Pumping Station: One is a hackerspace (also called a makerspace or community workshop) located in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago at 3354 N. Elston Ave. We exist to provide the place, tools, and community where people can explore ideas; create new things; and share knowledge with each other. You can find more info about us at our web site http://www.pumpingstationone.org and chat with members on our Google group at http://groups.google.com/group/pumping-station-one-public.

Welcome! This group meets weekly and is open to graduates of the inital 4 week Clear Your Clutter series of classes taught by Martha Hayden. (www.marthahayden.net) Fee is $15. A new meetup for beginners taught by Martha will be coming later in the year!!   When things are not used, needed or loved, they clutter up a space. We can become distracted by mess or depressed by energetic heaviness when trying to function around piles of papers, in rooms overstuffed with furniture or surrounded by close …

For users of the online sound and music sharing community Soundcloud.  This means musicians (pro and amateur), sound/podcast creators and Soundcloud fans in Chicago (and those that are curious) are welcome to join and participate! We share tracks that we've created and we will occasionally have guest speakers to talk about topics concerning music and audio creation

  WELCOME KAYAKERS   Upcoming Changes for 2012: Float Your Boat has celebrated it's 5 year Anniversary last month! After feedback from members, FYB will return to a "Grass-Roots" group and will lose it's "Commercialized" format in the next few months.  We will still work in conjunction with partnered outfitters to coordinate rental boats when appropriately. Private 1:1 or group lessons available. Contact the organizer for details --------------------------------------------------------------- …

This Meetup is to promote awareness to the growing culture of Industrial music through event promotion, get-togethers and concerts. Included focus of this group will be Industrial, Noise, Powernoise, EBM, Aggrotech, and heavy electro music.

Our Vision is to create a spiritual community of musicians, artists, singers, chanters, and dancers who come together on mother earth under our father sky. We will play the rhythms and sounds of ancient & modern tribes, aboriginal groups and devotional music. The musicians will play music, while the artists are welcome to paint or sculpt their visions. The chanters will immerse their vocals to the ethnic vibes while the dancers will move their bodies beautifully. Some of the various sounds will …

The Midwest is at a tipping-point. We could take another big step. Enough energy has been generated that we could expand on a higher level (like it is in other places already). I first stumbled upon the rave scene in 96, and was hopping around abandoned warehouses scattered all over Chicago for several years. Then I moved to California, and then Michigan. I connected with the scene in every location. I realize there is something supreme about the rave scene. It has the power to create true commu …

This will be a good opportunity to meet those with similar personalities in the area. Those who can value an INTJ is welcome as well. This is your chance to speak your mind and actually be heard!   About INTJs: INTJ (introversion, intuition, thinking, judgment) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of the sixteen personality types. INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen personality types, and account for about 2% of the populati …

www.illinoismufon.com State Director Sam Maranto email mufonsam@comcast.net Illinois MUFON, Mutual UFO Network is a State Chapter with many Local Chapters. It is a highly recognized UFO Investigative Research Group. There are meetings monthly at the Orland Park Library, Blue Island Library, Princeton Public Library and Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield with more locations in the works. Meetings and membership are open to the general public not just our members. We hope you eventually …