We are revitilizing this group with a whole new direction. We will still focus on traditional image editing, but we will be adding a new avenue of image editing to our digital workflow, known as, "Hybrid Imaging". If you have not heard of it, that's OK. We'll tell you all about it. If you are already involved in hybrid imaging, come and share your knowledge and experiences with the rest of the group! After all, we are all here to improve our skills and photography technique.

Are you on a budget? Would you like to find fun and cheap activities to do with other queers in the Chi-town area? Our upcoming events include Movies, Board Game Night, Burlesque, Comedy Shows, Art Shows, coffee meetups, etc. This is a fun and laid-back group. Everyone gets involved and event suggestions are taken from all of our members! Thrifty Queers Organizer, Ronnie

Don't let the word Artist scare you. If you do creative work, you are an artist. You don't have to be the BEST or a professional at it, just enjoy doing it. And enjoy showing others and maybe teaching or learning from others. I want us to have a place to meet with other local fiber artists, weavers and spinners like me, but also braiders, knitters, crocheters, rug hookers and what have you. We will take a  couple of hours a month out of our busy lives to spend time on our crafts, while chatting …

Hello, fellow jewelry makers! We are a group who's goal it is to share the joy of beads and jewelry making. Come join a friendly and inspiring group that has been meeting for 3 years and is looking for more people to join in the fun! There is an instructor with 17 years of beading expertise on hand to help you with any questions you may have. Students at all skill levels are welcome. Hope to see you soon at the Brickton Art Center 306 Busse Hwy., in Park Ridge, IL.!

Studio photography I believe is frequently overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood by many photographers. I'm hoping to make this more comfortable and useful thru shoots focusing on aspects of planning, styling, and lighting the model shot. Sharing practical setups and artistic composition ideas is what Fine Art/Glam Foto Shooters is all about. This meetup group welcomes photographers of many levels but there is a camera requirement. Yours must have a hot shoe capable of tripping studio ligh …

Ringing Anvil is a program for personal transformation and spiritual development. We host activities, gatherings, and education to help seekers learn to be better leaders, ritualists, and agents of transformation. We believe that change begins with you, and becoming a change agent means doing deeply intensive personal and spiritual work. Together, we reach for our dreams, we explore our shadows, and we connect to the divine within and without. Ringing Anvil events include monthly activities th …

Interested in re-examining fundamental concepts concerning faith and religion? If so, then welcome to the Philosophical Sunday School Meetup. This group concerns itself with the study of religion, and other matters of faith, from a philosophical perspective.  Philosophical here means that our primary concern will be asking questions, our secondary concern will be trying to understand our questions, our tertiary concern will be seeing what types of conclusions can draw, and if we are incredibly …

NERO Chicago is Chicagoland's premier Live Action Role Playing (LARP) Group. We have been serving the greater Chicago area since 1994. NERO is a high fantasy LARP group where you can be the bringer of justice or the sneaky thief. The only limitation is your imagination. Events are held at camps all around the Chicagoland and Northern IL area where you are your character for up to 36 hours straight. For more information please see our other website at www.nerochicago.com or check out our facebook …

It's a new year, 2013, so lets raise the vibration of love, live boldly, be extraordinary, share in laughter, with community, all while opening to our deepest nature through creative expression. Wow! This Women’s Circle is about building a community of women that come together to create spiritually inspired works of the hand and heart. With intentions for fun, laughter, silence, stories, music, meditation, healing exercises, creating and gifting, all bringing together an exchange of ideas and …

Workshop 88 is a hackerspace (also know as a makerspace) located in Chicago’s western suburbs. Focused on science, technology, mechanics, culture and the digital arts we offer a space were people with diverse backgrounds can socialize, collaborate and learn. Through shared resources, knowledge and ideas we strive to create a space that promotes community and learning. Workshop 88 is located in 481 N Main St. Rear Building Unit B, in downtown Glen Ellyn, IL. If you are interested in learning mor …

Come check us out! Whether your goal is to overcome a fear of public speaking, take your presentation skills from good to great, or strengthen your leadership skills through leadership programs and networking, Toastmasters is the place to be. Stop in and visit a Saturday Sunrise meeting for free and see what Toastmasters can do for you. Saturday Sunrise Toastmasters is the perfect place to improve your communication skills, develop the leadership skills you desire, and increase your ability to …

