Start-up West Michigan is a community of innovators, developers, investors, professionals, and business leaders who have a passion for entrepreneurship and new technology. We seek to further cultivate the West Michigan start-up culture by providing our members a place to connect and learn about all of the exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs in our region.

Welcome to 365 Things To Do In Grand Rapids, where all members are encouraged to suggest fun, interesting meetups.  There are a wide variety of 'things' offered here and are listed as the 'best' of what Grand Rapids has to offer.  I am hoping that making our way through this list will result in having adventures, meeting new people, and finding out what this city has to offer. If you do suggest a meetup, please do NOT schedule it on either the 2nd, or 4th Sunday of the month as that is when our …

Curious about how to cook traditional foods?  Want to know where to find raw milk and grass-fed beef or pastured pork?  Ready to take the next step in your Real Food journey?  You've come to the right place!  Nourishing Ways of West Michigan wants to help you learn more about how to find and prepare the foods that nourished our great grandparents, foods that can bring us to health and healing.  Find us on the web:  http://www.nourishingways.org/

We are a maker space that meets regularly in Grand Rapids, MI. We are builders, programmers, crafters, machinists, designers, artists, writers, students, teachers, and even fans.

People enthusiastic about all things photography. This group is for anybody that loves to take photos, share knowledge and meet up and point and shoot. If you are organizing a class, event, club meeting, photo walk or are just looking for somebody to have a beer with and talk about photography feel free to join. Any off topic or commercial solicitation for services will be frowned upon. Hosting a fee based workshop or class is OK but no blatant advertising of services.

Are you in your late 20's or early thirties, a woman and looking to find a group of friends different from those you already have? Then this is the group for you! This is a place you can come, be yourself, talk about your life with women who really get where you are coming from with no judgement, they just want to listen and help anyway they can. Hope to see you soon!

Meet other local Ruby programmers.

This group is for people who love to travel, have lived abroad, and/or are new to America and want other people to share their experiences with other travelers. The process of coming back/moving to America can be difficult, and it is great to have a group of people you can talk to, and who understand what you are going through. Not to mention some great story telling! Prepare yourself for great food and great conversation!

We coordinate wild mushroom hunts for our members in the Grand Rapids area in addition to seminars on cultivation. Grand Rapids area means maximum one hour travel time from the heart of the city. Occasionally we'll organize longer trips, far away from Grand Rapids, when conditions in the area are not good or conditions in other areas are great. Hunts will generally be scheduled no more than 5 days in advance and will be determined based on rainfall amounts and other weather factors. Meetup.com c …

This meetup group was created to introduce and facilitate social relationships. The main purpose is not to operate as a speed dating event but rather way to introduce new people to town, those who current friends are limited to social events due to marriage and children, long distance relationships, or those who are involved with someone who has much lower social needs. The focus is to create an environment that truly single people do not have the pressure of making a romantic connection (but if …

Founded in late 2009 by Johnny the Nomad, we've been meeting ever since to discuss books, with thirty under our belt at the beginning of 2013. We take an informal format, try to be more welcoming and inclusive to newcomers than many private book clubs, and make sure we occasionally talk about the book in between having fun. We typically meet twice per book, once on the weekend and once on a weeknight. We try to alternate between fiction and non-fiction. We pick books by consensus, and any member …

Thinking about becoming vegan or vegetarian? Been vegan or vegetarian for years? Want to learn more about your vegan and vegetarian life style? Come and meet others who have made this choice. Support others in this decision!

Inquiring minds want to know. What's inside that building? What does that company do? How do they do that? What's the history? So many interesting places to explore right here in our home town. Let us know what you are curious about in GR and we will try to set up a tour. Grand Rapids is full of interesting places waiting to be discovered!

Meet local Spanish language and culture lovers for conversation and fun! Come to a Spanish Language Meetup and make new amigos as you practice speaking, discover new phrases, and share experiences! All ages and levels welcome. We  normally meets two times each month; on the first and third Saturday mornings of the month. This group is an ideal venue for people who have a little Spanish that they want to improve and also for those who just want an opportunity to keep what they know fresh. You do …

(Ann) I decided to start this group because I enjoy playing board games such as Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, etc. I moved here a couple of years ago with my husband for his job and really haven't met alot of new people and I would enjoy meeting some new people with similar interests. So, a little bit about me. I enjoy playing board games, chit chatting with friends over a good bottle of wine and really good chocolate!! :) If you're looking for a night to get together with some people to pl …

Calling all beer lovers! Let's get together and explore all the great brew pubs that Grand Rapids and the surrounding area has to offer. We will arrange events at local brew pubs about once every three weeks. Whether you are a beer novice or a brew master, come join us for great beer and conversation.

