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Addiction or Bad Behavior

Munith, MI

Educate the public on Addictions Families and friends that having a hard time dealing with all the problems addicted people cause Bring attention to dealing with addictions in a positive way

1 members · Public

Artists Meet Up Group

East Lansing, MI

Meet and connect with fellow artists! Create artwork together and chat about the process of making artwork, what you are working on, or any interesting art-related events in the area. The aim is for these events to bring motivation, inspiration, and networking opportunities to all its artists. This group is for all new, practicing, working, or professional artists or those who are on their journey to exploring their own interest in being an artist. All art mediums are welcome, and there are no general fees for this group. You are also welcome at Shut Up & Paint Events --> https://www.meetup.com/shut-up-and-paint-online/

382 members · Public

Lansing Area Singles 40+ Meetup Group

Lansing, MI

What's up Lansing Area Singles?! Are you ready for some fun events in the region!? We charge a minimal annual membership dues to cover increased website renewal fees. If you've already tried internet dating and perhaps other meetup groups, here's a new opportunity for meeting new people. Even if you just want to make new friends of the opposite sex, this group is the way to go! The goal is to bring unattached people together! We strive to have non-intimidating, comfortable social events after work and on the weekends. This is not "like" a dating website. It's about meeting new people and making new friends and possibly even meeting a perspective boyfriend or girlfriend in a safe environment. But the main goal is making new friends and new connections. Our ages range quite a bit and most age groups are welcome. Our average ages of members are 40's - 70's though. So, why spend the weekend sitting at home alone when you could be hanging out with a bunch of fun loving singles from the area? Join us for our next meetup! We would love to meet you! Lori \*\*\*\*Please note that attendance, and participation in MeetUp events are deemed at your own risk and that anyone attending or taking part in the event must use good judgment, obey all laws and take reasonable care to avoid any injury to their person or property. The Event Organizers are not liable for any personal or property damage that may be incurred.

63 members · Private

Mid-Michigan Running Meetup

Lansing, MI

This club is a great way to make new friends in the area and get fit at the same time...

We are a friendly club that runs at least three times a week every week..

Get moving and join us!

100 members · Public

Greater Lansing Young Professionals Kiwanis

East Lansing, MI

The Great Lansing Young Professionals Kiwanis is a new club forming in the area. We are part of Kiwanis International, a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. Our club is being founded with the mission of bringing young professionals together from across all of the greater Lansing area to serve our community while also meeting new people. In today's busy world, all young professionals have a lot to juggle. Our club will make finding ways to do service easier for you so that you can focus on the service you want to do without struggling to find a project. We will also host social events to allow you to meet new people and get to know our members better! Check us out on Facebook at: [https://www.facebook.com/lansingypkiwanis/](https://www.facebook.com/lansingypkiwanis/).

414 members · Public

Lansing Area 20s and 30s YA Hub

Lansing, MI

Recently moved to the Lansing area and found it a bit difficult meeting and making new friends as a young adult after finishing school. Ergo, I decided to put in the effort to create a group for those in their 20s and 30s to chat, meetup, and create lasting connections. Ideas for activities range from adventurous outdoor outings to cozy indoor gatherings, we embrace the diversity of interests within our group. Whether you're into hiking, dancing, video/board games, escape rooms, movies, or exploring local hotspots, there should be something for everyone (open to suggestions).

