Read the book, then watch the adapted film. Select Thursdays at 6pm.  Sponsored by the Brookline Public Library (BPL) and Brookline Access TV (BATV). Bibliophiles should be 18+ Books will be available at the BPL Main Branch 1 month before the screening. Films and discussions will be in the BATV Theater. BATV 46 Tappan St. (Top Floor) Brookline, MA Brookline Public Library Main Branch 361 Washington St. Brookline, MA

Are you a "mature" mother of a pre-school child who wants to connect with other moms? Would you like to make new friends for yourself and find playmates for your kids? Then join us! Did you come of age during the Cold War and scandals like the Iran Contra affair? Did you spend hours watching MTV when all it showed were 24-hour music videos? Did you play with a Rubik's Cube or try to clear the last level of Pac Man? Did you ever have the hallmark "big hair?" Do you remember the original Pop Rocks …

Boston Thoughtful World-Transforming Abolitionist Vegan Movers and Shakers Activist Vegan If you are anything else, you should join the Boston Vegetarian Meetup Vegan If you are a vegan, activist or otherwise, you should join the Boston Vegan Meetup and  the Boston Vegetarian Meetup. If you seek to transform the public world as a vegan mover and shaker, AND if you have a proven track record of engaging the public or doing serious research on any of a range of sociological, political, economic, …

Training to be a doula requires a large amount of self motivation and self study. There are no schools for doulas, instead we have a series of scattered workshops and random connections, and the path to becoming an expert is often long and winding with many decisions to make along the way. In the beginning especially, this path is often isolating. Let's work on creating a more cohesive community for doulas in training and beyond where we can learn together, bring our questions and our expertise! …

With each minute of each day of each month comes new challenges in our lives, changes that we love, changes that create obstacles and ideas that bring out the best in us. Let’s discuss! We are an open, honest, non-judgmental group of women in a safe and supportive environment here for YOU!With each minute of each day of each month comes new challenges in our lives, changes that we love, changes that create obstacles and ideas that bring out the best in us. Let’s discuss! We are an open, honest, …

Looking for other people that share your love of history. Do you enjoy reading about and discussing historical events. This book group meets the last Thursday of the month from 7 - 9 PM at the Chelmsford Public Library at 25 Boston Road near chelmsford center. Books are chosen based on members interest in local USA and World History.

This group is for any Mom who would like to get out of the house with their kids. Focused on infants to pre-school aged kids, but everyone is welcome. Regular meetups at parks, libraries, Mom's Night Out (MNO) and affordable activities. I started this group because I am new to the area and am looking for a group of Mommas and their kids to get to know.

Boston has many venues such as the MFA, HFA, Brattle, Coolidge Corner, and local libraries offering movies which demand more from the audience than the typical Hollywood fare. We view the selected film and then go to a nearby restaurant to discuss. Sharing thoughts and ideas from the multiple perspectives gathered, we learn from each other and also have some fun. The goal of the group is to create a community for people who are interested in film and with that in mind, please RSVP with consid …

The time has come to finally start this up. Angular's popularity is growing daily and the more general groups are already over-whelmed. Our first meetup was a success and we're already hard at work on our next one! We are open to ideas for talks and, of course, presenters for full talks or even just a 5-minute lightning talk on anything AngularJS related. Done something cool with Angular? Show us! HELPFUL LINKS: http://www.angularjs.com http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ http://www.youtube.com/ang …

Welcome! We are a friendly, diverse, active group of North Reading moms looking for a chance to make connections and create lasting friendships within our community. If you're new to the area, a new mom, or just looking to meet other local families this is a great way to do that. There are adult-oriented events including a monthly book club, mom's nights out or mom's nights in (such as Oscars night or wine and cheese events). For the kids, there are playgroups, meet-ups at local playgrounds and …

This group is for startup employees in the Boston and Cambridge area to come blow off some steam and play games. Bring your own games or choose from our library. We'll have great games like Dominion, Bohnanza, Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. If you’re new to board games, we’re always teaching so feel free to come by and learn some new games.

