Meet new friends groups near Salem, MA

This group aims to explore the historic use, foraging, and processing of natural pigments around greater "New England". We hope to foster more land-based relationships with visual artists through the exploration of local materials for art making. This group is for everyone interested in foraging, processing, and using pigments from earth, minerals, and native plants. We welcome folks working with natural dyes and clays in ceramics, although this group will mainly focus on Pigments used in drawing materials, inks, and paint. Whether you're a seasoned artist, craftsperson, historian or just curious about natural pigments, come learn and create with us.

Welcome to Creative Adventures - Make New Friends! This group is for everyone who wants to explore outdoors, try creative activities, and connect with others with similar interests. Day trips, hikes, museums, art workshops, live music, and more! If you love discovering local gems, hands-on creative experiences, and making new friends, this group is for you!

This women-only, 50+ group will be a mixture of social gatherings, dining out, biking, hiking, kayaking along with crafting, book clubs, games, short trips and whatever else the group organically develops into over time. Note - We will occasional make an exception to all women when an event is opened up to guests or when necessary. FOR SECURITY, ALL PROFILE PICTURES SHOULD BE A CLOSEUP OF YOUR FACE WITHOUT SUNGLASSES OR HATS, ETC. THE PICTURE SHOULD ONLY BE OF YOU. IF YOU SUBMIT A REQUEST WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE, YOUR REQUEST WILL BE DECLINED. THANK YOU. It's ok if you are under 50 because we welcome all women but please understand that the activities are less strenuous than you might want. Also, please note that we require your profile picture to be an up-to-date photo of your face without sunglasses or a hat. If you have experience running events, we welcome organizers. Please send me a request. As a member of this group you agree for this group to be a bully-free zone and to be accepting of people's differences and beliefs. Also, we request that you be respectful of everyone's time and show up to event on time and if you need to cancel an event that you do so at least 24 hours in advance. Two no shows without cancelling will remove you from the group. Finally, we ask that if you are not feeling well, have a cold or have been exposed to someone with Covid or other infectious illness to not attend an event. There's a lot of respiratory sickness out this season. \*\*Liability Release - AS A CONDITION OF ATTENDING THIS MEETUP, YOU AGREE TO hold harmless, and indemnify the organizer and her heirs, and all members and participants of this Meetup group from any and all claims for injury, illness, death, and/or property damage including those caused by negligence, ignorance, inexperience and other reasons. You also agree to assume all mental, physical, financial, and/or other risk associated with this meetup. All meetup activities pose inherent risks and dangers. Participation in these activities is voluntary and dependent upon your own personal judgment.

Welcome to New England Adventures! This group is dedicated to bringing like-minded individuals together to explore the beauty and culture of the New England region. We focus on fun getaways, sightseeing, delicious food and drinks, and enjoying local traditions. Whether you're a local or new to the area, we invite you to join us for exciting experiences filled with laughter, learning, and creating lasting memories. Let's embark on exciting adventures together and explore this beautiful region!

**Welcome to Social, Dining and more with NSBC friends!** **About this Group:** If you love meeting new people, making friends, dining out, and taking part in social opportunities,, please join us! Even if you are not fully engaged with everything this group offers, we want everyone to feel welcome and to join in anything that peaks their interest! Many of our events are simply opportunities to connect with friends and make new ones in a social setting. These "simply social" events may include dinner, breakfast or coffee ,ladies night out, a movie night, a party, a walk, game night etc. Other events will be NSBC events (see below). **About NSBC:** Our organizers and event leaders all attend North Shore Bible Church, therefore, in addition to social events, we will be listing some of our church events for anyone who is interested in participating. These events may include special services, Bible studies, food and game events, special holiday events, etc. Our church website is [HERE ](https://northshorebiblechurch.com/)if you want to check it out.

Explore Salem and North Shore dining and meet people at the same time. We'll get together at various local eateries to meet new friends and share conversations over good food.

This group is for People looking to get together and make new friends. People that like to meet on weekends or after work for lunch, dinner, an appetizer or a drink.

This group is to bring together everyone interested in African culture, its development, its place in the world, etc... Let's get together sometimes to enjoy African music, culture, foods and discuss its problems and how to help its economic and social development. We can start meeting virtually and then all decide as a group when and where to meet in person and how often to meet. We can even organize a African culture (food, music, etc...) for New England and why not for the entire USA and the world.

This group is for anyone interested in building their sea kayak skill set following either the ACA or BCU philosophy. It is our hope that the group turns into a resource network for those seeking the highest paddling awards in terms of personal skills and coaching.

