My name is Roderick Smith, and I love visiting coffeehouses..so much so, that I bought my own shop in March of 2009...Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse in Kirkwood.  Although the coffee shop is now closed, the passion for coffee, conversation, education, and the arts still drives me. This meetup group is exploding with events If you're the kind of person who likes to hang out at indie coffeehouses -Enjoy great poetry, spoken-word, and live music - Want to meet other interesting, diverse, folks for i …

Attention Sweet Toothers! This meetup is for you! Love Baking Cookies, Cakes, Pies, and other mouthwatering, make you slap your belly, fall asleep like a Baby deserts? Well...Excellent! Hope you enjoy eating it too! Many of us are or know excellent home baked good talents, spread the word we want to EAT your work! Think of this group as a potluck for DESERTS ONLY...so make sure you come after eating a PROPER MEAL!

Coffee and Contacts is a professional networking group for small business owners who either have their own businesses or provide services for small business owners. We have been meeting for over two years sponsored by More 4 Small Biz. We have recently changed our venue and name. The primary goal of the group is to give leads or referrals to each other and support our member's business growth. We do this through a unique process where by you will be in front of and tell your story to almost ever …

… We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Coffee Pot in downtown Alpharetta.  There is no cost to be a member or to attend the meeting, however, we encourage supporting our locally owned coffee shop by purchasing a cup of coffee and / or pastry.  

Are you interested in learning about tea, or are you tea enthusiast? Do you want to try new teas, and learn more about tea at a great local teashop? Do you want to participate in tea tastings, and hear local musicians at an gre intimate venue? Do you want to meet people who share your enthusiasm for tea? Then this is the group for you!

… We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday's of each month at The Coffee Pot. There are no membership dues to join.We believe you should not have to pay a business to connect with other business professionals, we do ask that you support the business where we meet. The Coffee Pot does not charge a fee for us to meet at their location. We are an open group, as we do not limit membership to one person per occupation.  

… We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at the Coffee Pot, 9 N. Main Street, Alpharetta. We believe you should not have to pay a business to connect with other business professionals, although we do ask that you support our sponsor The Coffee Pot as they do not charge a fee for the meeting space. We do ask that you be ON TIME to the meeting, out of respect for others in the group.

This group is for any music fan or musician in metro Atlanta who wants to make friends, find out about the most interesting concerts in Atlanta, and attend them. We meet for concerts featuring orchestral, choral, chamber, opera, ballet and recitals, from the largest concert halls to recital halls at colleges, to churches and coffee houses. We rely on our members to nominate concerts they’d like to attend. We meet before and or after concerts for dinner, drinks, coffee, or dessert. Join for more …

… We meet at Caribou Coffee between 7:30am and 8:00am to socialize before the run. Caribou Coffee is located at the corner of 10th St. & Piedmont Ave (across the street from The Flying Biscuit). We leave Caribou at 8:00 am, and enter the park entrance at Piedmont Ave. & 12th Street. The routes are structured so that members can walk or run 2.5 or 5 miles, depending on personal preference. No one is left walking or running alone, unless they prefer that. One of the best parts of the morning is taki …

Evelyn King, the master mind behind Live Believe & Dream is hosting an intimate opportunity for everyone to get to know the persons behind a class of great Poets. This month, the featured artists will display a panel of men that have made respectable names for themselves in the Poetry Community in Atlanta. Please join Evelyn King as she unmasks the essence of the men behind the Poet: HBO Def Poet Abyss, Poetruistic and Robert Frields Bring your friends & family to Java Delight Cafe May 20th at 4 …

This is a group for women in their 20s and 30s who love reading Young Adult Literature! If you read and loved "The Hunger Games," "Harry Potter, " and "Delirium" or adore authors such as Maureen Johnson, John Green and Stephanie Perkins then you'll fit right in! This is a laid back and fun group where we drink coffee, wine and beer while discussing YA novels both old and new.

Just as the title says... if you are an art collector or creator ~ just getting started or seasoned ~ hobbyist or professional... or you are "curious" about  art join us to socialize, share and learn.  Sometimes we may just gather for coffee, other times we may caravan to an opening at a new gallery, and occasionally we'll invite a notorious speaker to entertain your muse. This group is welcome to everyone, but if you happen to live outside the perimeter, between 400 and the I-85 corridor, we ar …

We are the women in the red and pink hats. We are the ones enjoying life to the fullest, no matter where we are or what we are doing! We are the mothers, daughters and grandmothers, of society. Some may ask, "What do you do?" The answer is... We do exactly what we wish to do. We will start with a ladies tea (or coffee, if you prefer) and then sky is the limit.. lunches, theatre, travel.. what what you like to do? Bring your ideas to our first meet up! We are a network. When you belong to the RH …

I'm starting this group because one of my New Years resolutions was to start reading the classics, from Epic of Gilgamesh to The Iliad to Pride and Prejudice to Slaughterhouse Five. All the truly great pieces of literature that I've missed. I thought it would be much more fun to have a group reading together so that we could discuss and delve into the books (or just meet for coffee and talk about whether we like the book or not). I belong to other book clubs for modern literature, but the cla …

… The meeting every other week will be on a Tuesday evening at a local coffee shop or something. Maybe we can even began meeting at someone's home as we get to know one another. We will read 1 book per month.

Hello Book Lovers! If you enjoy keeping your mind as active as I do, then you'll want to be a member of this group! Once a month, we'll meet and discuss books that promote spiritual and personal growth! We'll review books written by authors such as Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, Abraham Hicks, Echo Bodine, Jane Roberts and much, much more! Let's get together and enjoy stimulating conversation over coffee and lounge chairs. :-) Sound Fun?? Then please join, so we can learn and e …