Social Philosophizers is a social club for those who desire intellectual stimulation as a social enhancer.  It is a club for both singles and non singles, and for anyone who finds intellectual mingling to be one of the best forms of social mingling. The club offers a variety of interesting venues to achieve its mission: Creative conversational formats Philosophical films shown in private function rooms or private homes accompanying lunch or dinner Discussions on works in literature and philosop …

This is a group for married men who are looking for new male friends to share ideas, philosophy, politics, music, bicycling, hiking, dog walking, scotch, beer, you name it. A few key items: you are happily married and talking about sports is not big on your agenda...or not on your agenda, at all:-) We'll get together to do whatever new members find interesting. Since this is a new group, we're going to ask your input as to what might interest you. Target age group: 40 to 65.

This is a group for any runners who enjoy running with their dogs! The carriage lane in Newton makes for an excellent dog jogging route. Join us for a 3-4 mile jog with your dog! All fitness levels welcome and a dog is not necessary to participate!

Our purpose: 1. to discover and identify the plants and animals living amongst us 2. to learn their habits and survival requirements 3. to implement landscaping and other wildlife accommodations, such as nest boxes, feeders, brush piles, rock piles, tree snags, ponds and other water features. Meetings will alternate between trips to public greenspace and private homes. We'll search for plants and animals and learn how they function in our ecosystem. We'll take turns visiting meetup members' hom …

A group for anyone interested in birding. Beginners, experts and everyone in between. Bring your binoculars, your Sibley's or Peterson's or iPhone app. Let's meet to find the birds together and improve our bird identification skills.

The intent of this meetup group is to promote yoga practice in alternative spaces as well as building enthusiasm and connections with the local yoga community. The organizers are teachers at Akasha Studio in Jamaica Plain. About Forrest Yoga; Strengthen your core through carefully designed postures that work to support your abdominals, hips, back, shoulders, upper body, legs, and more. Open to all levels, each class begins with a breathing exercise (pranayama). Then moves into some abdominal wo …

Are you a young professional living or working in the Waltham area? Then join us in taking advantage of all the fun places to meet on Moody St and beyond! The meetups generally focus on places within Waltham, but we are always open to suggestions in the surrounding towns or for a day trip further away. Ideas for meetups include Lizzy's Ice Cream; a Movie at Embassy Cinema; Coffee at the Commons; Drinks at The Skellig or Watch City; an event at Back Pages Books; Dinner at Solea, Elephant Walk, …

This group has been created for independent film fans in the Waltham and Newton areas. There are a lot of great movie Meetups, but why schlep all over the city when we’ve got two hidden gems right in our backyards? :) Waltham’s Embassy Cinema features a mix of independent film, foreign language cinema and Hollywood favorites. The theater is located at 16 Pine Street in Waltham, just off of Moody Street. Parking is a breeze with a metered lot just steps from the front door, and the theater is als …

The Henry David Thoreau Sangha (“Hank”) meets every Monday night at Wilson Chapel (lower level), Andover Newton Theological School, 234 Herrick Road, Newton Center, MA. The group was formed in April, 2001. We have about 18 regular participants. We are affiliated with Boundless Way Zen and the Greater Boston Zen Center. If you are new to Zen: Please send an email to let us know you are coming. Arrive at 7:00 pm for a brief orientation before our regular program. Meetings always include Zen medita …

"If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are not a Capitalist then you have no brains." (George Bernard Shaw) This group is for chilled out young people in their mid 20's to mid 30's who, like me, may have recently moved (or moved back) to this area. This is a group for those hoping to meet new friends and build a network of people. We will do things like meet for coffee, hold book clubs, go wine tasting, go line dancing, go mini-golfing, go to comedy shows, …

This is a group for folks who love tea, who want to learn more about using herbs to be healthy, who want to be able to find their own herbs and make their own medicines, and who just love plants! We plan events that range from evening classes to plant walks to tea parties to wilderness weekends. Join us for classes and outings all about herbs and plant medicine - all with a tasty cup of tea, of course!

The group is for runners who have fallen off the wagon and want to compete in 10k races or 1/2 marathons in spring 2013. Working with a November - March training schedule, this supportive group will commit to distance goals and have fun gradually getting stronger. Some of us will sign up for specific races, others may just want to get back in the groove. We'll start with some push ups to get ourselves warmed up!

Participants will acquire deep contact with their natural rhythms and pulses (heart pulse, breath pulse, walking pulse…), amazing experiences of multi-layered rhythmics; they will learn to play a percussion instrument (up to an advanced level); they will learn a fun, connected way of concentrating and keeping attention out of thought mode; they will cleanse themselves from stagnated emotions in the trance of drumming and chanting alone. And they will experience the older-than-the-world feeling o …

Are your kids out of the house? Are you finding that your friends that are "the parents of your kids' friends" are not what you need today? This group is for you if you would enjoy meeting people between ages 50 and 70 who are empty nesters and interested in meeting fun-loving and intellectual friends. You might enjoy drinking scotch, fine dining, dancing, cross-country skiing, dog walks, laughs, etc. You also are accepting of those who might enjoy smoking weed, or you enjoy it yourself:-) Initi …

Pickup: Newton! is a group of environmentally concerned Newton residents who gather for 'pick-up' events anyplace where litter compromises the beauty of our garden city. Membership is free, but limited to those who reside in the 13 villages of Newton. We are a non-profit group, though we actively seek donations from any Newton business or resident wishing to support our work, either with supplies or snacks/coffee to keep our ranks in fine form while foraging for litter. Members are called 'picku …

The Boston Balalaika Society Orchestra is seeking people who would like to learn how to play music on Russian folk instruments: balalaika, domra and bayan. Beginners and Musicians of all levels and ages are welcome. Rehearsals occur every Tuesday evening from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at ICC, 557 Cambridge Street (at Gordon Street), Allston, MA 02134. Weekly rehearsals are easily accessible by MBTA #57 bus or a 10 minute walk from the B Green Line Warren Street train stop. Please direct any questions t …