Meet new friends groups near Gainesville, FL
Green Caffeine
Gainesville, FL
Green Caffeine is a group sponsored by the Heart of Florida Chapter of the US Green Building Council to promote, education, and discuss the goals of a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation. It was an idea rolled out by Jennifer Langford and Liberty Phoenix in the fall of 2011. Jennifer Langford carried the torch for a few months then Don Davis took over and moved it to 2X per month. Joe Floyd and Stuart Cullen signed up in 2012. Green Caffeine offers a forum to educate the public and open discussion on moving toward a sustainable future. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month. Bring a friend, suggest a speaker, or volunteer with the Heart of Florida Chapter of the USGBC.
Tell your friends to visit www.GreenCaffeine.net.
Gainesville Hackerspace
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville Hackerspace provides a physical space where hackers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other creative types can gather to share ideas, equipment, opinions, and even food. Members are likely to show up to work on personal projects, consult with other members, and learn new things. More than just a project work space, we aim to share all types of knowledge in a friendly and collaborative environment.
Our members have 24/7 access to both of our locations in Gainesville, and access to community tools and equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, mills, lathes, electronics workstations, and much, much more! We also open our doors to the public every Tuesday night at 7pm, so come out, see the space, and meet some of the awesome creators in the Gainesville community!
Find more information about us:
Website: https://gainesvillehackerspace.org/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/39963409979
Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gainesville-hackerspace
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/preview/gainesville-hackerspace
Gainesville Philosophical Self-Inquiry Group
Gainesville, FL
Welcome to the Gainesville Philosophical Self-Inquiry Group
What's behind the sense of "I am"? Who's living, and who's facing death? Who or what am I, essentially? Will some part of me continue on after death? Is there an unchanging, eternal part of me? Am I a part of some unchanging, eternal essence?
Occasional individuals throughout history have told of finding the answer to those questions, and their testimonies often have a surprising consistency. Richard Rose wrote: "Beyond the mind is a golden find...."
For individuals seeking to find the answer for themselves, those testimonies provide helpful clues for pursuing the search to a successful conclusion.
For some searchers, working by themselves is the preferred method. Others intuit that finding a few fellow seekers to work with may expedite their progress. Still more fortunate may be those who find a living person who has made the journey and can provide assistance from the perspective of that realization.
~ Art Ticknor (part of intro to his website)
I aim to find and work alongside individuals who are consciously seeking a permanent end to suffering.
In such an endeavor, it can be difficult to stay on track; working with individuals who are aiming for a similar goal can provide invaluable mirroring, jolts, feedback, inspiration, and friendship.
Having deeply-held beliefs challenged is one way that has the potential to accelerate the rate of disillusionment and self-discovery; in our meetings we aim to do just that, and often use a form of questioning called confrontation.
We're fortunate to have Art Ticknor working with us, a seeker of 25 years, who finally found "the solid ground of being." Art currently comes to meetings every other week; he aims to do what he can to aid those of us still lost in illusion. In knowing him over the past few years, I have found his perspective and experience invaluable. His perspective, combined with a keen understanding of psychology, and first- and second-hand knowledge of the many traps seekers can fall into, has likely saved me many byways and dead-ends.
To get a feel for our approach and orientation, you can look up Art Ticknor (see links below), his teacher, Richard Rose, and the TAT Foundation. Some others who have a related approach and orientation are Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Marahshi, and Franklin Merrell-Wolff.
~ Nathan
FAQs
Q: I was hoping to have a free-form discussion on spirituality. Why don't we do that instead?
A: Discussion is valuable, but it can also quickly devolve into mutual back-patting, complaining, advice-giving or weighing the pros and cons of X, Y, or Z. We attempt to create a situation that is different from everyday life where one participant, with the help of the group, is turned in on themselves -- hopefully to see something new.
Occasionally we'll have retreats or meet outside of the meetings -- I can assure you that normal and everyday conversation does occur!
Q: I see you have a topic for this week -- I prepared notes. Why aren't we staying on topic?
A: It's hard to predict where a line of questioning will take us -- a topic for the week is valuable in that it gives people somewhere from which to start. But questioning can take us somewhere seemingly quite different, entirely. That's the beauty of the whole group process.
Links
Group
Art Ticknor
Gator Motorcycle Riders
Gainesville, FL
Join North Central Florida's BAAD'est and BEST motorcycle riding group!
What is all the hype about? It's hard to explain without first being a part of other riding groups. You see, Gator Motorcycle Riders is all about the ride. Getting there is more than half the fun, so we make an extra effort to find fun motorcycling roads to get to our chosen destination. If you would rather "just get there", do yourself a favor and do not join this group. We like to ride, period.
A few words from some of our members:
"The Gator Riders are a group of unique individuals with one thing grand in common. They want to ride motorcycles as often as they can any where they can. Drama is not invited at any rides. The group's ride leaders, lead the group safely. The rides are well planned out. And most importantly we never leave anybody behind. Everyone is always welcomed." ~M.R.
