Sundays, 3 PM Memorial Park, Beacon, NY (http://goo.gl/maps/kEoql) Wednesdays, 6 PM SUNY New Paltz Soccer Fields, New Paltz, NY (http://goo.gl/maps/0Q6ci) Have fun, meet new people, play ultimate. We have a wide range of ages and skillsets -- no experience necessary, all are welcome. If you are interested, just start showing up, there is no sign up/fee/etc. Try to bring 1 white and 1 dark shirt. See you on the field!

Do you move over on your couch or bed to make room for your Pug? Do you spend more money on your Pug than yourself? Do you stop people walking their Pugs to share stories? Can you spend endless time talking about your Pug and showing pictures until friends' and family's eyes glaze over? Well, you have been pugged and have come to the right place. Come join us for some fun and socializing. We are a great and friendly group that adore the Pug Breed and love to share experiences and knowledge and w …

Hudson Valley - Gardiner NY Irish Music Trad Slow-Session exists to bring together beginner, intermediate and advanced players in a convivial, non-threatening environment to play trad music. We aim to meet at people's homes or other local private spaces where we don't need to "perform" for our listeners, we can just play for ourselves and our own enjoyment. If you are not playing music but wish to join our group as a "Listener" there are Meetups that you can attend as well. We often mention open …

Published and unpublished writers of fiction are invited to join our community of writers to provide constructive and supportive critiques of each other's works in progress, participate in writing exercises and discussions of the craft of fiction writing. Meetings will be on a monthly basis.

Come together with other wonderful women who are looking to bring more peace and wholeness into their lives. We will explore many aspects of wellness including holistic approaches to health, spiritual nourishment and aging with grace. So many of us in our 40's, 50's and 60's are in a place of discovery and change -- kids launching, parents aging and needing care, job and relationship transitions. Here is a place where you will find support, information, experiential learning, space to breathe, a …

Get together with others to enjoy the outdoors!  Activities include hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and more. Activities will be done at a relaxed pace - no one will be left behind.  We will take time to experience the beauties of nature in the company of like-minded spirits. If your primary interest is getting to a destination as fast as possible, or peak-bagging, this meetup is not for you. Most hikes will be five to nine miles long, so a reasonable level of physical fitness is needed.

The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is comprised of 28,000 members centered among 21 chapters in New York State. The Hudson River Valley (Mid-Hudson) Chapter has 700 members and serves the counties of Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Columbia, and Greene. The mission of the ADK is C.A.R.E.S. Conservation ADK is committed to protecting the wild lands and waters our members use and cherish. ADK is the champion of nearly 5 million acres of publicly owned lands across New York State, including the Adirondac …

We are a local book, writing, movie, gaming, and fan club for all lovers of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. We hold a regular monthly book club meeting on the fourth Thursday at the Poughkeepsie Barnes & Noble from 7-9pm. Every month, we read and discuss a different work of science fiction, fantasy, horror, or a graphic novel (selected by the group during the preceding months). For those of you interested in writing in the speculative fiction genres, we hold a monthly writers' g …

Women & Wine on Wednesdays (WWW) connects women by building new relationships and re-connecting old ones, through a unique facilitated forum - an ideal opportunity for women who are striving to balance their own needs with those of their families, jobs, community involvement, as well as maintain their own personal overall well-being. The events fulfill an ongoing and critical need for women to be able to share resources and discover new opportunities as they transition through the many stages of …

- Are you a mom? - Do you want to get fit and stay in shape? - Are you looking to get out and meet other moms? - Would you like to be a positive role model for your child? If the answer is yes... Stroller Strides is for you! Stroller Strides is not just a stroll through the park. Our 60 minute classes are a complete body workout. We combine power walking, body toning using exercise tubing (provided), cardio, ab work and stretching. The bonus is that your child is right there with you along f …

Meet other local individuals who enjoy rubber stamping and scrapbooking. Share ideas and bring projects to work on. Participate in classes to learn new techniques. It's a creative and social hobby!

A place to meet other moms and babies! This group for any mom looking to meet other moms, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids, we welcome wherever you are in your mothering journey. It doesn't matter what kind of birth you had or how you feed and diaper your baby...we want you to feel at home. Meetups are on the calendar. You can RSVP or just drop in. We have tea, healthy snacks and homemade cookies. Your first …

This group is made up of non-judgemental moms looking to meet other moms and to get the kids together for playdates and outings. Whether you are pregnant and looking to meet new friends, a first time mom, or mom to more than one, we welcome you to become a part of our group. Please join if you plan to be active in the group and attend meetups. We hope to form lifelong relationships and have tons of fun!

Come join other enthusiastic computer programmers in the Hudson Valley. Members of this group should be interested in data structures, algorithms, and writing clever, powerful programs in a variety of languages. There will be a focus during the meetings about writing correct code that fits the philosophy of the language and paradigm it is written in. Some meetings will be spent going over old programming problems (perhaps from ACM or ICFP or TopCoder) and devising the best solution that we kno …

A group for people interested in roleplaying games (RPGs), CCGs, LARPs, wargaming, or other "geeky" gaming interests. Mainly trying to get some gaming going here in Dutchess/ Ulster/ Orange counties region.

