Get the ultimate mind, body workout with martial arts. No experience is necessary. Karate is a safe, fun activity that offers life saving self-defense skills, increased confidence and focus, therapeutic stress release, a full body workout and much more. We offer a traditional, structured, comprehensive, and highly developed curriculum of Karate instruction that is easy to get involved in.  We are family friendly, so bring your kids or a relative. . . we welcome all ages.  You are never too old t …

You have to be able to sing the music before you can truly hear it and play it. Sight singing is the art of singing from notated music using Solfege (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, etc.) It is the ultimate ear training. It provides musicians with the keys to a rich musical vocabulary . It is a great way to learn sight reading. It is a great way to study rhythm. Beginners or veterans are welcome. Let's sight sing together!

Meet with other people who create and sell handcrafted products, arts, and/or crafts. If you are an artist, artisan or crafter this will be a great opportunity for you to meet similar talented creatives! Each meeting we will focus on something we need to know, like websites and ecommerce, accounting, pricing, shows, exhibiting our work... etc. We will also plan the Artisan Gift Market 2013, a holiday gift fair in December. Our 10th year!!! Join us on Facebook. Subscribe to our website.

This group is open to anyone who would like to learn more about scrapbooking and altered art and jewelry making. We will meet to help one another in our scrapbooking and beading adventures by sharing techniques, swapping ideas and supplies and just friendly camaraderie. I am personally new at this and I hope to make some new friends who share my interest. Please join with me.

Are you interested in making new friends, having a close-knit group who are there for you through it all, laughing, playing, sharing secrets, doing whatever we want to do? Sometimes it's difficult to make new friends unlike when we were in our '20s and just starting out on our own. Now that we're all grown up (?), let's create a new support system of sisterly love, joy, and support and lifetime friendships. Can't wait to meet you! NO NO's Please RSVP YES when you are attending an event. Some ev …

...talk about, or learn about, the technology behind Webcasting and Video Streaming, how to use it in your Business or Website, and how to do the production and post of Live and Recorded events on the wWw and/or DvD. We will also periodically have LIVE on a budget projects - where our members get hands on experience with both the production (backstage and show) as well as the live streaming up to the Internet and, in some cases, occasionally the post production - such as editing etc. Please JOIN …

Northern NJ Women ages 35-55 who enjoy traveling locally to NYC and elsewhere for independent films, cultural events and making friends Our focus is to develop close personal friendships by spending one weekend day a month of quality time. We will begin in Northern New Jersey to get to know each other and eat and then using public transport as a group go to a scheduled event in New York City and see a film, go to a museum or other cultural activity. Making friends is about connecting and gettin …

Come and join the Zumba party!!!! wooo hooo Get fit, have fun and leave all the stress behind! Every age and fitness level are welcome to join the party! Come check us out at Unique Performace Arts Center (West Orange, NJ) and Dancesport4 You (Maplewood, NJ) Starting in March 2011 - Friday 7:30pm - 8:30pm Space limited to 30; reserve a spot $7/walk-in; $50 for 10 class card Bring a friend  - get a free class Dancesport4 You Inc. Danceposrt4 You Saturday 10am – 11am $7/walk-in; $50 …

This is a meetup for anyone that loves or wants to learn to juggle, hoop or spin poi and staff!  If you already have a talent, bring it with you and share; if you have no idea but would like to see what all the fuss is about, come for the free food and good tunes, and see if something sparks your interest!  Meet other silly, cool and nerdy types, get a light workout, and trade some tricks to impress your family and friends!

For artists who love to work in colored pencils, this group is for you! We are artists who love to draw and create with colored pencils. Each week we get together and draw with our pencils. Starting with still life for a few weeks, we can move to portraiture and figure drawing. Models can be in the studio if we wish. Let's get together and draw!

Você gostaria conhecer novos amigos que falam português e adoram o Brasil? Os participantes de nosso grupo são ambos brasileiros e admiradores da cultura brasileira. Pessoas com tudo nível de proficiência no linguagem estão bem vindos. Nós encontramos no norte de New Jersey uma vez no mês para tomar café e conversar. Se há interés, podemos também visitar restaurantes brasileiros, clubes de jazz, shows de arte e ver filmes brasileiros. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you want to make new friends who speak …

Meet up locally with other people who love to cook and dine out at great restaurants in the Northern and Central NJ areas and NYC. We will share recipes, tips, ideas, cookbooks, wine & food pairings and discuss our love of everything food and wine-related! When we are not dining we are expanding our meetups to various outdoor activities incuding hiking, snowshoeing, camping,whitewater rafting, beach bum day, NYC museums,antique and art galleries and of course fantastic city restaurants. This gro …

Our name says Ski Club, but we're a year round social and activities club. For over 50 years, the Morris County Ski Club has offered quality ski trips- local, Western US and International, bike rides, tennis parties, hikes, fine dining evenings, performing arts events, rafting, wine tasting parties, and last, but not least, monthly happy hours, which we have nicknamed, "Alive After Five" (AAF). The intent of our AAF and membership meetings are to allow non-members to meet and engage with members …