23 members · Public

Lansing Social Meetup

Lansing, MI

This group is for people in the Greater Lansing area to get together and have some fun. We will try out local restaurants, live music, outdoor activities, happy hour, festivals, socializing, and as we grow (and get more organizers) the list will keep growing. This group is for men and women, married or single, and was originally targeted for 30 or 40 something's, but all ages are welcome. There will be some family friendly events, and will be posted when appropriate to bring kids. Most importantly, this group is to make new friends. Please make sure to include a photo of yourself so we know who to look for when you show up. This group may have many singles, but it is not a singles group. Please be respectful and help make everyone feel comfortable. The idea is to meet people in real life. You can send messages to hosts or organizers about events. Direct messaging someone you have never met, or messaging someone about dating before you have met is not allowed. We want everyone to feel comfortable about joining without the pressure of dating. We don't need another dating app. Please show up to an event so you can meet everyone. Please don't pay membership dues if you've never joined. Dues are only to help pay for the site. Meetup charges a fee to have a group. We want you to show up, make new friends, and have some fun. No Show Policy: If you realize you cannot attend an event, please change your RSVP to "Not Going". We don’t need an explanation; we just need to know that we don’t need to save a spot or wait for you. People cancel all the time for work, family, not feeling well, double booked, social anxiety, or you simply just do not feel like it. These are all ok reasons to cancel, just change your RSVP so the event host knows not to look for you. If you are a complete no show, do not send a message to the event host, and we have no idea why you didn’t show up you will get a message from me. If you completely ghosted us, you will be removed from the group. If you have a reason for no-showing, you will get 1 mulligan. I hate to have to kick people out, so please just keep your RSVPs updated.

88 members · Public

Lansing Oar and Paddle Club

Lansing, MI

• ***NEW - JUNE 11, 2024 - WELCOME LANSING AREA OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS!*** *We're glad you're here. Our roots are in paddlesports, but we're branching out into other outdoor activities so we can meet new people and have new adventures. Check our events calendar for cycling trips on area bike trails, hikes in the woods, skiing, and more. (If you have trip organizer experience, please message the leadership team.)* • **ATTENTION: YOU NEED TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PADDLING ACTIVITIES.** LOAPC does not own or rent out canoes, kayaks, or paddling gear. • A **life vest must be worn** and kept properly fastened while on the water, and you must sign a trip waiver form to participate. • All activities are are **smoke-free/vape-free/cannabis-free**. No alcohol consumption before launch or while paddling. • Everyone is responsible for his or her own safety on our trips. Interested in canoeing and kayaking? Join LOAPC! Our Meetup is free to join, and we'll keep you in the loop on upcoming club events. Please join us on the water, and if you like what we do, you can become a dues-paying member, vote in our annual election, and coordinate your own club trips through the appropriate Section Chair. Membership dues are $10 per year, payable in January and good for the entire year. To become a member, you need to do 2 things: (1) Fill out our [membership form/trip waiver](http://loapc.org/wp-content/uploads/LOAPC-release.pdf) and either mail it to the address at the bottom, or give it to a club officer or committee chair, and (2) Pay your dues one of two ways: either enclose a check for $10 payable to LOAPC with your membership form, or pay online via PayPal on our website at LOAPC.org \ LOAPC is a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation formed in 1988 to promote interest in all aspects of human-powered watercraft in the mid-Michigan area. LOAPC has been actively involved in the greater Lansing community on river clean-ups and river-related projects. For the past 24 years, LOAPC has provided opportunities for people interested in canoeing and kayaking to meet other people with the same interests and grow and develop their sport. LOAPC sponsored the creation of the Quiet Water Symposium in 1996 until it formed the Quiet Water Society in 2007. LOAPC also shared membership with rowers in the greater Lansing area until they formed their own separate Lansing Rowing Club in 2007.

1405 members · Private

The Gloss Lansing

Lansing, MI

New to Lansing? Or just want to discuss great books with like-minded friends? The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded women to discuss great books! All members of the book club read the same book over the same period; members then meet up in their respective cities at the end of each month to discuss the book and exchange views. This forum provides a rare, and relaxed atmosphere for women to meet other like-minded women over a glass of wine and share a common passion. Check out our home site to find out more about how we are taking over the world - one book at a time! [The Gloss: A Book Club](https://theglossbookclub.com/)

104 members · Public

VegMichigan Lansing

East Lansing, MI

Hello and welcome! VegMichigan Greater Lansing is your source for all things plant-based in the Greater Lansing area. We post plant-based events, highlight local businesses and restaurants, and share the latest news about the plant-based lifestyle. Whether you're fully plant-based, vegetarian, veg-curious, or looking to support veg friends and family, all are welcome to join this group and attend our events. Hope to see you soon!

