Join us today - Free Registration! Mission Statement The Artisan Food Guild is dedicated to improving public access to information about local sources of food by facilitating better communication, education and collaboration within the local food and beverage community. The AFG works with farmers, producers, distributors, retailers, restaurants, educators, nonprofits, public agencies and consumers to gather, organize, sort, prioritize, promote and manage great food and beverage ideas, products, …

New Orleans, the quintessential melting pot of cultures, food, and music. This Meetup group will serve as a hub for New Orleanians to come together to not only talk travel with others who are passionate about getting out of their comfort zones, exploring the world, and embracing cultural diversity but to make events happen in your local community! Whether you're a seasoned intrepid traveler or a novice looking for assistance on your first domestic/international journey please join us, bring a f …

This is a group for anyone interested in having fun, social (couple) dancing, learning to social dances, meeting and making friends (new & old), traveling, fun fitness activity and professional networking. No partner is required. We specialize in teaching beginner level Chicago Steppin social dancing. If you are interested in learning another form of social swing dance like West Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, Mid South Swing, Houston 2 Step, Detroit Ballroom or the Grand Daddy of all social dances, …

Come and practice or maintain your Spanish skills in a comfortable setting.  We have lively, casual conversations but please note that this group is not for true beginners or people just learning the language.  And we are not a group for children or teenagers.  Everyone must have a good basic level of Spanish fluency. While conversation can be rather rapid, we don't mind translating at times just as long as we keep the conversation going in Spanish rather than English. If you can converse in Spa …

Learning to dream walk, whether through lucid dreaming or astral projection. Will include meaning of dreams, Sufi practices, metaphysical philosophies and how to use dream material to enhance ordinary life. Plan to have informal discussions, review books and movies so group can discuss. Tolerant and harmonizing to any variety of opinions. Hope to share discoveries and meet new friends. (Wait... Checking to make sure I am not just dreaming this experience....... or are you dreaming this?).

You've found the meetup of the official NOLA chapter of Health 2.0. We're a community of people from diverse professional backgrounds who share a common interest in healthcare technology and transformation. Join us as we learn from each other and collaborate in working towards a new and better version of healthcare.

Lake Pontchartrain Sailors Association will be a truly unique organization, chartered especially for people who have an interest in sailing. Everyone from novices to experienced sailors are welcome. Whether you want to learn to sail or crew on various sailboats, there is something for everyone regardless of your personal sailing experience and knowledge. We sail on Wednesday evenings from the New Orleans Yacht Club in West End. You should get there as early as you can (5:30 is a good time to get …

Have a great idea an looking for instruction on what to do next? The Inventors Association of LA is a great place to meet other people with great ideas and learn from the pros how to get your invention to market! We will have great speakers to train on various topics from concept to market. Come be encouraged and equipped for success!

Ladies, let’s face it. It’s time we make time with our favorite girls more then just lunch once a month. This group will host how to travel nights, special girl’s only getaways that are as short as an afternoon cruise to a week in Rome. Re-connect with our best girl friends, daughters, sisters and moms. There is no such thing as a solo traveler in this group. We can be paired up with a roommate we meet at one of our event nights. Be prepared to have experiences like no other. We deserve some tim …

Bonjour! The New Orleans French Language Meetup is a pleasant opportunity to meet local people who share an appreciation for the French language and culture. We welcome all ages and all speaking levels. Even if you have given up ever learning French, this meetup group gladly welcome you. Ultimately we are about community. Truly. So... this group is about physically attending gathering around town, not just a few clickings on our webpages, please. We always meet on Oak St. at Z'otz coffee house …

Our vision is to Awaken everyone in New Orleans and the surrounding areas, and to inspire and empower each of you to help Awaken others.  If you are looking to flower into higher states of consciousness, are looking for or already on a spiritual path, or are noticing a process of Awakening with you, then we invite you to be a part of a social group of people who are conscious-minded and growing in spirituality and Awakening. We will take you through very advanced spiritual processes, meditations …

Welcome all Freethinkers and Nonbelievers! Meet other atheists, freethinkers, secular humanists and non-believers in the greater New Orleans area.  Meetings and events are open to the public. Check out http://nosha.info/ to learn more.