Welcome to the 'Light Seeekers On a Spiritual Path'Group! The purpose of this group is to meet each month, usually the 2nd and 4th Sundays, to study and discuss different Spiritual Systems, and find out more about different Spiritual Paths, Spiritual Thought and Spiritual Philosophy. We will concerns ourselves with Spirituality, Enlightenment Consciousness, Awakening and Healing on the Spiritual Level. We will honor diversity and acknowledge the validity of all systems when they are practiced w …

Spice Dance & Fitness I am so thrill I can give this to you!!! You have been there for me!! and now I can give a bit back!!! JOIN US for a wonderful and amazing classes!!!! Affordable Prices! 189 Church St. Poughkeepsie NY 12601 *Across Ford Route 9 -go up S. Gate and Abes is on your right Join in Regular ZUMBA® with: Ana Valencia Carmen La Serna Zumba Beginners and senior with Linda Thomas Please posted and invited anyone!!! PASS THE WORD OUT! www.spicedf.com Sneakers only -- no …

This is a group for anyone interested in all aspects of making movies. I started this group to meet other filmmakers interested in working together in the Hudson Valley NY area. I look forward to making movies with everybody!

Specifically, I wanted to meet readers and gamers who were a bit more local to me. In general, I wanted to create a casual venue for fun, interesting, and knowledgeable people to interact. Book club and gaming meetups will be held at GET REAL BOOKS, 4627 Rte 209 Accord, most of the time. We may also meet at local special events and movie theaters. I am a science and SF fan, and would like to meet like minded people. But, not exclusively... Members should suggest book clubs in any genre, ... as w …

HERE IS YOUR NEW MEETUP CALENDAR OF LOCAL AND METRO OCCULT HAPPENINGS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR WITCHES GROUPS IN NY. PART OF THE PAGAN VISION IS TO PERMIT PEOPLE IN NYS TO BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE NOT ISOLATED. THERE ARE MANY WITCHES, WICCANS, PAGAN PRACTITIONERS IN THE CRAFT WHO SEEK TO NETWORK WITH OTHERS AND PATRONIZE LOCAL OCCULT STORES. WE WISH TO MAKE THIS CALENDAR/GUIDE AVAILABLE SO YOU MAY DO THIS AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CRAFTSPEOPLE, RESTAURANTS, METAPHYSICAL STORES, AUTHORS AND TEACHER …

FERMENTERIE ****************Hudson Valley School of Fermentation************ Fermentation for Beginners. Improve your helth and nourish yourself! Join us for a 4-hour workshop on learning how to make and cook with fermented foods. Learn to Make: Rustic Sourdough Bread Kombucha Kefir Kimchi and Saurkraut Take home your own southdough starter, kombucha SCOBY, Kefir grains, and a Fermenterie Recipe booklet! UPCOMING CLASS: Sunday, September 30th, 12 - 4 PM Location: Huguenot St Farm, New Paltz

Welcome to the Hudson Valley Actors and Wannabes! I'm hoping to find 10 to 15 people who would be interested in joining me in forming an extraordinary acting class. Carol Fox Prescott is a phenomenal acting teacher. She teaches in NYC and Woodstock. She likes the idea of teaching in New Paltz, but doesn't know enough people in the area yet. If you enjoy acting or if you'd like to learn how to act, you'll love her class. Carol's class has made a tremendous difference in my life both on and off th …

You are invited to dance in community- traditional Balkan, Greek, Romanian, Armenian, and Near Eastern sacred circle dances. Throughout all ages and cultures, traditional circle dances were used to honor the divine, to heal, to affirm connection to the earth and each other, to build community and celebrate rites of passages and life transitions. The danced patterns illuminate the web of these connections. It is where personal and universal healing can occur. We will use the traditional dances as …

This witches meetup is specifically for those who practice the craft. It is not necessary to be of a special tradition or path to network with others interested in the Occult. The organizers of this group welcome those with a desire to learn the craft, Pagan newbies or proficient spellworkers to join us for food, libation and good olde tymes. WITCHES OF THE CROSSROADS is the forerunner of upstate teaching groves in devotion to Hecate , holding classes, exchanging knowledge and views on metaphysi …

This group will share ideas around bringing mindfulness into our own lives and the lives of the children in our own home, schools and community. Together we will become more aware of how our presence or lack of it effects not only ourselves, but the children in our homes, schools &/or community. Together we will share and discuss ideas of how to bring this present awareness into the lives of the children we are in contact with.

Welcome to Alpine Endeavors' Meetup. We are an AMGA accredited guide service, and the only service in the area since 2005 employing all AMGA certified guides. Our home base of the Gunks (Shawangunk) and Catskill mountains of New York, provide the perfect terrain, and our highly qualified guides provide you with the proper skills to climb locally or abroad. While we operate daily, this meetup is for the group programs and events we have scheduled throughout the year, from area close to NYC - …

Warmest Greetings! You need not be a Vipassana meditator-all you need to have is a desire to sit with a community of like-minded people for an hour observing your own personal practice together.  This will also be a place where we can co-create vibrant community unfolding. My name is Laura and I am envisioning this meetup community to be a place where we can take refuge in one another and practice as a Sangha in silent meditation at least twice a week. This will be a place where we can meditate …

Join us in spreading the word of Ron Paul. February 5th is the NY State Primary! It's a new year and the time is now to do everything we can to get Ron Paul elected! Canvasing Information http://ronpaul.meetup.com/510/pages/Canvassing_Information/ The purpose of the UC Ron Paul Meetup Group is to facilitate grassroots campaign organizing. This Meetup topic will provide you with the networking and organizational tools to become actively involved in Congressman Ron Paul's presidential campa …