The Twisted Easel is led by a duo of creative gals in the Oak Park/River Forest area who enjoy art, wine, and socializing. We gather once a month at House Red in Forest Park to instruct a painting, have a few glasses of wine, and meet new people. There is NO experience necessary...we will instruct you at each step of the way and a little liquid courage will help you along the way as well. There is no membership fee for this group. We charge $35pp for the class, which includes your easel, canvas, …

This group is for women in their 20s and early 30s in Oak Park and its surrounding areas who want to get out of the house and have fun! I hope to create an awesome community of women for you to connect with, become friends with, and pretty much just have a good time. We plan many of our meetups in Oak Park and Forest Park such as dining out, movies, festivals, book discussions, wine tasting, hiking, arts and crafts, and many more. We also plan meetups in Chicago and other areas. All relationship …

The Proposal from Alfred & Jenni on Vimeo. We have started this group to encourage people to get out and dance! If you have participated in Flash Mobs or would like to participate in an upcoming Flash Mob, just join our group and we will keep you informed of every practice and location for 2012! We have performed at many local festivals, Enclave, Buckingham Fountain, Union Station, Navy Pier, Wedding Receptions, Father/Daughter dances and more! We recently performed for a Flash Mob for an ABC s …

Greetings, thanks for your interest in A Deeper Connection. Before you join us, please consider that this is NOT a social meetup group, it is an educational one. I started A Deeper Connection because practicing tantra set me free and now I want to share this amazing technique with all of you. Most groups in the area will teach you what to do, in this group you will learn actual techniques that will assist you with achieving a higher state of awareness. Tantra is entirely relevant to the present …

Find friends! Find information! Find ways to connect with the La Grange area community! Find entertainment! Find your neighbors! Find a great library, superb librarians and wonderfully helpful library staff!

We would love to have you visit a rehearsal for our Sweet Adelines International Chorus! We are a group of (about 100) dynamic women who enjoy singing and ringing chords. Did I forget to mention we have FUN?! About Us We are a group of more than 100 women from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin singing tight harmonies a cappella (without instrumentation). We are a Sweet Adelines International medaling chorus and, most recently, the 2012 Lake Michigan Region 3 Champion. This program is partially sup …

Conversaciones en español e ingles al mismo tiempo. *Conversations in Spanish and English simultaneously*

Are you ready to have some fun? This group is for women interested in getting out of the house and getting together to participate in a number of activities including karaoke nights, dance classes, dinners and movies, comedy shows, plays or concerts, shopping trips, fitness classes; you name it!  The opportunities are limitless to the journeys we can unlock and discover as a positive group of freespirited, diverse women. If you are looking for fun and adventure, let the good times roll. Members …

Do you love paper 'art' like I do? Then join this fun group to make lovely things out of paper: greeting cards, scrapbook pages, beautiful 'paper' cakes, beautiful baskets filled with daily inspirations, holiday ornaments. Can you think of something else you'd like to try? Let me know. I can't wait to meet you!

Nearparkers Family Workshop is the working title of a community tinkerer/maker/hacker/creator space being planned to be located near Oak Park and Forest Park. The goal is to have equipment and a family friendly space to share, and to feed off of each other’s creative juices. We are looking for people to follow along as progress updates come out and also looking for people to actively drive the creation of this cool space. The space will have members who pay a monthly fee to have 24 hour access, …

If you are interested in Essential Oils and the art of Aromatherapy, please join me/us. These amazing gifts from our mother Earth are available for anyone to use for pleasure, healing, transformation, spiritual enlightenment, pain and stress relief, FUN, and to smell good without toxic chemicals! How can you go wrong?

Sip, Mingle, & Connect with other professionals who enjoy the finer experiences in life. From wine and scotch tastings to cooking and art classes, you'll make new friends, have a variety of interesting experiences, and perhaps find love at our exclusive singles events.

“Let's get together for affordable activities in Chicago, like going Concerts, Theater, Art Galleries, Dancing, Films, Bike Riding on the Lakefront, painting,photography,yoga… and anything else that feels like fun.” Everyone Welcome: Married, Single, Couples, Join us!

A Group designed to accommodate the training goals of inspired martial artists. To collaborate and share martial arts techniques and training which lead to an enlightened self. A place to develop ones skills and self awareness in a humble environment, All skill levels welcome. We explore different martial arts styles and focus on movement skill, striking basics, self defense awareness/fundamentals, and conditioning at 7:30pm And at 8:30pm, shift to training the Afro-Brazilian Art form Capoeira. …

We want people interested in any form of art, who want to get together with others and spend some time sharing and creating. Whether you are a painter, sculptor, writer, musician, etc. We just want a fun, free atmosphere to enhance your creativity!