… Scheduling networking time at meetups and events for filmmakers to make connections and find other members for their current film projects. 4. Having participatory workshops to learn new film-related skills or to improve skills in a fun, supportive, female-focused atmosphere. 5. Starting a Chicago Female-Focused Film Festival. 6. Having contests to find, produce, support, or promote screenplays and films that meet the group's criteria and mission. 7. Working together with group membe …

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4-days after the 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Chicagoans of this Meetup started spreading the message that HAITI needs help for a long, long time. One of the inspiration to start this group was an e-mail received 1-day after the earthquake, from Meetup co-founder Scott Helferman. He suggested to think about how to help Haiti by means of using a Meetup. Obviously if you’ve donated your share already, kindly pass this information to someone who likes to further help. Honestly your word-of-mouth p …

Chicago has a vibrant indie filmmaking scene. If you're part of it, we invite you to tap into the Filmmakers in Action network to find likeminded filmmakers and screenwriters developing their craft and building their portfolio/reels. Whether you want to produce your own short (or feature) film or get experience on someone else's, you'll find plenty of opportunities in this MeetUp group. MONTHLY MEETUPS Pencil in the 2nd Tuesday of each month and make a point to join us for our monthly present …

Welcome Everyone!! The goal of this group is to have an active and fun membership by meeting new friends in their 20's or 30's in the Bucktown/Wicker Park area and neighboring areas.  Great group to join if most of your friends are married, moved out of state, friends that have limited time to hang out, new to the area or just want to make new friends.   Events can be anything from festivals, movies, sports, dinning, dancing, concerts, or just grabbing a drink.  Members are welcome to recommend …

We are specialized in 7v7 Soccer for Adults! We organize the CSL (Chicago Soccer League), the Chicago World Cup Soccer tournament, the Chicago Soccer Festival and partner with soccer clubs such as the Dynasty FC. Feel free to join this Meetup group to play pick-up games with us and find out more about how we can help you "play soccer in Chicago"!

I decided to start this group because all my friends are married with kids. I thought starting a group where "friends can hang out & go to events together" would be great.   If you are between 29-45, want to have a fun time, & meet new people - this group is for you.  I would love to do things in Chicago like: Dining, Festivals, Concerts, Movies, Fitness Events, Volunteering Get-Togethers & much more. RULES: Meetup allows you to RSVP two ways: Yes and No. In each instance, you are allowed to sub …

… Provide booths/stages at public street festivals, outdoor parties, and parades. Advocacy: Promote the higher values of the culture. Stand-up for our rights! Increase public awareness through dialog, debate, and creative experience. Clarify our principles. Shed light on inaccurate information and work towards enlightened civic policy. Inter-Regional Collaboration: organize outdoor festivals that bring the best of the scene together. All are welcome, everyone has an amazing time and it's supported …

Rogers Park parents and kids have much to learn from and give to each other. This meet-up is a place to learn about events happening for children and parents in the nearby area, to discuss parenting issues and related neighborhood concerns, share kid-friendly local hot spots, and plan play groups.

… Our members' age distribution is as follows: 25 - 30 (25%), 30 - 35 (19%), 35 - 40 (22%), 40-45 (18%), and 45 - 50 + (16%) "Lipstick Lesbian Divas of Chicago” is a respectful, open-minded, positive, drama-free group for professional, femme lesbians who want to make friends, network, socialize, and have fun with other femme women in the community.    Events will be unique, upscale, and always engaging. We host events such as:    - Movie Outings; Gay film fest; Gay movie nights    - Concerts; Mu …

… There will be meet and greet events planned so that we can all get to know each other.  Also, there will be events planned by event organizers who are also in committed relationships. What we want to create here is this: Ever sit at home on the weekend and wish that you had someone to go out to dinner with and have a conversation with other than your spouse/partner?  Stimulating conversation and laughter? Do you want to go out and dance and have other to talk to? We want to give all married/comm …

… In addition to volunteer-based meetups, we're planning to have some social events, too. Want to check out a museum exhibit, check out a festival, or have a BBQ potluck when the weather gets a little warmer? The possibilities are endless! There's really no "type" of person that this group is seeking. We want people looking to try new things, meet new people, and spend a few Sunday afternoons helping a worthy cause. Are you looking to meet great people in Chicago in a non-bar setting? Do you want …

… You will meet really good, fun and happy people at our events.  You may meet someone to be friends with, do business with, become best friends or even to date!   Our married friends have single friends, our single friends have married friends, our widowed friends have married friends, single friend even and widowed friends, our committed couple friends have married and single friends.  BOTTOM LINE....FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS!  Friends are Friends!!!  Do you get it?  LOL We love to do different things …

Do you enjoy events featuring the richness of African American culture in all forms including plays, parties, shows, festivals, classes and more? If so this is the perfect group for you. We are dedicated to meeting new people and supporting african american events and venues particularly in Chicago and in the South Suburban area. We are seeking active members who will attend 80% of the scheduled events. We strongly discourage no shows (i.e. saying that you will attend a scheduled event but faili …

… We  participate  in  on-line  as well as  off-line events. Our events feature expert speakers, networking opportunities, collaboration, community, and fellowship. Our popular TGIF business and social networking  mixers are festive occasions held  in conjunction with other meetup groups. Most of our events are free and open to all.

We are a selective group of people who want to have fun in Chicago. We will go beyond the typical venues of bars and clubs and include events like beach parties, movie/dinner nights, festival Meetups, bbq’s in the park, sports, etc. in order to get to know each other in relaxed, social atmospheres. We will try to keep events as free/affordable as possible. This group will be very interactive and we encourage members to organize their own fun activities throughout the week. This group will be wha …