Bringing Sex and the City to Grand Rapids and surrounding lakesore area! This group is for fun and fabulous women looking to explore the city on memorable days and girls nights out! We will have laughs over cocktails, share stories over dinner, dance late into the night and build a core group we can depend on. Whether you are Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda; come join us as we explore ourselves, our relationships and our city!

This Meetup will be a referral based networking group. Our focus is: "To help each other build and expand our businesses with other like minded professionals by getting to know one another and offering referrals." This group is built on the foundation of commitment. We are looking for one person per field/occupation on a first come first serve basis to represent our foundation of commitment. We will meet twice a month on Monday @ 11:30am. Bring your attitude of gratitude and business cards to th …

Love French culture? Hate it but want to learn why? Grand Rapids French Culture Meetup is designed to encourage learning about French language and culture

Do you daydream about dragons? Wonder if you are a top potent ley lines? Perhaps your latest tarot reading brought you here. If you are wondering whether you'd be better off as fae, lupine or a dragon slayer, then you'lve found your pack. Because really, can you talk about this stuff to your coworkers? And if you did, what would they think when you quite adamantly explained that garlic is such urban legend and the daylight thing, what a faux pas!

Are you a woman who likes to read, likes to drink beer and would love to meet some other "Broads" of the same? We will be meeting once a month, at Graydon's Crossing on the NE side of Grand Rapids. We will be trying new Brews together as we discuss our latest book. This group promises to be laid back, fun and hopefully interesting. Join us to challenge to your intellects and taste buds!

Sound has a powerful impact in our day to day life. We use music to uplift us and sometimes to get relief from our sorrows. sound has a great power locked within it to reach the levels of consciousness.In studies of meditation it has been revealed that regular meditation along with repetitive chanting of specific mantras will reduce the stress levels, helps blood pressure, strengthens the immune system and so on... Mantra Meditation is not an artificial imposition on the mind, it is the original …

A group for anyone interested in WordPress, whether it's blogging with WordPress, developing with/for WordPress, running a business based around WordPress, or anything of that nature. Find us on twitter as @wpgrandrapids and elsewhere on the web at http://wpgr.org. Finally, be sure to join the WPGR Google Group so you can interact with everyone outside of our regular monthly meetings: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/wpgr

We're a bunch of software testers.  We like to get together over a meal and talk about testing and general geekery.  We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

A fresh Meetup group that focuses on personal development, spirituality, mindfulness and simply enjoying life! Shannon Elhart, the facilitator, has been helping people, from the ages of 5-75, live more peaceful lives. For over twenty-four years she has taught, counseled and coached. In this group you will: meet great people who also desire to live fully and happily, learn skills and techniques that improve life, discuss and share ideas, meditate, and each night there will be a free coaching sess …

Moms in the Heritage Hill, Cherry Hill, and East Grand Rapids area connecting with each other for play dates, family excursions, and mom's/parents' night out. This group also is to help stay at home moms who may not have a car during the day or mothers who are not on facebook to make other mom friends. Dads are also, of course, always welcome.

Celebration Cinema has a great summer film series this year, including an Epic Classics series and Cult Classics series for only $4. Almost every week select Celebration theatres hosts a new film in one of the collections, sometimes one from both. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we can enjoy Cult Classics and Popular Picks! In addition, every Tuesday, Wealthy Theatre shows a movie in conjunction with the Meanwhile Bar in uptown Grand rapids. Cult classics, cheap and on a big screen. If you love old …

You're a fire-starter. You're an idea incubator. You're an entrepreneur. You know that marketing know how is so much more than "how to get a sale". It's about solving problems, igniting people to take action, and it's proof that you are an agent of AWESOME. This group centers around the mindset and strategies of great marketers. In fact we've got a special love for Dean Jackson and Joe Polish who created a BRILLIANT podcast at http://www.ILoveMarketing.com We'll discuss the podcast lessons, appl …