Although it is not the intent of this group to arbitrarily prevent people from joining, due to the nature of the paddling we expect to encounter, potential members must, at a minimum, have passed BCU 3* or ACA Level 3 or have equivalent skills level, (potential organizers must have taken BCU 4* Leader Training or the ACA Level 4 Open Water Training).

All trips originating from this group will be led trips (not Common Adventure Model), giving members opportunities to lead trips for their logbooks and also help other members by being part of a led group.  We encourage existing BCU 5* / ACA Level 5 paddlers to join as well and share their knowledge / experiences with the group.

Welcome to the GET OUT group! Whether you're craving a delicious meal, a fun outdoor adventure, or just want to meet new friends over coffee or happy hour drinks, this group is for you. We love trying new restaurants, exploring different activities both indoors and outdoors, and experiencing the best that your city has to offer. Let's come together to enjoy good food, good company, and good times. Join us for a blend of food, fitness, and fun at our upcoming meetups! If anyone would like to be an organizer or run an event, please reach out! The more events we have, the better.

Hi everyone! We're a knitting, crocheting, and crafting group based north of Boston. 

This group is for knitters, crochet-ers, needle-pointers, or other hand-craft aficionados of all sorts. We will meet (when we can!) at a local restaurant/brewery north of Boston, and either share the progress we've made on our projects, or find a little motivation to get back into them. We'll meet new friends, enjoy conversation, and taste delicious brews.

**Welcome to Bakers and Tasters! We are a Baking Club (AND EATING CLUB!)** **Ladies, do you...** • ***Love to bake (sweet or savory)? OR....*** • ***Love to eat sweet and savory baked goods?*** • ***Love to socialize over coffee and tea?*** **...if you say "yes" to any of these questions, then this meetup group is for you!**  For now, we will be scheduling a meetup once every month or two in DANVERS, MA. Don't be afraid of the wait list! Just throw your name on there! I can assure you that people sign up well ahead and then by the time the event rolls around, it dwindles down. In general, everyone gets to attend unless it's a special small event on rare occasion. **This meetup group is for ladies only** \- every night will be "ladies night"\! **BAKERS** \- Do you need people to eat your experiments? Would you like a "cafe" style setting for people to enjoy your baking? If you are a baker \(new or seasoned\) and want a unique outlet for your baking while meeting new people\, please join us\! And on those occasional weeks when you don't feel like baking\, or are too busy to bake\, you can be a taster and simply come and enjoy\!  **TASTERS** \- Do you love to sit around a table with a cup of coffee and enjoy a sweet or savory treat in the evening while having the opportunity to meet new friends? Then please join us\!  **ANYONE ELSE** \- If you are not a baker and are not really interested in eating but love to meet new friends over a cup of coffee and would enjoy a monthly ladies night out\, then by all means please join us\!  **DUES:** This meetup group is FREE to join. There will be a contribution bucket at events and it is recommended that attendees contribute $2 - $5 per attended event. It is extremely helpful in off-setting the meetup costs (which continuously increase), and buying supplies. Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated! If you want to know where your contributions are going, the finances are public and there is a link on the event page. You can see all of the startup costs and ongoing costs and how the past dues and contributions have helped to offset those costs. I am very excited about this meetup! I have always enjoyed baking and I would do more 'recipe tweaking' and recreational baking if I had people to eat it on a regular basis. This will be a great outlet while meeting new friends at the same time! I am thoroughly excited about baking new recipes while meeting new friends over coffee!

TL;DR join us for social games over video chat, 7 days a week! We always teach you the rules from scratch - our games take 5 minutes to learn and 10-15 minutes to play. Check out our [welcome video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X88hhc3xhcM) for a better introduction or keep reading. List of games here: [https://try.ludio.gg](https://try.ludio.gg/)  \-\-\-\-\-\- Welcome! We’re a fun-loving community of 7000+ people from all over the US and Canada. We play casual social games together every day of the week and help people make new friends. Whether you work from home, are a digital nomad, or are just looking for community online, we’d love to have you! Our events are exclusively online. We play a mix of games on a video-chat platform called Ludio (no downloads necessary, everything happens in the browser). Our games are very accessible and beginner-friendly - it takes just 5 minutes to learn most of our games. There are video tutorials for each game that you’re welcome to watch beforehand on try.ludio.gg, but we always teach you the rules from scratch!

