Charlotte Writers is a group dedicated to helping and encouraging writers (18+) of all levels, experiences, and genres in pursuing their dreams of publication. For beginning writers we offer feedback and methods in helping to make sure that your first steps into writing are positive ones, while for the more experienced writers we offer substantive critiques to help sharpen your work on its way to submission for publication. We have writers who have professional credits to their name from both bi …

What is the Charlotte Conscious Dance Community? We are a collaborative of 5 movement and dance facilitators dedicated to bringing you movement and dance experiences designed to connect you with your heart, body and soul.  We gather and unite people with bodies that are longing to move, minds ready to share, feelings open to nurturing and spirits eager to explore through movement and expression! We facilitate conscious, expressive, transformative and ecstatic dance classes, workshops and Nia J …

The purpose of our group is to create a platform for connecting mature and progressive black professionals in Charlotte.  We provide creative platforms for black professionals to meet new friends, mix, mingle and network.  Our vision is to facilitate the creation of relationships with fellow progressive black professionals through health, wealth, passion and purpose. Professionals who work hard deserve to play hard.  We provide business, personal and social activities as a platform to connect wi …

Meet fellow shutterbugs near you! Come to a Photography Meetup to talk about the latest gear, swap tips and techniques, share your images and stories, and have fun doing it! From beginner to pro we welcome all brands and think that everyone can learn from each other. We have a group of great diversity and that brings out new perspectives. Come to enjoy, learn, and participate, but leave your ego at the door. Please note, we are not affiliated with any other area photography group. As far as we k …

Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, the Queen Bees of Charlotte is a social networking group dedicated to promoting and offering support to accomplished and ambitious Charlotte women. The group encourages networking through uniting area women to discuss helpful and innovative topics. From career advice to helping train your pup, if you’re interested in it, we’ll find a way to learn more about it. Join the group for our monthly meeting, which is the second Tuesday of every month. We hope to s …

"Turning space science-fiction into space science-fact." http://charlottespaceexploration.org/ Our purpose: Our goal is to educate civilians, doctors, soldiers, teachers, students, lawyers, business entrepreneurs, engineers, physicists, electricians, parents, children, and all walks of life on the reality of the upcoming private space exploration age. We are simply providing a forum of discussion (in person) for all who are interested in the cosmos and its future and current business opportuni …

The Charlotte Anime/Manga Society (CAMS) are a group of people who enjoy Japanese Comics (Manga) and animation (Anime). You'll see our normal activities as fairly regular meetups to discuss the world's anime/manga topics, anime viewing session and sometimes cosplay workshops if you want to work on a costume. We also try to get out an enjoy Japanese culture that go beyond the anime/manga topic with events for Charlotte's "Bon Odori" festival as well as dine outs to Sushi restaurants or ethnic Jap …

Do you love life? Not really into the bar scene? Want to make friends? Are you interested in getting out of the house for friendly social activities? Our group does not meet in bars - ever. So we eliminate some of the expectations of singles groups and some of the drama of social groups that do meet at bars. Many of our activities will be suitable for children, so bring the family - we are not a singles group, though welcome singles. The events will be in different areas of Charlotte and as alwa …

QC Dinner Group is a welcoming foodie group in Charlotte which gathers semi-monthly to try a new restaurant or to visit a favorite. We make every effort to support locally-owned restaurants but we may stray to a unique chain once in a while. Some of our favorites include:   Dish (Plaza/Midwood), Las Margaritas (East Charlotte), Savor Cafe (Uptown), Waldhorn (Pineville), Fiamma (Dilworth),  Alexander Michael's (Uptown), Woodlands (East Charlotte), Greek Isles (Southend), Bistro La Bon (Plaza/Mid …

If you sense something is happening with the world, that the world as you know it is changing, that time is compressing, that you are more in-tune with what's going on in the world... you are not alone! If you've noticed that Hollywood is coming out with more movies on this subject and you are starting to get a knot in your stomach because you wonder if this is fact of fiction, you may want to obtain more information about 2012 and all it's implications. 12-21-2012 is a date that is right around …

The Basics We are a group of people who, when we are able, set aside an hour of our busy lives to sit and share in the silence together. Origins. Why are we called the Bare Bones Zen Meditation Group? This simple style of meditation is deeply rooted in Ch'an Buddhism (the Chinese precursor to Japanese Zen Buddhism), but people of any or no religious or spiritual views are welcome. The word meditation is ambiguous in that meditation comes in many different forms and with many different meanings ( …

Vision: Lead the way; Set the standard for Woman Working "TOGETHER"; Not against each other. Mission: SIECE--Support, Inspire, Encourage, Challeng and Empower women to reach their God Given Destiny.... We have a great time working together pushing and encouraging one another to move forward . If this sounds like something you are looking to be apart of then you should JOIN us... as we make a difference in our lives as well as the lives of others.