This group will explore how video and new forms of multi-media enabled learning are revolutionizing education across the world. Video in Education now goes beyond simple publishing and includes centralized access anytime anywhere to many video repositories and libraries, internal university 'YouTube', deep learning management system integrations such as video assignments and interactive recorded classes, collaborative video & editing, video for distance education and media-powered blogs and soci …

Comics are brilliant. They are also an overlooked and under-appreciated part of the literary establishment, so we're looking to redress the balance a little. This group will work pretty much like a traditional book club - we pick a new graphic novel or collection every month, read it and meet up for a discussion over coffee or a beer. We're going to try to find the literary corners of the graphic storytelling medium - I'm interested in how art style informs character perception; how panel layout …

This is a supportive, fun community for all moms ( stay at home, working part time or full time, new in town or not) who are looking to socialize and meet new friends. We hope to host family friendly activities primarily in the MetroWest area, but membership is open to any mom who is looking to get out of the house with their little ones and have some fun! We hope that going forward this group will be driven from what you, the members, want. If you have any ideas for activities, field trips or e …

Important Note on Recruitment period: MWC opens its membership biannually for the months of January and June. You may contact us to join the waiting list outside of these periods, and you will be contacted once membership opens again. Current Status: Closed Until June Hello and welcome to the Metrowest Writer's Circle, a writer's group establish in May of 2010 based in Framingham, Massachusetts and dedicated to supporting aspiring novelists, short fiction writers, and poets through disciplined c …

Located at the Thomas Crane Library, RICHARDSON Bldg, in Quincy Center, serious writers who live on the South Shore area and want a place to commit to regularly writing, reading material & critiquing if requested. This is a great way to generate new ideas, learn other's processes and meet other local writers. All writers welcome! Thanks & hope to see you all this Thurs! Julie Marie

This group is for anyone with kids 0-5, looking to get together on Fridays from 10 to 12 to make friends and have fun! We'll switch up locations but having the set routine will let our kids develop real friendships and a sense of community they don't automatically have until they go to school. The group was founded in Lowell, MA, but has members in many surrounding areas throughout Metro West and the North Shore. Most meetups are usually within a half-hour drive from Lowell. Feel free to host an …

Boston Paranormal Investigators was formed in March, 2006, to promote research into all aspects of the paranormal - hauntings, UFOs, parapsychology, and any other topics that fit under this umbrella - throughout the Northeast. Members enjoy the following benefits: * Education and training, including an extensive library * Structured field investigations * Monthly meetings for planning and reporting * Assistance in conducting individual investigations * Examination/reviewing/classifying of eviden …

Have you ever thought about what makes people successful? How do they make the most of each day and reach their potential? How do they 'take their foot off the brake'? Why do some people acheive their goals while others seem to continue to struggle? Are you looking to surround yourself with people who are motivated, determined, and focused on achieving and exceeding, both personally and professionally? Our mission at 'Successful Anonymous' is to bring together like-minded people from around the …

Real mom's who shop at Target, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, look for sales for their kiddos (and themselves), and who are "real" down-to-earth ladies. We want moms who are fun, a little sassy, outgoing and looking to build life long friendships.  This group is focused on moms who work from home or away from home, are married or single mamas, and are unable to attend the typical daytime mommy meet ups that seem to be common around this area. We understand busy schedules and the work load of a working mom …

A jelly is a casual yet organized assembly of people that choose to work in a social atmosphere. Chelmsford Jelly meets every 3rd Friday at the Chelmsford Public Library (excellent venue) 11:30am-4:30pm. If the MeetUp group grows, we'll plan on scheduling more at different local venues.

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Boston, MA, USA! MeetUp with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

For those who want to design, engineer, and build innovative products using community and online tools. Physical products create and shape our environment. Everything from your razor to your house started as and idea, which was brought to life by a talented engineer or designer. Open Engineering is all about making this process faster with higher quality results. We will explore topics related to design, engineering, and manufacturing. Sometimes we will bring in open hardware projects to present …

This is a group for Asian families with babies. Are you new to the neighborhood? Do you want to share parenthood experiences and find friendship for your babies? Let's get together for affordable activities in our neighborhood, like going to storytime at the library, having weekly family meal, and play dates in our home...and anything else that looks like fun.

Learn and discuss how to make the best mobile web experience for your customers. Talks, coding sessions and contests around mobile web performance, optimization, automation, monitoring and design and how they all contribute to creating compelling user experiences.

This is a group for people to experience board games like they've never seen before. Not like Monopoly or those other games you played as a kid. I'm talking real board games, from competitive play, to co-operative play. From games like Ghost Stories, Arkham Horror, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Carcassonne, Catan and a variety of other games, owned either by the host or the guests. This group does not have a meet-up location, and is created to for two purposes; (1) the potential to create a grou …