Meet People Interested in Dining Out in your area! Come to a local Dining Out Meetup to break bread with fellow foodies,gourmets and novices alike. Discover new restaurants, enjoy delicious meals, and make satisfying conversation with friendly dinner companions. It's a big dinner table and all are welcome!

Kid Lit is open to those wanting to write or illustrate everything from cardboard books to young adult themes. It is a serious and caring feedback group for those ready to accomplish their goal of being published writers. In addition, we would like to encourage more illustrators to join our ranks and not only come to any of the regularly scheduled meetups, but also to start new ones focusing on the art and business of children's book illustration. The group meets every two to three weeks. Each m …

A small and growing taiji club committed to practicing Chinese internal martial arts. Curriculum includes Yang Cheng Fu's 108 posture long form, Guang Ping Yang taiji, Hebei hsing yi chuan, I chuan, push hands, weapons & dalu. Evening & morning classes available. Friendly, relaxed environment, make friends, get fit & healthy & have fun. Morning and evening classes are held at the Centennial park event shelter.

Meet other people in Nashville, middle Tennessee, and beyond, interested in backpacking. We also sometimes simply hike. We also kayak and kayak camp sometimes. But mostly we backpack! Talk about locations, equipment, tents, hammocks, packs, stoves, cameras and photography, clothing, weather, wildlife, recipes, etc., and find people to take trips with. Classes, slideshows, and backpacking opportunities year round are available.

Are you the new kid in town? Not so new? Lived here your entire life? Everyone is welcome! Music City is a wonderful place, but with any city it can be challenging to meet friends and to get acclimated to a new area. This group is perfect for meeting and socializing with others. It's an active group for men & women in the Nashville area who are new or just looking to expand his/her network of friends. The goal of the group is to bring people together while experiencing some of the fantastic th …

Meet a new network of local entrepreneurs to share tips and problem solving techniques, get advice on profitability and career and discuss mentoring and business models. Swap business cards and watch your personal business directory grow!

The Parents of Twins and Triplets Organization of Nashville, Tennessee is a non-profit support group made up of biological and adoptive parents, grandparents, guardians and expectant parents of twins, triplets and more. Parents of multiple births face many issues that differ from those of singletons. The purpose of this club is to offer support for those parenting multiples through an open exchange of ideas, experiences, resources and other information. We offer opportunities for fellowship …

To connect with parents that enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, being active with their children. We have found that our kids enjoy outdoor activities like hiking much more when there are more children doing it together. It's easier to keep them interested and also allows grownups to enjoy the hike more with less complaining. Our children are 5 and 6 and we do hikes ranging from 2 to almost 4 miles. Most trails that we go on won't accomodate a stroller, but younger kids may do well in a backbac …

(***For Information regarding National Paranormal Research:Nashville please go to this link: http://www.meetup.com/Mystic-Sanctuary-Of-Fortuna-Primigenia/pages/National_Paranormal_Research%3ANashville-Join_info/ ) Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia This modern sanctuary is for discussion and application of the ancient mysteries, the Ars Arcana, where seekers and Adepts alike can delve deeper and further into the mysteries be it prophecy, spirits, m …

Jump start your day and energize your life with laughter yoga! Join us for a half-hour of easy and fun laughter and breathing exercises. Optional social hour at nearby cafe usually follows. We usually have 8-12 people attending. We have had regular Sat. meetup for 3 years now and will cancel only if the snow is deep or it is a holiday weekend. Research shows that laughter can improve not only your attitude but also your physical health. See Laughter Yoga International's website for more …

The Nashville Backyard Poultry Meetup Group is for people who have small backyard flocks of chickens for pets, eggs, and meat. You just might be suprised at how many people living in your neighborhood have pet chickens! There is nothing quite like walking outside in the morning to gather fresh organic eggs for your breakfast! We welcome everyone that has a small backyard flock of chickens, and those that are interested in getting started raising a small backyard flock of chickens. We …

We gather to share and experience energy healing at all levels. This is a place for people to experience energy work either as recipient and/or as a practitioner. Come and join us if you would like to experience energy work for yourself or share your skills. Energyworkers, energy healers and Reiki practitioners of all levels are welcome. This is a great way for students to get more practice. This is a gathering for all, even if you are just curious. The primary focus is to bring to the comm …

Ableton Users Nashville is serious about electronic music production and performance in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded by Nashvillians Chris Allen and Josh Mock, Ableton Users Nashville is a community to help lovers of electronic music production and, especially, fans and users of Ableton Live unite under one roof and talk about our shared interests. Right now we're just a couple guys meeting every other week over beers, talking about our production and DJ setups, sharing tips and enjoying the co …

Do you like movies? Do you prefer them to be thoughtful, original, unpredictable, and outside-the-mainstream? In short, arthouse-style films? Us too! So come see a movie with us at Nashville's only arthouse theatre, the Belcourt. Independent, foreign, classic or cult - see something interesting this week! The Belcourt is run by a non-profit organization, and the wonderful staff loves film and cares about the mission to preserve this historic establishment. They showcase some of the best movies t …

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. --Daniel J. Boorstin Welcome to Books to Get You Talking, a reading group dedicating to exploring and discussing the world around us through the people who write about it. This group's focus is (for the most part) on memoir and non-fiction books, on topics from religion to politics to foreign culture, with a strong emphasis on understanding as an impetus for …

NOTE TO ALL NEW MEMBERS: Please, don't be discouraged by full events, join the "wait list". It often turns over about 60-75%, people sign up early and drop out. What the...fuh? Do you love eating ethnic foods or are willing to try? Join us. Few people realize what a melting pot Nashville is becoming. And fewer, realize what an abundance of ethnic restaurants there are - Vietnamese, Korean, Persian (complete with belly dancing), Ethiopian, Thai, Indian, Honduran, Turkish, Cuban, Japanese/sushi, a …