For lovers of jazz - we'll be meeting at various clubs throughout the city, as well as the festivals. Let's enjoy the excellent jazz this city has to offer. We're going to hit the entire range of jazz from traditional to experimental. From the nicest jazz clubs to tiny performance spaces. Give everything a try, and I'm sure you'll find something you love. Other non-Meetup jazz shows, as well as other jazz-related information that might be of interest will be posted on the Message Board. Please f …

This group is for anyone interested in supporting local Jazz and Blues Society. We are bringing together new friends, artists and musicians who are interested in listening, performing and supporting the art form Jazz & Blues. This also includes music base on these styles like RB, soul and etc. Our membership is comprised of all kinds of people in all professions, who have a love for jazz and/or blues. The goal is to create festivals, workshops and events to hear and develop jazz and blues artist …

LIVE CHATROOM too!   Meet with other Blues fans in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs once a month for blues, jazz, and other soulful music. This MeetUp is geared toward providing a touch point for Chicago area music lovers. If you are a musician trying to meet others to jam and/or gig with; or just want be informed about Performances & Events around town, you more than likely have a passion for the Blues, Jazz, and other soulful music. By creating events and supporting local artists' a …

Do you like the idea of 19th century performances in a house? Are you someone that after an entire week of hard work, you want to sit back and relax, enjoying listening to live music or playing music? Do you love piano? Then this group is for you. This is also your opportunity to meet other people to discuss the piano and other music, and techniques. We play on a brand new Boston designed by Steinway 7'1" grand piano. All genres including classical, jazz, acoustic, rock, hip-hop are accepted. …

Let's enjoy cultural events together. we will go to concerts of classical music, world music, Jazz; modern dance; regional theaters; summer art fairs; gallery openings and out door concerts. I may also organize craft parties for pottery and fabric dyeing.

Chicago Modern Orchestra Project is the nation's most ethnically diverse new music ensemble. Based in Chicago, our meetups introduce new patrons to the orchestra and each other..Learning about pieces to be presented on future concerts, exploring what's new in the music world, socializing with the musicians and music director Renee' Baker, this meetup group takes music from the stage and brings it eye-level to music lovers of all genres..Meetups are bi-monthly and held at South Shore Cultural Cen …

Have a FAVORITE area bistro? Know a place where you can get unique, tasty food? Want to host a home party/wine tasting event? What about a music venue featuring an amazing band that you know everyone will love? Though we are based in Lake County, IL, we will network while visiting establishments in LAKE, COOK and MCHENRY COUNTIES (and also Wisconsin) that provide good times and lasting memories. LOCALLY and REGIONALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES are the FOCUS OF THIS MEETUP. Whether an area gallery, winem …

Tri-City Swing is a group dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing and vintage jazz music in St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia Illinois. We were started by local vintage jazz lovers and swing dancers to encourage the learning of social swing dance and grow our local scene. *****SIGN UP for our basic East Coast Swing Class!***** Tuesdays starting January 15th from 8 to 9 PM @ A Step Above Dance Academy 103 E. Wilson St. Batavia, Illinois There are 4 classes in a monthly cycle at $5.00 per class …

Welcome to Enjoy Life Chicago! If you have participated in events with the Chicago Black Professionals Social Network, I was their premier Event Organizer for 2 years. You may have met me at one of the over 300 events I organized, hosted, or attended from Jan. 2011- Jan. 2013. Most of our fun, exciting and diverse activities have an aspect that make them of particular interest to African-Americans. I have arranged jazz/blues nights, film screenings, wine tastings, holiday celebrations, cultural …

Powerful, beautiful, successful and feminine! Do you think of yourself as a Professional Lipstick Lesbian and wonder where all the other Chicago lipstick lesbians are? Well we hope to meet and congregate here with this group. The first and foremost aim of this group is to have fun! Do you enjoy mani’s and pedi’s, current fashion trends, local trendy restaurants, make up, heels, fine wine, live music, an occasional night out dancing? We are a very small, selective group of attractive, 25 - 50, fe …