1344 members · Public

Pastor in a Pub

Lansing, MI

**Friends \| Drinks \| Conversation** **First-time guests get a FREE drink on the pastor** **Location and times change every once in a while** Good drinks make the conversation flow. Join pastor Tom from Sycamore Creek’s NEW Eastwood Campus for an informal conversation about whatever is on your mind. Pastor Tom is the lead pastor of Sycamore Creek and is working on launching a NEW Eastwood Campus this fall across from Eastwood Towne Center (in the church building with the big red roof) that will also double as a performing arts center for local community theater and artists of all kinds and an incubator kitchen for food startup businesses. **Sycamore Creek Church - NEW Eastwood Campus** **We hit different\*** \***keep** the best of faith and **leave** the rest \*LGBTQIA-**affirming** \*Jesus **and** justice \*working for racial **equity** \*platforming **artists** and **entrepreneurs** \***multi-culturally** curious, creative, compassionate **Sycamore Creek Church - NEW Eastwood Campus** **We hit different\*** \***keep** the best of faith and **leave** the rest \*LGBTQIA-**affirming** \*Jesus **and** justice \*working for racial **equity** \*platforming **artists** and **entrepreneurs** \***multi-culturally** curious, creative, compassionate A lot of people haven’t given up on God or Jesus, but are about to give up or already have given up on the church because of its silence about racism and its exclusion of LGBTQ people. Sycamore Creek is a church that has moved from the suburbs into the city to start a NEW campus that will be an asset to the community by platforming artists, entrepreneurs, and all people who are multi-culturally curious, creative and compassionate. We keep the best of faith and leave the rest. We love Jesus AND justice. So if you're looking for a NEW faith community that is CURIOUS, where you don't have to check your questions or your brain at the door; is CREATIVE, you can experiment and try new things "playing jazz" on traditions; and is COMPASSIONATE, including everyone (Black, brown, male, female, LGBTQIA, etc.); then Sycamore Creek’s NEW Eastwood Campus is the church for you to check out. Sycamore Creek has remodeled and launch in the church building (with the red tin roof) across from Eastwood Towne Center. We currently have two other campuses: S Lansing (1919 S Penn) and Potterville (105 N Church St.). The Eastwood Campus building includes a performing arts center called Stage One that hosts local community theater groups and artists of all kinds and an incubator kitchen for food startup businesses. For more info contact: Pastor Tom Arthur tom@sycamorecreekchurch.org [www.sycamorecreekchurch.org](http://www.sycamorecreekchurch.org/) #sccmi #scceastwood #wehitdifferent

11 members · Public

Conscious Conversations of Lansing

Lansing, MI

Conscious Conversations is a monthly topical discussion series at the East Lansing Public Library meant for meaningful, empathetic, and energizing discussion, around a monthly topic. Discussions start at **7:00 PM** every last Tuesday of the month, except for October and December. This event is **free** for everyone. There are plenty of parking spaces and **parking is free**. We will be meeting in **Meeting Rooms 3 & 4.** What to bring: * Your Unique Mind * A Notebook * Your Favorite Pen * A Water bottle * Positive and Open Thinking Conscious Conversations was started by my dear friend Brian Helfman of Third Nature in March of 2020 and since July 2022 I’ve spread the love of Conscious Conversations here in Michigan. It is a space to feel safe, supported, and connected. Share what you’ve been feeling openly and honestly about both personal and contemporary issues. Cultivate a broader perspective on life and find opportunities for personal, professional, and collective growth.

