To join our group, please follow the link "Join Us" to submit your request and then leave us a voice mail at 312-945-6828. Request will only be approved after we receive your voice mail.  We are a group of fun-loving gay professional women of all ages and races. We primarily focus on organizing women-only events outside bars and non-traditional gay & lesbian venues. If you are not into bars or clubs, new to Chicago, disappointed with online personal sites, feeling too "straight" for the glbt com …

Love the French Language? French getting a little rusty? Just looking for people to practice your French with? Start your French immersion by joining Paris Chicago French Language International Culture PCFLIC. Come connect with Native French speakers and Fellow French language lovers living in Chicago to keep your language skills fresh, brush up on your conversation skills with individuals who are likeminded while sharing your love for French language, culture and history and improving your spea …

… We have a Discussion and Message board if you are looking for a buddy to travel along with you on individual private excursions too.   We go to see movies, sometimes see plays, We EAT, We Chat... It's about having fun! *We hope to be doing some movie rental viewing while chowing down--after either ordering take-out, delivery, or creating our own meals (this if a few people in a few different areas volunteer to open up their homes for use as well) If you can host your location, please email me wi …

We are a group of ethical, conscious and successful small business owners, consultants, professionals and philanthropists coming together to engage each other, exchange ideas and network to build a solid foundation so we can give back to the community some of the prosperity we have created. And we will have a lot of fun doing this!

… You can plan dinners, movies, travel, walks and any other events that you can think of.  All you have to do is reach out to others that are here on this site. There will be organized events planned and on the calendar.  They will be at different locations and you are welcome to RSVP and join those events. Friends First Social Group has a monthly HUGE dance event once a month that you can attend and we also have a HUGE "Fly Me To The Moon" Martini Party event a couple of times a month in differen …

… We have other social groups in different areas, Ladies Groups and our Friends First Travel Group!  www.FriendsFirstGroups.com Hope to meet you soon at at one of our FUN events! Fena D'Ottavio, Founder of Friends First +224-622-2052  FenaBiz@gmail.com Helene Weiner-Co-Founder, Travel and Event Host Planning     

Chicago Japanese Language Meet Up group is to...   Practice speaking Japanese, find out more about the culture or just hang out and trade travel stories from Japan.  It is a very relaxed group with speakers of all levels. To join our Meet Up group, please send your photo, self introduction and answer a few basic questions. Once you are accepted, you will have full access to all the member profiles and access to our discussion boards. You will see some of the events we offer below...   please fin …

Are you a professional from Europe living and working in Chicago? Or are you a professional American or from some other part of the world who has European heritage, loves to travel to Europe or just wants to meet some new people and learn about their cultures! There are lots of meetups here dedicated to foreign cultures and languages but they all seem to meet in the same places every month with not much diversity or it is aimed at speaking the language.  I wanted to start a casual and friendly m …

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