Boston New Technology is a not-for-profit **startup, technology, and business community of 28k professionals**, whose mission is to help startups and local businesses launch and grow! BNT's network extends to Austin, Texas, with over 50k members across 15 meetup groups! BNT is an awesome network for entrepreneurs, investors, coders, designers, business developers, marketers, technology enthusiasts, and other professionals to connect at live events, be inspired and educated, share amazing opportunities, collaborate, launch and learn about new product ventures, form partnerships and grow businesses! BNT helps early-stage startups and partner companies by providing significant publicity and support from the community through BNT's live events, marketing channels, and partner groups. BNT helps startups engage the community to get buzz, feedback, and traction for their products and services, and find co-founders, employees, partners, and other support they need. We connect startups with our partner companies and community organizations, which provide them with mentorship, exclusive opportunities & resources, and free or highly discounted services. In BNT's 15-year history, we have collaborated with over 200 partner companies to produce and host/co-host over **200 free and not-for-profit events, including 117+ monthly startup showcases, with over 700 companies presenting!** At our startup showcases, 6 startups present to 100-250 members, giving a brief overview of their technology product, demonstrating it live, and answering questions from attendees. The presentations are preceded by an hour of networking and followed by another half hour of networking. About 2/3 of BNT's network are technical and 2/3 have a role with at least one startup. The 1/3 who are not part of a startup are supporters and those “aspiring” to become entrepreneurs, who come to network with startups and others in the startup and tech community. Would you like to **engage BNT's 28k members to receive extensive publicity** for your company's products, services, job openings, and/or events? **Tech Product Founders from New England always present for free**. Join us to exhibit and present your product live at a startup showcase with 100-250 attendees. Learn more and sign up: https://www.bostonnewtech.com **Partner Companies can engage and support BNT's 50k network** by hosting relevant events, speaking and exhibiting at events, and/or being featured in BNT's marketing channels. BNT's network is led by volunteer organizers and BNT's operations are managed by **[Prepare 4 VC](https://bit.ly/BNTpvc)**. Join the **[Prepare 4 VC Startup Oasis](https://bit.ly/BNTpvcc)**, a living, breathing ecosystem - a circular economy of value created to help early-stage ventures navigate the most difficult period of their startup lifecycle... the beginning. https://bit.ly/BNTpvcc **If you're interested in partnering with BNT or have any suggestions or questions, please contact the organizing team via email at: Organizers "at" BostonNewTechnology.com** We also organize these awesome meetup groups in Boston: [Boston Software Engineers & App Developers](https://www.meetup.com/Boston-Software-Engineers-App-Developers), [Boston AI Network](https://www.meetup.com/Boston-AI-Network-Artificial-Intelligence-Group/), [Boston Blockchain Network](https://www.meetup.com/Boston-Blockchain-Network/), [Boston Cloud Computing and DevOps](https://www.meetup.com/Boston-Cloud-Computing-and-DevOps/) and [Boston Marketing Technology](https://www.meetup.com/Boston-Marketing-Technology-Meetup/) BNT thanks these amazing companies for being our top partners/supporters: AWS (Amazon Web Services), AT&T, Autodesk, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comcast, Constant Contact / Endurance International, Dassault Systemes, Draper, Fidelity Investments, First Republic Bank, Foley Hoag, General Assembly, IBM, Microsoft, O'Reilly Media, PTC, Salesforce, Schwab, The Boston Globe, UPS, Verizon, Wayfair and WeWork. Boston New Technology is dedicated to providing a harassment-free and inclusive event experience for all members/participants. [Please review our policies here, for attending events and engaging fellow members online and in real life](https://bit.ly/BnTterms). Check out free events, opportunities and resources[ on our website. ](https://www.bostonnewtech.com/) We look forward to seeing you! Office Address: Boston New Technology @ Prepare 4 VC, 100 State St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, United States

Life is full of positivity and cool people; there are a lot of amazing people out there you haven't met yet. Here, we focus on meeting them and getting to know them. This group is for cool people with good vibes, and if you're one of them, you're welcome to join us here. Looking to expand your social circle and make new friends from all over the world? Join us for our Meet New People (20s - 30s) Boston Meetup group! We love getting together for happy hour drinks and great conversations. Whether you're new to the city or just looking to connect with fun and interesting people, this is the perfect group for you. This event is 21 and over due to the venue, please have a valid photo ID.

Are you new to Boston? Have you been here for a while but are looking for new friends? Are you looking for fun activities and new adventures? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're in the right place. One week we may be doing a photo walk or attending a candlelight concert, while the next we may have a picnic or go to a beer garden/restaurant. Anything is possible and suggestions from members are welcome. While we may have some events in beer gardens or breweries, this is not a drinking/partying group. This group is primarily meant for people in their 20s, 30s and early 40s. I see a lot of people interested in outdoors activities. If you are interested, check out my other group: [Boston Outside (Boston, MA) | Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/boston-outside/)