Net2NO (pronounced "NetSquared New Orleans" or "Net Two Know") is known as the "granddaddy the tech and startup community" in New Orleans. Founded in 2008 as a way to get local entrepreneurs, innovators and tech people into the same room, it has grown from a mere 30 members to over 1, 000 people. We're the fourth largest Net2Local meetup group in the world (out of 75 total), and our members have started a variety of spinoff groups, events and companies including GNOCODE, Closing the NOLA Gap (an …

Do you love playing board games? Come to a Boardgamers of NOLA meetup to play board games beyond monopoly and meet new friends! The Boardgamers of NOLA will meet up regularly to enjoy board games of all types and levels, from easy to learn to ridiculously complex, depending on who brought what game, and what everyone wants to play!

Come home to the New Orleans 'Art of Living", which is dedicated to empowering the individual to live life to it's fullest potential through Meditation, Yoga, Spiritual Wisdom and unique Breathing Exercises. Learn these powerful techniques from the members of the Art of Living foundation, the largest volunteer based organization active in over 152 countries. A cornerstone of the Art of Living Course is Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful breathing technique that purifies and rejuvenates the body and m …

Starting this September, a networking event catered to the New Orleans tech culture. Are you interested in technological developments? Does your job involve technology? Are you interested in learning more from keynote speakers? Then we want to invite you, and your friends, to the Nola Tech Meetup.  Our target audience for this meetup is anyone involved with and interested in technology.  We want to create an environment that attracts co-founders of tech companies, employees of tech companies, en …

Are you a developer on the front-end side of things, looking to learn the latest HTML5 / CSS3 / Javascript tricks and best practices? Are you a designer who would love a second set of eyes on their latest work, or to talk about the newest design trends and styles? If this sounds like you, then come join us at FrontEndParty and throw your ideas into the mix. We’ll host three 15 minute presentations from developers and designers around New Orleans on the last Thursday of every month. Looking for m …

A monthly meetup for New Orleans Lawyers to network, learn from each other, mentor and occasionally we will do short presentations on technology as it relates to the practice of law.

This is a sewing circle for those interested in preserving the domestic art that is sewing! We will meet monthly for sewing circles to work on various projects. We will have "hosted" projects, or you can bring your current project that you're working on. We can start with once a month meetings, or meet more often if folks are interested.

Ed Tech MeetUp: New Orleans is a group of educators and community members interested in utilizing technology in education to help scholars develop the skills, mindsets and knowledge they need to be successful in the future economy and society. The group aims to: Create a network of educators who are integrating technology or are interested in integrating technology in their schools so they can collaborate and share tools and techniques; Connect educators, developers, entrepreneurs, academics, p …

The Merry Mystics is a  group of people who enjoy getting together to drum, play and learn about metaphysics, meditation, and unique spiritual paths. We hold discussions of various topics as well has have potlucks, parties, camping trips and other such activities. We are a fun group of eclectic path seekers. We have an emphasis on fun and merriment and creativity. The founders of the group are visual artists and musicians. We promote creativity and spirituality through the excitement of daily li …

A group for people wanting to enjoy and learn swing dance in the New Orleans area. Participate in free dance lessons throughout the city, enjoy live local Jazz / swing music and above all else HAVE FUN!!! Newbies, uncoordinated and seasoned dancers welcome.

A group where everyone from the crusty or hardcore to even the aging professional semi-sell out punk rocker can get together with like minded people or meet like-minded people, learn about each other, develop friendships, engage in stimulating conversation, get drunk, go to shows, get drunk, go to dinner, BBQ, bar hop, house parties, get drunk, play music, skateboard, ride bikes, and/or just have some fun... while getting drunk. Though, sober straight-edgers are welcome too! You do not have to d …

This is a group for people who stutter, speech-language professionals, researchers, and anyone else interested in learning more about fluency disorders. My goal is to meet up a couple of times each month in an informal setting (preferably over beers) to talk about stuttering and whatever else, possibly with the addition of a book club element that will allow members to keep up with trends in fluency disorders research. All ages and perspectives welcome, as well as friends, significant others, an …

The New Orleans Shamanic Spiritual Healing Center is the soulful and budding creation of devoted Shamanic Healer, Spiritual Teacher, Master of Sacred Sounds, and Bhakti Yoga Practicioner- CaveMan YogiVeda 108. The Center lies within CaveMan108's dream creation- The YogiVeda Cave Ashram, which rests on the 2nd story of a 300 year old building in the heart of the French Quarter. An Ashram is a place for giving or receiving spiritual shelter. The YogiVeda Cave Ashram serves as a lauching pad for an …

Eckankar is an ancient spiritual teaching and a modern-day religion that offers spiritual techniques and resources for an individual to discover truth for themselves. To learn more about Eckankar, go to www.Eckankar.org