Craving culture? Tired of attending a cool play or exploring arts at local museum alone in Los Angeles? Can't find someone to go with you? And you want to make new friends and meet cool people as you check out arts? This group is all about to bring together singles and family to visit and enjoy local museums, arts, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry, theatre and plays, visual art and performing art forms, installation, calligraphy, dance, photography, printmaking and cultural ac …

We are a fused glass design house specializing in custom fused glass installations to meet the needs of architects, interior designers and their clientele. Explore our pages to see photos and videos samples of our signature fused glass design work. http://lenchnerglass.com/ Check us out on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226162960752696   We are offering a basic glass fusing class. Topics to be covered include: Basic Firing Theory, Basic glass cutti …

When starting this mixer over three years ago, the idea was to facilitate synergies between the architectual & contractual fields. A major goal is the sustainability of our businesses in the years to come. We provide a bi-annual meeting for the best & brightest of the South Bay. You should join if you: Plan to thrive in your life & your community; Desire to enter your business in the South Bay region; Have a strong appetite for development.

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 …

Designfudge is centered on LA based UX & Design professionals. We're focused on.. 1. Monthly gatherings; once a month we’ll get together to hear case studies of local projects and discuss outcomes over food and drinks. 2. Local Studio Showcase; we’ll take close looks at design studios in and around LA for inspiration. 3. Open Projects; we’ll share projects for freelancers and those looking for work. If you're interested on sharing a case study, please send your brief proposal to mike@macadaan.co …

… It is an excellent venue to exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general.  Tell us how PHP based technology is changing the world. Anyone interested in PHP is welcome! We also help organizing the local startup events and help bringing together developers and web entrepreneurs for possible business opportunities...   Join us at LinkedIn group:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1833081 Join us at Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_183 …

Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache open source search engine/platform. These Meetups are for developers in Southern CA that would like to learn more how to leverage Lucene/Solr to develop search applications.

… Tantra is a practical science -- the science behind the secrets of spiritual progress, the secret behind "The Secret", the Matrix of the Universe -- making you aware of the architecture of the universe, the mind, and the pathways to further your progress toward your ultimate goal. This scientific approach sets Tantra apart from other schools. Through Tantra you will understand how shamans do their work, and through which you can actualize your capabilities toward creating a healthier soci …

… It provides an architecture, components and tools for developers to build complex web applications faster. Choosing symfony allows you to release your applications earlier, host and scale them without problem, and maintain them over time with no surprise. Symfony is based on experience. It does not reinvent the wheel: it uses most of the best practices of web development and integrates some great third-party libraries. Thousands of developers already trust symfony for their applications! New use …

The group is organized by Dustin Laurence and Jan de Leeuw . We will be meeting once a month at UCLA to talk about issues relating to GPGPU and parallel programing.

R is an open source software/programming language for data analysis, statistical modeling, visualization, data mining, predictive analytics, statistical computing, exploratory data analysis etc. This group is aimed to bring together practitioners (from industry and academia alike) in order to exchange knowledge and experience in solving data analysis/statistical problems by using R. Besides discussing techniques and solutions in R, emphasis will be put on providing a good understanding of th …

Los Angeles Windows Azure Developers is a local meetup for Windows Azure Developers in Southern California. We host 3 types of meetup events for Windows Azure Developers. Hack Nights - Bring what you're working on, ask questions, demo your stuff, get feedback. These are informal events where you can come to get help or just to talk about Azure.  These events don't have a specific topic, and often have several conversations going on at once. Presentations - Come listen to an Azure exp …

… See where your whim takes you, where the landscape of people and activity and architecture lead you. Absorb the chance for deep, contemplative solitude or relish the opportunities for new acquaintance and conversation. Lose yourself for a fall afternoon in the complex configurations and meanderings of the place you’ll never see the same way again.  [From http://www.marksdailyapple.com/urban-hiking/]

The UUASC is for all persons using UNIX either personally or professionally, or interested in learning more about UNIX. We recognize all varieties of UNIX, including (without prejudice) SCO, Linux, SVr4, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, and BSD. This is a good place to meet others with similar interests and broaden your skills and knowledge. We meet on the first Thursday of the month in Los Angeles and the second Monday of the month in Orange  County. Visit our site at http://uuasc.org for more details.

… Our members come from a wide variety of industries: software, design, marketing, legal services, architecture, and engineering, just to name a few. Some are lifelong freelancers, while some have been downsized from bigger companies and are just beginning to venture out on their own. Some telecommute to bigger companies on the other side of the country or the other side of the world. Some are starting growth-minded companies with dreams of a big exit, while some are using their skills simply to e …

We, at Onward Search, love interactive more than double fudge chocolate cake, and looking to connect with web folks who share our passion. It's hard enough keeping up with the interactive world, why not get together and discuss what's new, what's old, and what's coming next....and we might POSSIBLY throw in some fun! Our focus is interactive design, UI/UX, IA, web development, and new media. We're getting together industry leaders for panels and speaker events, and also looking to have more c …