*The World Is Our Playground (TWIOP)* Would you like to be part of a meetup community where active, creative, fun and diverse people can get together and build lasting friendship?  Do you love to travel, snowboard, ski, try and learn new things? Want to cross something off your bucket list? If you like to get off the couch, have fun, meet new people and make new friends, go to free wine and craft beer tastings, try different cuisines, explore different parts of the globe and our own backyard the …

Boston Metro-West Soccer is a Meetup group for those who enjoy playing a FRIENDLY game of soccer. This group is for players of all skill levels, men and women, of all ages (18+), and beginners are welcome! Things to keep in mind: If you're interested in an ultra competitive soccer game, this Meetup is not for you. We kindly ask for an annual fee of $5 . Funds will be used to pay for the site fees charged by Meetup.com and other additional expenses (e.g. portable goals, cones, pennies, balls, …

Welcome to the New England Magento E-Commerce Meetup. The goal of this group is to provide merchants, freelancers/job seekers and industry people in general, best practices in e-commerce, as well as a direct line of connection into the Magento ecosystem. This year, we will be discussing a wide array of topics in e-commerce to help arm our attendees with innovations in e-commerce, as well as optimization strategies that drive success for merchants and implementers alike. If anything, you should c …

We are a group of guys who like to grill. We may drink beers and listen to the Red Sox on the radio. Escape from the wife/Girlfriend for a night and get your grill on. If you have a back yard and a grill you are welcome to host a night, and if not you are still welcome to attend. Possibly down the road we can attend a competition to out grill others.

In an effort to create a new kind of book club, this group is dedicated to combining a few wonderful and creative elements: literature, libations, and community. It is my hope that this group can explore a variety of literary works from best sellers to classics as dictated by the group. If you are a 20-30 something, interested in meeting up to discuss books, have good conversation, and perhaps some excellent wine or beer this is the group for you!

We are a network of neighbors and friends dedicated to local food, good eating, and building community.  We are based in the Whipple Hill area, which is the junction of Winchester, Arlington, and Lexington but have members from a wide area.  We rely on farms we know and our own gardens to get food on the table year round, using food traditions that unlock nutrition and taste unknown in the industrial system.  If this sounds like you, please join our group! Our cooperative structure efficiently …

This is a Meetup for developers who are currently using Apache Lucene/Solr or would like to learn more about it. Join us for pizza, beer, and a discussion about Solr.

A group of foreign language and culture enthusiasts, we plan to offer frequent opportunities to enjoy multicultural events in the Boston area. Movie nights, wine and beer tastings, multilingual museum tours, international festivals, all from different regions around the world, are a few of the events offered to the community. Visit our calendar to view upcoming events!

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to brush up your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

The Culinary Guild of New England is a non-profit dedicated to culinary inspiration and education. Our DIY events are a fantastic way to meet folks who are enthusiastic about learning to make great food and drink. Each month, we host an event with a different business in the Greater Boston Area and learn how to make something new. These events are small and designed so you can learn in a "hands on" atmosphere and help you expand your culinary background one project at a time. From craft beer to …

For the love of all things local! Local to me is about as close to home as possible, up to including New England. This meet up is about connecting people who are interested in local sustainable food, growing your own food, farmers markets, sustainable living, ethnic foods, supporting local food entrepreneurs, organic food, locally grown food, local farmers, local beer, mead, wine, distilleries.

Come meet other interesting, fun and smart grad students and young professionals in area.  We'll be organizing mixers, wine / beer tastings, bar painting nights, and other fun activities. Our events have been attended by grads and current students from MIT Sloan MIT Graduate School Harvard Business School Harvard Law School Harvard Kennedy School of Government Harvard Education School Harvard Medical School Boston University Boston College Northeastern Tufts Fletcher School of Public Policy We …

This group is all about Sunday Funday, socializing and bowling. We'll bowl (doesn't matter if you're good or not), hang out with friends, meet a ton of new ones, and maybe have a few drinks at the bar after! We'll also go out for happy hours regularly! We're a bunch of fun young professionals in their 20s-30s who just want to have some fun and meet a ton of awesome people! Come bowl with us, bring your friends, and meet some new ones!

Born in the Midwest and relocated to the Boston area? You're not alone. We get it. You like beer, sports, casual fun, laughing too loud in bars that aren't too swanky for their own good. Come join us, and let's have some good old-fashioned Midwest fun! Friends of Midwesterners and aspirational Midwesterners are always welcome too :)

Looking to hang out, explore the bars and restaurants of New England Cities and Towns, make new friends, have a few drinks, and be part of a fun group all with everyone interested in having a great time? Well, you've come to the right place! The New England Themed PubCrawl Group will meet regularly, (goal is to host a minimum of one event per month) in cities and towns, big and small, all around New England, with the idea of creating fun and camaraderie through participation in a common theme. W …

Hello all, have you ever finished with your Doctor Who cosplay group or your magic gathering and thought 'what would make this better would be a nice tall glass of beer'? But when you suggest it, you receive death stares from your fellow nerds? Well no longer, because this group is for you. Those who enjoy talking about scifi/fantasy, video games, comic books and computers all over an ice cold pint, please feel free to join me!

What is this group all about? Our members aim to become better writers in social scientific disciplines and to see more of our work published. We also like to spend time with others in a lively social venue where we can share good times, good drinks, and good food. Where did the idea for this group come from? If you're like me, the challenge of writing books, chapters, and journal articles for publication can be vexing at times. Rather than succumb to the pressure, I thought it would be better …

Beantown Cornhole .....Are you done laughing? Haha. Yes...If you are not aware of this game, we admit that the name seems odd...BUT, it is the real name for the most exciting, fun, and competitive indoor/outdoor game that men and women are falling in love all over the country and beyond! In other states, Cornhole is known as Baggo, Bags, and Tailgate Toss. Cornhole was born in Western Ohio. The origin of the name is simple: 6" Bags filled with corn, that you throw into a hole. Sounds easy right? …

For the last few summers a bunch of us played pick-up kickball through meetup and had a blast! We're looking for people who play for the love of the game and the community, and we welcome everyone regardless of skill level (these are just kindergarten sports, after all). Not only is meetup kickball cheaper than a league and a little bit less of a long-term commitment (though we won't be surprised if you become a weekly kickballer), this is a much better way to meet other people than joining an …