There is a certain kind of a person you want working in your home. Someone trustworthy, who is going to do a good job for an honest price and also be easy to communicate with. But how do you find that person when you need them?  By sifting through reviews on internet sites? Hoping to find the right carpet cleaner or window guy... There are so many different issues that come up when you own a home. Finding the perfect serviceman at the right time is hit or miss. Especially because places like Yel …

A weekly writer's group for people who want constructive feedback on works in progress as well as in class prompts to help get the creative juices flowing. Hosted and moderated by someone who has taken workshops with GREAT poets and teachers and who has published poetry in journals.

Do you like public speaking? If you do, this group is for you. If you don't, this group is REALLY for you. Century Plaza Toastmasters is a supportive group that can help you develop your speaking and leadership skills. In addition to learning how to write and deliver prepared speeches, you will learn how to speak on your feet, how to give constructive feedback, how to run efficient meetings, and more. We meet the first and third Thursday of every month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency …

This is a group for writers of all levels who are activly working on developing their craft. You can be working on anything from a short story to a novel but the key words here are "active" and "working". We are a community of writers who like to get together with our fellow wordsmiths and exchange idea's, lend support and gentle and constructive critique. We will meet twice monthly on Wednesday evenings for a light meal and to share our "works in progress" and since writing can be such a solita …

Hi, My name is Bobbi Palmer. I'm The Dating and Relationship Coach for Women Over 40. I created this group to bring resources and opportunities to help women over 40 learn how to have fun dating and find a special guy to share a loving relationship. Also, to help you connect with other fabulous women. If you are a smart, independent women who has built a good life for yourself…yet you know your life could be even fuller if you could find that man who adores and fulfills you…this group is for you …

L.A. W.E.B is a group dedicated to connect web entrepreneurs, get together and brainstorm over our online ventures. As owner of my own website, I have discovered that nowhere you get better feedback than when you meet others trying to do or doing what you do. Their real experience is incredibly powerful. Our different levels of success will bring experience and points of view we can't see by only staring at our online business and reading entrepreneurs blogs, or doing solo work all the time. We …

This group is for people who love learning about sake...and more importantly, love drinking sake in the Los Angeles area. We're looking forward to having a lot of great sake tastings! Be sure to follow us on twitter! http://twitter.com/lasake Check out our new website (it is still under construction, we'll be adding more info soon): http://losangelessake.com Kanpai!

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

Thank you for your interest in the LA Writers Workshop! We focus on providing constructive critiques on work and require each member to bring projects in on a regular rotation.  As great as your story may be, our goal isn't to tell you how much we love it, its about letting you know what doesn't work. We currently have openings for another 2-5 members.

This Group is being sponsored by the Game Ogre Now, feel free to organize games anywhere you wish the Area they serve is The San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley and Burbank areas. Its a brand new store that opens this friday! They have tons of inventory and a separate game room. Located on Nordoff St. behind the Northridge Mall next to Guitar Center and Bev Mo they have over 290 parking spots.  Other highlights are: Lots of Scenery 60 inch LCD in the game room to put images, maps or …

Blessed Be! This is a group for all Wiccans, Pagans, Druids, Shamans, or any Magickal, positive, constructive, 'life-affirming' paths, --including people who don't follow *any* existing path, but simply ~create their own path~ sourcing it from within. There had been a lack of meetups on the West side of town, so we created this group to give the West Side (West LA/Santa Monica and nearby areas) Witches & Pagans places to meet, hold public rituals, and so on, plus post about them. Currently we ho …

The Los Angeles MBA Admissions Workshop is a seminar series that introduces attendees to the critical components of the MBA application process. Attendees will leave knowing what they need to do to maximize their changes of getting into the best business school program possible. As MBA deadlines loom this is your chance to nail down your application and approach to your essays. Significant time and focus will be paid to the common MBA essay types. Attendees will learn how to construct impactf …

Meet other local animal rights activists. Gather information about animal abuse issues and discuss constructive, non-violent ways to raise awareness in our society about the plight of animals raised for food, fur, experimentation, and other uses. Encourage people to adopt a whole foods vegan diet which is respectful to animals, the environment, and our own health. Teach youngsters in the community the importance of showing compassion and mercy to creatures who are not able to speak up for the …

"This practice is the seed of all practices in existence. Come back to the silence like coming home"   In this class we will hold space for you to have a more formal introduction to self. Within this class we will explore self without any outside noise, ideas or belief systems diluting our experience. We live in a noisy world. This practice exist beyond the grasp of any teacher, guru, idea, belief system or constructs of the mind. This practice is you. Sitting practice is not a relaxation techni …

Welcome! We are interested in applying the most inclusive and dynamic meta-theory (Integral theory, as developed by Ken Wilber and others, including models such as Spiral Dynamics and Constructive Developmentalism) to help us evolve and increase awareness in the territory. If you have a serious interest in REAL evolutionary enlightenment, stable and grounded healthy development, transformation and transcendence (stage evolution), and higher consciousness within the context of a seriously committ …

We're a group of actors, writers, editors, artists and directors both inside and outside the system. We exist to make creative works both promotional and viral and we rely on the strength of our members to do it. There is no flaking, there is no meeting without end, and there is no class structure making you take a series of levels that only serve to stall the creative process--there is only the work. There is no fee, there is no obligation, we are not a paid class. We are, instead, a …