This group is for all those interested in exploring the wonderful practice of SoulCollage®. It is a powerful and fun healing technique involving intuition, imagination and imagery based on the written works by Seena B. Frost. If you are a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator in the Charlotte, NC area and would like to include your class listings for this meetup group, please contact Nancy Bunt - 704.996.4079 or nancy@areikilife.com.  I have setup SoulCollage® Charlotte to help spead the word about t …

Bringing diverse communities together through the arts. Perform at the Wedgewood Artistic Cafe (4800 Wedgewood Drive - intersection of Tyvola and Wedgewood - 2 miles from South Park Mall), 3rd Saturdays of every month, 6:30 - 8 pm. $1,500 raised for in transition artists in just five shows. Perform and help a great cause. Over $8,000 invested in lighting, audio, etc. to make a great venue for performances and fun. Adult tickets: $5. Kids, free. Dancing, bands, poets, magicians, instrumentalists, …

This is to help spread the word about figure drawing in Charlotte.   Go to   http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/group.php?gid=129883367047366  for other groups and contacts.  Thank you. Over the years the evolution of this page/meetup has grown from one place to many. The original is literally torn down. The meetup format doesn't lend itself well to multiple locations times contacts etc. This being said the whole rsvp feature of meetup doesn't really work. Please look at the list, contact the pe …

North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network will hold a rally to educate the good folks of North Carolina of the MEDICAL Potential of Cannabis. 10 am 4/20/2013 We will assemble at Trade & Tryon in Uptown Charlotte. Come for a few minutes or stay as long as you can. Bring your signs, wear your t-shirts advocating for Medical Cannabis if you like and join us if you can. No Shirt No Sign NO Problem join us anyway.The Legislature accused NCCPN of "Harassment" since so many of us called to support Medic …

Congratulations on finding a place where you can socialize and share with others who suffer with anxiety or depression as you do. It's a soft place to fall for those of you who feel alone in your struggles and are looking to connect, even if it's just for a cup of coffee. My hope for this group is that it will serve as a healing tool. Let's get together and discuss the different ways we deal with it. Let's share ideas about nutrition, exercise, and other treatments we have tried such as therapi …

The Charlotte Film Community is a group of Charlotte area filmmakers, actors, crew, producers, directors, screenwriters, agents, and others in the film industry who come together on a monthly basis (first Monday of every month, 7 p.m., unless there is a holiday-in that case, the meeting will take place the following Monday) Our mission is to: "Meet, Create & Grow film in Charlotte!" We do this by: MEET: Bringing the local film industry together to create energy and excitement through monthly net …

QCSSC prides it's self on having fun! What better way to meet people than play your favorite sports think - dodgeball, wiffleball, kickball, football, sand volleyball etc. Our league is co-ed & takes pride in being social - no ex NFL players please! That's just the beginning - after each game we head to our local sponsor bar - where members get drink specials & discounts off their tabs. We host a ton of social events through out the year. And we also take great pride in supporting local chariti …

Learn Laughter Yoga People who laugh and meditate live healthy and happy life Events on Every Other Saturday Session Include: Laughter Yoga Exercises Breathing Techniques Mindful Meditation Meet with Happy People and How to  Smile for healthy heart Laughter Yoga has countless physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. You'll learn simple and fun group yoga exercises for good health and happiness Soliciting Donation of $ 10.00 each Your tax-deductible contribution proceeds are donated to …

eCommerce Charlotte is quickly becoming a hub for discussion, learning and networking for those of us involved in the many eCommerce industries.  All are welcome. Our mission as organizers of eCommerce Charlotte is to create a place for good conversations to happen.  Each meeting features an industry expert presenting on a specific topic to help drive not only learning, but innovation and conversation around some facet of the eCom ecosystem.  Attendees often network for a few minutes prior to t …

Breathe. Love. Move. Eat is a Wellness program that focuses on using the love and excitement of our daily lives as our primary source of energy. The program focuses using the fundamental theory of positive psychology, compassionate goal setting and guilt free wellness techniques to guide people on their journey towards optimal living.  We will also incorporate some simple ways to improve one’s nutrition and physical health.  The program will include activities such as: Guest speaker lectures Co …

This meetup provides an online space for Microsoft app builders to come together and build apps with the help of Microsoft and our Community of App Developers.

Our Mission The Charlotte Interactive Marketing Association (Charlotte IMA) is a forum for interactive professionals, businesses and educators in Charlotte dedicated to sharing ideas, information and best practices that will help define and develop the growing interactive marketing industry and its disciplines. Charlotte IMA’s goal is to be the interactive voice with a primary mandate to create products and services that provide lifelong learning, networking, and community outreach opportuniti …

Group to discover people in the Charlotte region who have a desire to meet other people with Social Anxiety (SA). A short term goal is to meet routinely at a local facility for informal discussions to learn from and support each other. Hopefully with enough interest and willing participants we could progress to some behavioral exercises, but only if everyone is comfortable. There is no formal agenda to the discussion meetings (at least to date).  Participation in both the discussion and exercise …

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatulahi Wa Barakatuh, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem “This is a support group for Muslim Women ONLY (NO MEN ALLOWED) with the Quran & the ways of the Prophet Muhammad (salla allahu alayhe wa salaam) as the final verdict. I started this group out of necessity as there were no other groups listed on meetup.com just for Muslims to meet and bond with other Muslim Women who are going through these life transitions.” This is a Judgement Free Zone, we are not here to give legal, me …

This group is primarily for amateur pianists (beginner to advanced) who are looking to get better and build confidence by practicing in front of others and sharing tips and constructive criticism. We'll get together regularly (monthly?) at each others' houses or other places that have pianos and play whatever songs we're working on. Hopefully you can share in hosting the group, but it's not a necessity.

This is a group for anyone interested in PAC-12 related sports and other events. Friends, family, and alumni are all welcome. If you are a PAC-12 alumni then you know how hard it can be to find other people interested in your teams down here in Good ole Charlotte, NC. This group was formed to help bring us farflung, left-coast, PAC-12er's together!