224 members · Public

Coffee with the Pastor (Tom)

Lansing, MI

**Coffee \| Friends \| Conversation** **First-time guests get a FREE coffee on the pas**tor. Times and locations change from time to time Good coffee makes the conversation flow. Join pastor Tom from Sycamore Creek for an informal conversation about whatever is on your mind. Pastor Tom is the lead pastor of Sycamore Creek and the campus pastor of the NEW Eastwood Campus across from Eastwood Towne Center (in the church building with the big red roof) that also doubles as a performing arts center for local community theater and artists of all kinds. **Sycamore Creek Church - NEW Eastwood Campus** **We hit different\*** \***keep** the best of faith and **leave** the rest \*LGBTQIA-**affirming** \*Jesus **and** justice \*working for racial **equity** \*platforming **artists** and **entrepreneurs** \***multi-culturally** curious, creative, compassionate A lot of people haven’t given up on God or Jesus, but are about to give up or already have given up on the church because of its silence about racism and its exclusion of LGBTQ people. Sycamore Creek is a church that has moved from the suburbs into the city to start a NEW campus that will be an asset to the community by platforming artists, entrepreneurs, and all people who are multi-culturally curious, creative and compassionate. We keep the best of faith and leave the rest. We love Jesus AND justice. So if you're looking for a NEW faith community that is CURIOUS, where you don't have to check your questions or your brain at the door; is CREATIVE, you can experiment and try new things "playing jazz" on traditions; and is COMPASSIONATE, including everyone (Black, brown, male, female, LGBTQIA, etc.); then Sycamore Creek’s NEW Eastwood Campus is the church for you to check out. Sycamore Creek has remodeled and launch in the church building (with the red tin roof) across from Eastwood Towne Center. We currently have two other campuses: S Lansing (1919 S Penn) and Potterville (105 N Church St.). The Eastwood Campus building includes a performing arts center called Stage One that hosts local community theater groups and artists of all kinds and an incubator kitchen for food startup businesses. For more info contact: Pastor Tom Arthur tom@sycamorecreekchurch.org [www.sycamorecreekchurch.org](http://www.sycamorecreekchurch.org/) #sccmi #scceastwood #wehitdifferent

29 members · Public

Labor of Love - a technology 'side project' meetup

East Lansing, MI

Maybe you have a side project you are working on but need motivation to keep going. Maybe you are planning to write some code on side to learn a new language or technology. Or, maybe you want to learn programming, just coz’ it is fun. We are here for you.

The goal of this meet up is to develop a support group for software enthusiast trying build / learn something cool outside their professional work environment. Even though side projects are supposed to be fun and educational, having some sort of framework to these meetings will be useful. Here is what I propose -

1. Have a GOAL: As technology enthusiasts, we have too many ideas. In my experience most side projects do not amount to anything concrete coz’ we did not have specific goals or accomplishment guide lines. Also, since we are not able devote too much time for these labor of love, it will be productive to know what we want to achieve. We will define concrete goals before we start anything new.

2. Weekly Review: We will have weekly meetings, in a coffee shop, bar, whatever. We will talk about what we have achieved in the past week, how much progress we have made. Most of us are familiar with Stand-up meetings. This is an elaborate version of Stand-ups. We won’t be standing though. I am hoping this will be a no pressure meeting. How much progress we make on our work is completely up to us. Some weeks we might not be able to make any progress at all, and that it is ok. These are side projects after all. Hopefully these meetings will help us stay on track even when progress is slow.

3. Monthly Review: A monthly review (dinner at an awesome local restaurant maybe) just to kind of wrap up a month. The point here is to celebrate small successes, evaluate things, commit to changes if they are not working and move on.

This meetup is an experiment really. I am starting this meetup to give some structure to my curiosity and passion for technology.

It will be nice to find like-minded people, who are willing to have fun, learn and share ideas with peers.

See you soon!

208 members · Public

Mid-Michigan Food Club

East Lansing, MI

Have you ever wanted to try out a restaurant, but felt it would be better to join a fun group of people for the meal? Do you want to occasionally makes a meal with friends and eat together (Indian, Italian, Thai, etc). Would you like to taste five different chocolates in a friendly environment with others that love food as much as you? Well then this club is for you. We are a welcoming group of foodies that just want to find good places to eat or how to find or make the best homemade delicious things this life has to offer. All interest levels are welcome. Join us and start to have fun with food!