“Been riding with this group for a few months met a lot of wonderful people and have participated in some awesome rides Go Gator Riders ” ~R.S.
“This is a great bunch of people. Everyone is warm and friendly. I recommend taking the introduction to group riding as it's essential to new riders. This group has no fee, no drama, and a whole lot of respect and concern for one another. By far the best group I've found to ride with! ” ~M.S.
“By far the best group I have had the pleasure of knowing, low key, laid back, and best of all 'Shut up and ride!' For those who have never been part of one or think the 'club or gang' thing is not for them, then you have come to the right place, a group of riders, yes, I said 'riders', not bar hoppers riding to next bar, no gang colors or patching, these are people who truly love to ride their bikes and enjoy the freedom of the open road. I am glad to be a part of this." ~A.H.
So, if your passion is riding, then sign up, show up, fuel up, and "Shut Up and Ride!!!"
We also put on the LARGEST Bike Night in Gainesville. Come visit us at various venues the 1st Wednesday of every month from 6:00-9:00 p.m. for fun, food, prizes, and giveaways galore. To find out more, visit www.BikeNightGainesville.com.
Gator Riders is based in Gainesville, but our members are from all of North Central Florida. We meet up in Gainesville for rides throughout Florida (and sometimes even farther). Some of our rides have a destination; some of our rides are the destination. We enjoy scenic paced, relaxed paced, and brisk paced rides consisting of ½ day, full day, and weekend getaways (we especially like weekend getaways). Our membership includes riders from Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palatka, Daytona, DeBary, Ocala, Williston, High Springs, and Bell.
We are a group of friends who want to ride for the fun of riding, not bar hopping or shoe shopping. We ride safe, stay together, and welcome all motorcyclists and motorcycles.
Gator Riders is NOT a motorcycle "club". There is no "initiation" or member sponsorship requirement. We are an extremely inclusive group that welcomes your participation with this and other riding groups, and some of our rides are with other like-minded riding groups.
To become a member is completely FREE. There are no dues or hidden fees. We are sponsor and affiliate supported.
We ask that you ride safe, respect your fellow riders, have a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement, and enjoy the company of others.
We also ask that you remain active with the group; this means that you should attend a ride/event at least once every few months.
In 2016 we planned multiple trips including Key West, Suches, GA, Birmingham, AL, and rode the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway (for the 2nd time), along with multiple weekend camping trips.
For 2017, we have rides planned to New Orleans, Daytona Bike Week Campout, two trips to the mountains of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and to top it off, we will ride through a full eclipse of the sun!
Introduction to Group Riding:
We offer Gainesville's original Introduction to Group Riding Ride, a ride "lesson" that helps riders learn the ropes of riding in a group environment. Early on, we found the need for many riders to have a better understanding of group riding techniques and etiquette, so we founded this idea of having an interactive discussion followed by an actual group ride (about 60 miles), stopping along the way to discuss the experience and ask questions. Our program is so successful that leaders from other riding groups have attended and are now offering similar classes to their members. We are proud to have started this movement in North Central Florida. The more experienced everyone is, the safer and more fun you will have riding together. We offer this ride every two months.
We also offer an Introduction to Motorcycle Camping, where we show you what to bring, and what not to bring, how to pack your bike safely, how to ride with your bike loaded full of gear, and how to have memorable, not miserable camping trip with your motorcycle. This is usually offered every spring and fall.
Check us out... Join Up! You'll be glad you did. But don't take my word for it, see what our family of Gator Riders have to say about this group.
Gator Riders in the news:
Check out the August 2013 write up of Gator Riders in GOFAR - Go For A Ride Magazine.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130217/ARTICLES/130219624
http://www.ocala.com/article/20130217/ARTICLES/130219705
Watch some of our ride videos here
Legal Disclaimer: As a condition of your voluntary participation in group rides, you hereby release and discharge "Gator Motorcycle Riders" and its Organizers from any and all claims, demands, damages, or liabilities arising from injury to your persons or property.
Gator Linux User Group
Gainesville, FL
GatorLUG is a Linux User Group located in Gainesville, Florida. The purpose of the group is education, support and advocacy for open source, open data formats, and open communication standards.
We meet the third Wednesday of each month. Most meetings are held at a place where food and drinks are available. The meeting announcement will always list the physical location of the meeting. If we have to cancel or change a meeting time it will be annouced in advance on our website gatorlug.org and posted to LINUX-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU. The meeting time will be 6pm unless we have annouced a change. We'll do our best to keep the meeting time and place as consistent as possible. All regular monthly meetings will have an agenda posted to this website and annouced on the LINUX-L list.
You are welcome to come early, get a bite to eat and socialize before the presentation starts. Meetings will officially finish by 8pm - that's the goal anyway.
You can often find some of us hanging out on our official IRC channel: irc.freenode.net #gatorlug
Meetings are free and open to the public.