I have been looking for a group that takes pictures for fun and haven't found anything that suits me, so decided to start my own. It is a group of people who like to hike beginner trails, stroll around an old historic town, the beach, zoo, the city, country or any other place to sightsee in New Jersey/New York/Eastern Pennsylvania. While we explore, we take pictures of what we see. We can discuss topics related to photography (cameras, perspectives, etc.) or talk about the beauty of life in g …

This is a non-breed specific group, any size any age.  If your dog is in good health an has current vaccines or titer your are welcome.  If you have any issues such as leash pulling, I will be there to help you work through it. Did you know that exercising your dog can curtail common behavior issues? Common behavior problems like chewing, barking, digging or just plain old unruliness can be frustrating for any dog owner. Did you ever notice that dogs have an uncanny ability of finding ways to …

Calling all Vegans, Vegetarians, veggie curious, and healthy-minded people! it's time to get together to make new friendships, and have some fun!  If you like socializing, eating healthily, being socially conscious, protecting animals, game nights, parties, pot-lucks, live music, dinners out, movie nights, art, picnics etc... then you've come to the right place! Looking forward to getting together for some good times!

We are a group of photographers with our own studio offering other photographers the opportunity to not only photograph models & more, but also to learn photography techniques and tips from Experienced Professional Photographers in a relaxed atmosphere. The Studio is fully equipped with strobes, hot lights, many backgrounds, sets, props and more. We offer a 20ft Wide Green Screen for Chroma Key Photography, as well as Black, White and other color backgrounds to shoot. We have lots of different S …

You can think of Le Methode Naturelle as an "organic" workout. It uses mankind's innate drive to move, play, and work in order to be more in sync with the natural environment. This is not working out for just working out's sake----it's incrementally making your body and mind more functional. In other words, there's no gym needed, no fees, no machines. All one needs is creativity, community, and a natural sense of fun and freedom. We meet at various parks in the Central and North Jersey areas. We …

Do you long for ways to live a more wholesome existence? Are you attracted to the idea of a more sustainable lifestyle while connecting with people who care about the same? Now is a great time to start creating the homestead you dream of.  Now is a great time to connect with a community of people who are interested in sharing their successes, sharing their skill, and sharing their joy of the same. The place to start your homestead is where you live right now! You can start right now, be it a 100 …

Meet with others in your local area who love to draw. This is a great meeting group of all skill levels.  We draw a life model each week!  Bring your own materials, we have easels and tables.  An instructor/facilitator is on site for each of our meet ups, step up and introduce yourself and if you need some instruction let them know! Bring your friends, bottle of wine or soda, and have a relaxing 2 1/2 hours of drawing!

We are a mobile dance and entertainment party group that hosts events, theme parties and shows throughout NJ for a fun crowd! Check out our website for the latest events! www.disconightevents.com

This group is for the photographer that wants to to shoot in interesting locations, diverse themes, fun models and build a diverse portfolio while learning many different techniques and having fun in the process. We will not be limited to outdoor locations or studio space, not limited to one theme or style, not limited to one shooting technique or lighting schemes but include them all at different future photoshoots. We hope to build a community of photographers, models, MUA's, retouchers, desig …

NJ SNEAKERS 2.0 is a north Jersey Meetup group for intermediate hikers concentrating on trails in north/western New Jersey, south/central New York state. Beginners are welcome so long as you have the ability to keep up and not delay the group.  Experienced hikers are welcome so long as you realize it's not a race.  We don't hike fast and we don't hike slow but we will hike at a brisk pace.  I also have a tendency to pick hikes with steep inclines (as any member of the Sneakers 1.0 group will gla …

Finally, a meetup italian group in NJ! Lead by a native speaker and teacher, we welcome beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Or simply, those who are interested in the vast culture of Italy. Come speak, learn, and practice the beautiful italian language. Mingle with other members of the Italian language lovers group. Have fun while meeting native Italians and people who simply love the Italian language, culture, and traditions. It is free for members. (Private lessons are available -inquire wi …

Socrates Cafés are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socrates: that we learn more when we ask questions along with others. Learn more at http://www.philosopher.org/en/Socrates_Cafe.html. Rediscover the art of conversation and civilized inquiry. Come join us for great discussion. All are welcome; no philosophical background is necessary. Although we meet every wee …

Short of passion lately? Try a little flamenco on for size. There's nothing more soulful, rhythmic, commanding and liberating. This is a group for people who want to learn, watch and experience first hand the best flamenco in the area. Antonia, the director of VivaFlamencoNJ, teaches, performs, studies in Spain, and knows the area's best flamenco artists, bringing them together for her own shows and workshops, and introducing newcomers to the art. Who wants to join?

This is a group for the DIY lovers out there! Are you a Etsy enthusiast? An avid Pinterest pinner? A Craftsy minded individual? Or maybe you're none of those but want to be! Those overflowing Pinterest boards need an outlet! I would love to host weekly meeting where we can get together and tackle a different hands on DIY project each week. Nothing is off the table- paper crafts, jewelry crafts, clothing, home decor, party decorations, stationary, anything AND everything DIY goes. Are you a mom t …

Meet other local scrapbookers, card makers and crafters to trade tips and talk about our hobbies and have fun! Also, a great resource to find local crops, classes and other scrapbooking and cardmaking events! We usually meet for events like technique classes, discussions, crops, & socials.  We plan on having lots of fun events: swaps, bunco, bingo, LRC & field trips.