Our group's aim is to play for people at nursing homes, hospitals, community centers - any place where we can brighten the day of people who otherwise would not be able to listen to live music. Everything we do is completely volunteer. We are simply a group of individuals who come together and share our music with a deserving audience. Here is how a "typical" gig has worked in the past: We get a group of people together, usually around 5 or 6. We play songs from our group's songbook, or from any …

This group was started because we've found that although he may have his "guy friends" and she may have her "girl friends", it's nice to hang out as couples sometimes too.  Maybe you're new to the area or you're finding it harder to get together with friends due to family obligations or what not - whatever the reason, this group is a perfect place to meet new, normal, fun people who love to laugh and have a good time.  This group is geared towards those in their twenties/thirties. Here's a sampl …

What the heck is Shimmy Jam? Shimmy Jam is a 4-week class series that uses Egyptian belly dance as a platform for whole-body fitness and wellness in a fun, informal body-positive environment! We combine elements of yoga, Pilates, jazz, hip-hop, modern dance, & targeted low-impact stretching exercises with the basics of Egyptian belly dance to tone and strengthen the body, and help women rediscover their inner sensual diva. The purpose of Shimmy Jam! is not to turn women into professional belly d …

One stop shop for all things Bollywood & Bhangra! Dance classes, Dance/Cardio classes, Performance opportunities, Festival, Fundraiser, Party information and more.. If you Love, Like or are Curious About Bollywood and Bhangra, Come on by! http://www.bollygroove.com

Meetup with Your Colleagues at the University of Wisconsin We are academic staff, classified employees, faculty, graduate students, and post doctoral students working at University of Wisconsin campuses, who get together to share our work experiences, current research, and institutional knowledge -- and relax, too! UW-Madison alone is large and expansive, spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, with over 200 departments, programs, and centers, and it's difficult to connect …

Hello. I'm a guitar player who is not ready to 'play out' at this point as I am a bit rusty/have not picked up the instrument regularly in a while. I very much want to get back to playing/creating again, however. I am not a songwriter, not yet anyway, and I am not looking for perfect players, as the purpose here is to have fun, be creative, laugh, let go of our egos, ( as much as is humanly possible anyway). All aspects of musicianship are welcome: songwriters, singers, yes, even tamborine playe …

It was fall 2006 when Charith Premawardhana, a classically trained violist and a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, moved into the city’s Mission District and discovered Revolution Cafe. A headquarters for the District’s eclectic arts-and-music scene, the “Rev” hosts free live music — jazz, blues, folk — played by the city’s finest musicians. But missing from the scene at the time was classical music, so the management at the Cafe asked Premawardhana to book a night of chambe …

Paint Dancing is a new venue created solely for the purpose of openly expressing yourself for fun in 2 different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time) in private art studios around the Chicago area while helping support your local food banks. Watch some of our crazy Paint Dancing videos on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We will supply non-toxic paint, brushed and paper! All you need is your paint clothes (and shoes) and …

312 SOCIAL/AFTER HOURS: WHERE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SINGLE PEOPLE MEET,MINGLE AND SOCIALIZE AFTER-WORK & AFTER DARK This is a group where people can meet, mingle and socialize in pressure free upscale environments. We know you like to hang at cool spots so we make sure that we are meeting at some nice venues the city has to offer. 90 % of the group is between 25-49. If you are thinking about joining the group, these are some of the activities that we will be engaged in from  April till July. -"312 …

Hello Everyone! Being over 50 is NOT so bad – in fact, I’m feeling like the best years of my life are yet to come! So …… if like me, you've been attending various Meetup events feeling like you’re the parent who showed up to "crash" the party -- well THIS group is for you! Imagine mixing and mingling with an age group of 50+ like-minded ladies and gentlemen! This group will focus on making all types of connections, especially the social and romantic kinds. We'll get together for casual and fine …

Do you love to sing or play an instrument?  Love to perform karaoke and looking for lead singer opportunities ? We are forming the hottest new contemporary Christian choir, praise team and band in Chicago! This is a volunteer organization. We will be interracial, multicultural, beginners and experienced, straight and gay. You don't have to be a member of our faith community or any faith community, and no experience singing or playing in a Christian group is necessary. We will be doing gospel,con …