barthes, Crimp, Wall, Benjamin, Baudelaire, Tagg, Poe, Szarkowski, Bazin, Krauss, Sekula, Burgin, Batchen and many more. Writers (photographers, critics, philosophers, poets, historians) who want to know what photographs are, how the conditions of their production effect their meaning, how we experience them, etc. The group is open who all are interested in photographs, share, enrich your thoughts. and deepen your practice.

Are you an adult (21+) who is interested in video games but not wanting to play against 12 year olds? Are you wanting to share and play classic games and contemporary with new friends?  Do you want to participate in nerdy activities with a new group of friends?  Then you should join the Chicago Video Gamers Club. This eclectic group of people range from hardcore gamers to the weekend warrior where we can discuss and play our favorite games.  We play systems ranging from the Nintendo series, Xbox …

Let's get our music together and blast the local scene to the next level with music, comedy, dance and amazing performances. Together Each Acheive More (Team) is our motto. What good would  musicals be without the actors, singers, musicians or clowns. WE NEED music organizers, so please volunteer. We can promote each other through collobration, social networks, web, radio, and TV. This group is for musical artist to develop performances and marketing campaigns. We will organize group and individ …

Why do motorcycles get to have all of the fun? Let's get together and scoot the city in droves, helping raise awareness for scooter safety and have some fun while we're at it.

  As seen in The New York Times, Forbes ("Best of the Web") and Cosmopolitan Magazine ("Top New Ways to Meet"), NetParty Chicago events are held at the hippest venues and "combine business networking with social fun." (Forbes)  In addition to our "classic" NetParty Networking Events which combine both business and social networking, we also sponsor purely social events, purely business events, speed networking, young professionals travel and more. Join our Meetup Group to connect with other Chi …