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413/860 BIPOC Queer Womxn Social Group

Springfield, MA

Welcome to our BIPOC Queer Womxn Social Group on Meetup.com! This group is for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color queer women who are looking to connect with others in the LGBT community. Whether you're looking to make new friends, network, or simply have a good time, this group is the perfect place for you. Join us for a variety of events and social gatherings where you can feel comfortable being your authentic self. Let's build a supportive and inclusive community together!

8 members · Public

New England Bitcoin

East Windsor, CT

New England Bitcoin is hosted in East Windsor, CT but includes members from CT, MA and NY. Join as as we explore the many aspects of bitcoin as it grows from a nascent asset into a world changing, revolutionary advancement in what money means to the human population.

11 members · Public

Photowalks throughout New England

Enfield, CT

The purpose of this group is for fellow photography fans to get together to take pictures with their iPhones, phones, and/or digital cameras. These meet ups will be perfect to inspire each other and to talk gear.

Meet ups can take place out hiking, walking downtown, a carnival, a fair, etc.

357 members · Public

New England LARPers and Tabletoppers

Northampton, MA

This group is interested in all types of games, especially LARPs, tabletop role-playing, and card, miniature, and board games. It is a place to hear about LARP events, Renaissance Faires, Faerie Festivals, drum circles, gaming conventions, and all manner of game nights.

573 members · Public

Expats/immigrants and "ethnic minorities" and friends

Northampton, MA

Not quite feeling at home in the Valley? Are you hoping to find a group of close friends with whom you can share fun, laughter, and the challenges of living in the Valley away from your home? This group is for you if you are looking to be among a diverse, international group of immigrants, students, ethnic minorities, and Americans who have lived or traveled abroad. Whether you have lived here 2 days or 20 years, come and join us as we share experiences to learn, grow, root ourselves, and make life more interesting in the Valley.

233 members · Private

Western Mass Herbal Meet-Up Group

Northampton, MA

Are you looking to connect with other herbalists in the greater Valley area? Join us if you're into growing herbs, learning about the healing properties of herbs, preparing your own herbal medicines, making your own bodycare, investigating herbal lore and mythology, and any other plant-related pursuit :) An eclectic mix of herbal enthusiasts, Western Mass. Herbal Meetup Group members are traditional and clinical herbalists, educators, retailers, wildcrafters, gardeners, cooks, students, and the just-getting-interested. We dig getting to know other herbal enthusiasts, sharing our experiences and perspectives, and learning more about the herbs themselves. Anyone interested in the green world is welcome here!

2346 members · Private

Western New England Azure Data Group

Springfield, MA

Please submit session abstracts here: [Western New England Azure Data Group: Call for Speakers @ Sessionize.com](https://sessionize.com/western-new-england-azure-data-group) We are a group of data professionals looking to connect, share, and learn about all things data, with a focus on the Azure Data Platform. We meet on a somewhat regular basis, RSVPs will open up at least a week prior to a meeting being held and emails will be sent. We adhere to the Azure Tech Groups [Code of Conduct](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-tech-groups/code-of-conduct)

108 members · Public

Friends of the MHR - Skinner SP/Mt. Holyoke Range SP events

Hadley, MA

Sponsored by the Friends of the Mt. Holyoke Range. This is not an official Department of Conservation and Recreation page. The Friends of the Mount Holyoke Range is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the environment and natural and cultural history of the Mount Holyoke Range. Join us for interpretive programming at Skinner State Park and Mount Holyoke Range State Park. Guided Hikes, House Tours, Kids Programming, and more!

936 members · Public

Quiet Queers of Western Mass LGBT+

Easthampton, MA

Inspired by Hannah Gadsby, this is a group for LGBT+ people to hang out in a chill atmosphere with less emphasis on dancing or drinking. Hopefully we'll all be able to talk about make new friends! Don't be shy, join us! We respectfully request that all event attendees be 18 or older.

545 members · Public

Women, Wine, and Books

Northampton, MA

Do you love to read and drink wine? Are you looking for new friends? If so, this may be the group for you!

919 members · Public

Come Play Outside in the Happy Valley

Northampton, MA

We get together to make new friends and have fun moving our bodies in the fresh air. Come play outside with us! Sometimes we skate, snowshoe, play pickleball or tennis, ski and snowboard, toss a frisbee around, shoot hoops, bike, hike, kayak, picnic, go sledding or tubing, kick around a soccer ball, play kickball, or play catch. If you’d like to make new friends of all sexual and gender identities, racial and ethnic backgrounds, religions and countries of origin, ages and socio-economic groups, then this is a great group for you to join! Our members identify as allies and/or as members of the queer/trans/LGBTQIA and/or Jewish and/or BIPOC communities. This group is for you if are a member of one of those communities or identify strongly as an ally, and value making new friends from diverse racial/ethnic/religious backgrounds. \*Please help take care of each other by staying home if you’ve got COVID symptoms, or have recently tested positive, or have been exposed to someone with COVID. Masking will be optional at all outdoor events.