230 members · Public

Lansing FREE Pickup Basketball for Adults & Teenagers

Lansing, MI

**Pickup Basketball for Adults and Middle/High Schoolers (ALL Skill Levels)** **Post Oak Playground** **Most Saturdays at 10AM** **FREE, no cost, no registration** Get on the court and break some ankles! Adults, middle schoolers, and high schoolers are welcome to join Pastor Tom from Sycamore Creek's NEW Eastwood Campus for some pickup basketball at Post Oak Academy in Groesbeck most Saturday mornings at 10AM. Depending on who shows up we’ll play adults and teenagers or adults only or teenagers only. Have some fun and get some exercise on the court. ALL skill levels welcome. The point is fun and exercise and some time with your kids. Post Oak Academy outdoor Basketball Courts in Groesbeck Neighborhood 2320 Post Oak Ln, Lansing, MI 48912 The outdoor courts are behind the school on Darien Drive **Sycamore Creek Church - NEW Eastwood Campus** **We hit different\*** \***keep** the best of faith and **leave** the rest \*LGBTQIA-**affirming** \*Jesus **and** justice \*working for racial **equity** \*platforming **artists** and **entrepreneurs** \***multi-culturally** curious, creative, compassionate A lot of people haven’t given up on God or Jesus, but are about to give up or already have given up on the church because of its silence about racism and its exclusion of LGBTQ people. Sycamore Creek is a church that has moved from the suburbs into the city to start a NEW campus that will be an asset to the community by platforming artists, entrepreneurs, and all people who are multi-culturally curious, creative and compassionate. We keep the best of faith and leave the rest. We love Jesus AND justice. So if you're looking for a NEW faith community that is CURIOUS, where you don't have to check your questions or your brain at the door; is CREATIVE, you can experiment and try new things "playing jazz" on traditions; and is COMPASSIONATE, including everyone (Black, brown, male, female, LGBTQIA, etc.); then Sycamore Creek’s NEW Eastwood Campus is the church for you to check out. Sycamore Creek is remodeling and launching in the church building (with the red tin roof) across from Eastwood Towne Center in the fall of 2023. We currently have two campuses: S Lansing (1919 S Penn) and Potterville (105 N Church St.). The future Eastwood Campus building is closed for remodeling, but we begin meeting weekly in September with a Grand Opening the weekend of September 28th to October 1st. The remodel includes a performing arts center that will host local community theater and artists of all kinds and an incubator kitchen for food startup businesses. For more info contact: Pastor Tom Arthur tom@sycamorecreekchurch.org [www.sycamorecreekchurch.org](http://www.sycamorecreekchurch.org) #sccmi #scceastwood #wehitdifferent

38 members · Public

Will Forage for Food: Lansing Chapter

Mason, MI

Want to reconnect with Earth, eat healthy, get exercise, learn new skills, and meet great people? This is a group for folks interested in sharing knowledge on foraging and living from the land. All skill levels and ages are welcome. We hold a variety of classes for our members. The topics of these classes are chosen based on member interest and range from edible and medicinal plant walks to mushroom growing to cooking classes to tanning and primitive tool making. Fees for these classes will vary.

Due to the nature of our activities, some of our events are held in areas that are not accessible to those with limited mobility. This will be noted in the event description. We never want to exclude anyone from classes due to cost, so if you cannot afford the fee please contact the instructor to discuss barter or work study.

