" Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather an adventure to skid in sideways grinning from ear to ear, screaming..."WHOO-HOOO, what a ride!" The name says it all! The Social is a meetup group designed to keep you busy enjoying all that life has to offer. No need to sit and let life pass you by when there are so many great activities, and amazing people in this world.  This group offers a variety of social …

Maryville FNI Group is a networking group to help people get the contacts they need to advance their business and to create a cooperative and abundance-based business world; to make sure everyone's time is more well spent by coming to an FNI meeting than anything else they could have done with their time. The only limitation placed on members of the group is that we allow only one seat for each type of small business in order to build the group as a team. If your type of business is not yet repr …

We are a group of creative, friendly folks of all ages who love to chat, see what our neighbor is working on, share our skills and ideas and learn from one another. Hailing from all different skill sets from newbie to professional -we welcome you and whatever crafty stitchin' business you want to work on! We've got sewists, knitters, embroiderers, crocheters, menders, cross stitchers, felters, quilters .. . .(yeah, we could go on. . .. ) We gather several times a month at locally owned independ …

This is a group for people who love movies, who love going to movies, talking about movies and can't wait each week to see which movies they would love to go see. Also, who would love to get together and talk about recent films that they have seen or are interested in.

We are a group of business owners from the East TN area that have joined together to help each other build a stronger business community. By giving each other referrals we can grow our business.  We meet once a month for coffee, and each member tells about themselves, and their business. We exchange cards so we can give them to people we may meet that might need the service or product of another member. We ask that you keep you eyes and ears open for each other. We pick one member each month to …

We have such GREAT theatre here in Asheville and the surrounding areas! This group is for women who love live theater and want to support the performing arts in Western North Carolina. Let's get together and take advantage of this amazing arts community by attending some of the theatrical productions in the local area. Perhaps we can have dinner before or coffee/drinks after. If you're like me, you love to talk about the play you've just seen. Join this group if you're a woman who wants to: S …

We are a group of sketchers that want to expand our small art circle. There are 3 of us now and we currently have weekly meetings where we set goals and talk about the goals we reached. This makes us accountable for one another and also gives us an opportunity to bounce ideas off of other people. We already have a broad range of artistic talent and welcome anybody who likes the idea of having some friendly people to talk to while they sketch. We are currently looking into the opportunity to …

A group for all writers interested in publishing their work. Led by Wolf Hoelscher, owner of Pubmission.com and a former acquisitions editor, this group will talk about getting published in this new digital age, how to submit work, and where to find help for your writing. We can also workshop writing if members are interested in getting honest feedback on their writing. The overall goal, however is to offer support and camaraderie to fellow local writers. The plan is to meet about once a month. …

Hello new friends. This groups is to bring together young people who have either served in the Peace Corps and or worked overseas and are looking for a way to continue to incorporate their international experiences and/or mind frames into their current work in Asheville. Please come to meet up over a glass of wine, beer, tea or coffee, in order to discuss how we can get together as friends in the community to keep these threads of friendship and peace maintained in our lives in the US. I look fo …

Pull up a chair and sip some flavored coffee or herbal tea while you munch on danish,croissants,etc. as we talk about Woman's Empowerment Issues. We will delve into breaking stereotypes and empowering ourselves as Women to be our BEST possible self. Occasionally we have guest speakers on subjects near and dear to our hearts.

Let's talk about food! We'll get together to discuss restaurants, cooking shows, cooking gadgets, coffee shops, bakeries, cooking techniques, favorite grocery store items, who has the best prices on groceries, and where to find the best desserts and chocolate. We'll also exchange recipes and give and get advice on growing our own produce. There will also be opportunities to have lunch or dinner at a restaurant, attend a potluck if you are willing to cook or bake something, and attend local food …

This group is for anyone (between the ages of 21 - 50) interested in having fun year round. We will be hiking, climbing, repelling, caving, camping, kayaking, rafting, bouldering, boating, horse back riding, and swimming in the warmer months. We will be having meet ups year round for movies, local band concerts, dinners, indoor rock climbing, lazer tag, paintball, museum trips, plays, night club/dancing, etc. We may have some activities that children can come along on also such as picnics, trips …

We are a group of Americans and internationals from all over the world who wish to make connections and form relationships with people from all over the world by simply playing board games.

The morning nosh of donuts is in transition to be for anyone available in the area who would like to just join a small of group of lesbians for scones, coffee or any other small nosh.

If you love having tea or hosting tea parties, this is the club for you! We ask that you visit the home page, even if you must RSVP "No" at least once every three months. We like to know who is remaining active in the group. If you have not been to the home page in over five months, you may be nicely booted out of the group, but you may rejoin at any time.

Remember Sex In The City? You know....Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. They experienced the best of times and the worst of times TOGETHER. This group is meant to create friendships as unforgettable and timeless as theirs. Let's GET OUT and have some FUN while creating our own SITC right here in Knoxville. We are about fun, friendship, support, laughter, travel, brunches, for ALL ladies no matter if you are a writer, publicist, art dealer, lawyer, single, married, mom, grandma, or anythin …

Calling all those who celebrate the arts in Knoxville and East Tennessee! If you enjoy live theater, art exhibitions, literary events, public talks, indie films, and more, this group is for you. Just watch your inbox for announcements of new gatherings (and please send your ideas to me!). Most events will be free or at a minimal cost to you. The membership dues for belongint to this group are just $1.00 per person per event OR $5.00 per person per year to help defray the costs that meetup.com ch …