402 members · Public

Queer and Family-friendly Western Mass

Northampton, MA

I’m having a great time meeting new people in other Meetup groups, and I want to organize events that are kid-friendly but not kid-centric! You don’t have to have a kiddo to join, but if you do have kids the activities will be at times and places where it’s reasonable for kids to come too.

20 members · Private

Pioneer Valley 20-30's Social Group

Northampton, MA

This group is open to folks in their 20's and 30's to meet new people while exploring everything the Pioneer Valley has to offer. Our main event occurs on the first Friday of every month, where we do a casual meet and greet pub crawl. There are weekly board game events and we'll be hosting a variety of events based on interest from brewery tours to camping trips. Have an idea for a meetup? Message one of the organizers to suggest it and we will make it happen! Covid Vaccine is required to participate in any event.

2458 members · Public

Holyoke Queer Meetup Group

Holyoke, MA

Any queers who want to meet new queer friends and hang out and do stuff. We can organize meetups at breweries/bars/restaurants, game/arcade nights, live music, hiking or whatever people are interested in doing. Always open to suggestions and additional organizers! 💕✨🌈 We aim to create a welcoming and positive environment for everyone. Trans, gender-diverse and nonbinary folks welcome!

119 members · Private

Pioneer Valley Over 55 Social Circle

Easthampton, MA

It's hard to make new friends over 55. I created this group so that people will not have to do things alone. Various interests and activities. Movies, Board Games, Hikes, theater, Coffee houses If you want to organize events, please let me know and I will give you permission to add to the calendar. The more ideas we have the more fun we will have. If you have great ideas for events, Let me know and I can make you an event organizer.

782 members · Public

Western Mass Queer Happy Hour

Northampton, MA

This group is discontinuing on Meetup.com effective November 1, 2024 We're a chill group of queer and/or trans/non-binary/gender-diverse folks. This isn't just a meet-up for drinking, it is for collective support and affirmation where we can meet each other, make new friends, and have some fun! Organizers are committed to striving for co-creation of inclusive, gender-affirming, body positive and anti-racist collective spaces. Community is so important now, and always, come join us!

452 members · Private

Love For Life! (Women 50+)

Springfield, MA

This group is designed for professional (working or retired) women 50+. Married or single. Women who want to enjoy the company of other POSITIVE THINKERS who love life and want to share it with new friends! Events will include dining out, attending concerts or movies, dancing, listening to music, enjoying wineries or breweries, walks, craft fairs, etc. Leave politics and religion at home please. :) **Events will be held MOSTLY in the Springfield/Longmeadow MA area.** There is a ONE-TIME $5.00 membership donation to be paid at your first event.

44 members · Public

Rick's Pioneer Valley Fun Group

Easthampton, MA

Hello, My name is Rick. My wife, Hilary and I have recently bought a house in Easthampton to be near our child who teaches at Smith. We don't know anyone here except our family, and would like to meet some friends in the area. We like the outdoors, eating out, cooking, board games, and just generally connecting with other friendly people. We have lived in a beach town on Lake Michigan near Chicago, in an enclave community inside a National Park, and I have been running a meetup group there since 2001, just a few days after 9/11, https://www.meetup.com/ricks-hiking-fun-group/ . I am a very social person, and love to meet new people, and deepen existing friendships too. I look forward to meeting YOU soon. Rick Malkowski

112 members · Public

Valley Karaoke Poetry and Movies

Chicopee, MA

My friends and I love meeting new people. A group of us go to downtown Springfield on Friday nights for poetry, art, and live music at Artists Cafe. It's a great way to connect with people and feel part of the community. Would love to have new people join us. Want to explore more arts stuff in Amherst and Northampton too. We also want to do karaoke (there's a place 7 nights a week in Chicopee), ice skating, movies, game nights, watch sports. I also love deep discussions, maybe will organize philosophy/bible discussions. Our group is mostly singles, but anyone is welcome. I think many of us have an artsy side of us, that goes dormant with the demands of life. But tapping into that creative within can really do wonders for the soul.

142 members · Public

Western Mass Adult Type 1 Diabetic Meetup

Northampton, MA

Our group is for adult Type 1 Diabetics who are non pump and pump users, and for the important people in our lives. We get together at local restaurants, coffee houses, parks and other interesting places and talk about life and life as Type 1 diabetics, and share tips, secrets, war stories, life stories and life. Usually, we get together during the week -- dinner at a hopefully moderately priced restaurant.

Our "sessions" are very informal -- just a group of old and new friends having a good meal together. There is no cost to join our group, other than your share of the check at our meet-ups.

Please note that our group is for friendship and support for T1s. Please do not seek to join if your intent is to use our group to market your products or services -- even if you are a T1 or family member of a T1. Prospective members are asked to answer a small number of questions about themselves. We would like to confirm that any new members are T1 or a family member of a T1.

Also, join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WesternMassType1Diabetic/

39 members · Private