1545 members · Public

R-Ladies East Lansing

East Lansing, MI

**Mission** *R-Ladies* is a worldwide organization whose mission is to promote gender diversity in the open-source R community. **Who we are/What we do**: *R-Ladies East Lansing* is a local chapter of R-Ladies Global. We meet to discuss, learn, teach, present, work on all things R! Our priority is to provide a safe community space for anyone identifying as a minority gender who is interested in and/or working with R. The group exists to promote gender diversity in the R community worldwide. We are pro-actively inclusive of queer, trans, and all minority identities, with additional sensitivity to intersectional identities. \ **Who could join?** *R-Ladies East Lansing* welcomes members of all R proficiency levels, whether you are a new or aspiring R user, or an experienced R programmer interested in mentoring, networking & expert upskilling. Our non-profit, civil society community is designed to develop our members' R skills & knowledge through social, collaborative learning & sharing. Supporting minority identity access to STEM skills & careers, the Free Software Movement, and contributing to the global R community! Anyone and everyone interested in R/Data Science should join our group and participate/contribute in any way you can, be they learners, teachers, developers or innovators! We encourage women and minority genders to present/lead most sessions, conversations *but* we have no restrictions whatsoever when it comes to membership, participation, and discussions. So, please join us and bring your R-family & R-friends! **How to be in touch**: You can access our presentations, R scripts and more on our Github account and follow us on twitter to stay up to date about R-Ladies news! Here are some useful links: ***R-Ladies East Lansing*** • **Meetup** (here): [https://www.meetup.com/rladies-east-lansing/](https://www.meetup.com/rladies-east-lansing/) • **Website**: [https://rladies-eastlansing.github.io](https://rladies-eastlansing.github.io) • **GitHub**: [https://github.com/rladies-eastlansing](https://github.com/rladies-eastlansing) • **Twitter**: [@RLadiesELansing](http://twitter.com/RLadiesELansing) • **Slack**: [https://rladies-eastlansing.slack.com](https://rladies-eastlansing.slack.com/) • **E-mail**: eastlansing [at] rladies [dot] org; info [at] rladies [dot] org • **Organizers**: Janani Ravi and Camille Archer \ ***R-Ladies Global*** • **Website**: [https://www.rladies.org](https://www.rladies.org/) • **Github**: [https://github.com/rladies](https://github.com/rladies) • **Twitter**: [@RLadiesGlobal](http://twitter.com/RLadiesGlobal) **$$**: Free. As a founding principle, there is no cost or charge to participate in any of our R-Ladies communities around the world. \*\*\* *Please read our Code of Conduct:* [https://rladies.org/code-of-conduct/](https://rladies.org/code-of-conduct/) *Full community guidelines are found here: [https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki](https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki)* \*\*\* *Photos, Films and all other media/recordings:* \ *Photos, Films, and all other media/recordings: photographs and/or video/other media will be taken at events held by this community. By taking part in an R-Ladies East Lansing event you grant the community organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming/media, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for publicity, fundraising or other purposes to help achieve the community’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be recorded in these media please inform a community organizer.*

873 members · Public

Kiwanis Club of Lansing

Lansing, MI

We are a service club located in the heart of Lansing. Our club recently celebrated our 100th year of serving the Greater Lansing Community! We perform various work in the community of Lansing, with a primary focus on serving young children. We welcome anyone who has a heart to serve to join us! Some of our more recent projects include:
• Donating $25,000 to Child & Family Charities to be used to build a new playground
for Angel House
• Partnering with the Southside Community Coalition to prepare the future site of a
new Lansing park
• Membership outings to Michigan State University Games
• Assisting local high school Key Clubs, K Kids Clubs, and Aktion Clubs
• Meals on Wheels
• Salvation Army bell ringers
• Children’s Miracle Network
• Lansing Area Crop Walk
• Collection and distribution of winter clothing and blankets
• Monthly donations to the Greater Lansing Food Bank

172 members · Public

One Wheel Floaters

Lansing, MI

Explore and discover new trails, old trails, or wherever you're One Wheel takes us. The float life with others, Alot like Herding Cats...but together.

13 members · Public

Lansing Board Gamers Meetup

Lansing, MI

We love to play strategy board games and welcome both veterans and newcomers alike. We are back to gaming in person. We also have a Discord server for online gaming. People play short games, long games, euro games, card games, new games, old games.

We have an official group on BoardGameArena.com too. Please message me your BGA handle and I will get you an invite. For voice we use Discord. When you message me I will also get you an invite to the Discord server.

Our group usually has 10+ gamers so we have a nice variety of games that get played.

We are a group of very friendly gamers. We teach rules and are patient with newcomers. We play so many different games that we usually have a couple people learning rules in a single game.

Come check us out!

2070 members · Public