Welcome to PSF!  If you're looking for a sense of community, or if you just want to meet some like-minded friends--people who think outside the box when it comes to life--we are your group. One-fifth of American adults--and one-third of Americans under 30--have no religious affiliation. Secularism is growing, but freethinkers are still a minority, and it can be sobering to pursue a well-informed world view.  This group is a place for freethinkers of all kinds to discuss our viewpoints and make c …

Welcome to the Allegheny Valley Paranormal and UFO Discussion Group with Pa. Mufon We are a group of experienced paranormal investigators of many years that love the study of the paranormal and other unexplained mysteries. Now we are starting a UFO Discussion Group after the meetings with AVP (paranormal ghost Hunting) with Pa MUFON on sightings that are happening around our area. Did you know that Westmorland County in the state of Pennsylvania has the most UFO sighting over the past  50 years …

Finally SLR cameras have come back in vogue again. If you have been using a point and shoot camera for years and decided to get yourself a SLR camera you may be confused by all the controls you suddenly have. Don't continue to use pre-programmed settings on your camera. Learn what the F-Stop, Shutter speed and ISO settings mean and learn how your photos can be much more creative than ever before. I have been shooting for almost 30 years. I have shot studio, weddings, seniors, sports (including …

I decided to start this group after meeting a group of wonderful Pittsburgh area photgraphers on Instagram. The purpose of this group is to bring us "Yinz-ographers" together in a forum where we can make plans, get together, snap photos, have fun, and learn from each other... N'at... You DO NOT need to be on Instagram to join this group. You DO NOT need to live in Pittsburgh to join this group. You only need to have some kind of camera, a good attitude, and a willingness to meet up in and around …

Feline Envy is a group where Feline Admirers & Aficionados come to chat cat! WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT? * We will study different breeds of feline. * Who owns whom? Cats vs Humans. * What cats mean to us as humans, as cat participants? * Who are cats? What is a cat? * How did cats come to be so prominent in our lives, in the USA. * What is it about cats that attracts us to them. * The origin of the cat…. When, Where, How and Why….. * From hunter, to pet, to being worshiped. * Why are some breeds o …

Everyone is welcome to join this group! (from newbie, hobbyist to seasoned pro) It doesn't matter whether or not you know what f-stop means :-) MAIN IDEA: The premise about this club is that we mostly meet on a weekday, which is defined as: weekday [ˈwiːkˌdeɪ] noun any day of the week other than Sunday and, often, Saturday Seriously, the reason I posted the definition above is to prevent (hopefully) some random emails/posting asking:"Will, can we meet on Saturday?".  Yes, that happened a lot …

Are yinz guys interested in going green? Or do you just have a green thumb n'at? Are you trying to live better, eat locally, or do you want to help create a more sustainable Pittsburgh? Do you want to meet other people in the area that enjoy farmer's markets and learning about composting? Are you thinking about an organic lifestyle but feel overwhelmed by it all, and are just looking to ease into the whole thing? Well, me too! A few friends and myself have decided to take the steps to live gree …

Anyone interested exploring pinhole photography. This workshop will allow participants to learn how to make a pinhole camera out of a paint can, oatmeal canister, or any light tight item. Participants will build the camera, make a pinhole lens, load the camera with photographic paper, learn how to shoot with there camera, develop their print(s) in black and white chemicals, then upload to pinholeday.org. All materials and supplies are included and participants will leave the workshop with finish …

Meet others interested in discussing what is pointed to in non-dual teachings such as Advaita, Dogzchen, or other traditions. Watch/Listen (DVDs), and/or discuss the teachings of classic non-dual teachers / sages such as Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta, H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji) as well as more contemporary ones such as Adyashanti, Burt Harding, Leo Hawkins, Byron Katie, Suzanne Segal, Scott Kiloby, Eckhart Tolle, Unmani, and many others. Language can provide at best only pointers to the underlying o …

'Bicycling Pittsburgh' offers a great collection of fun bicycling meetups in and around the beautiful city of Pittsburgh as well as the surrounding suburbs & counties.  Check back often, as meetups are scheduled on an ongoing basis.  Please join us; we look forward to meeting you soon! Event Liability and Meetup.com Disclaimer Your participation in any of our activities is your acknowledgment that you are solely responsible for your own assessment of your abilities and your physical fitness to p …

People who like taking pictures, night or day, riding or walking, taking pictures with others who like taking pictures. People should join if they understand that getting the perfect picture sometimes takes a while.

Each year, thousands of people achieve dramatic weight loss through a commitment to d​iet and exercise alone, or in combination with weight loss surgery. But for those who have found weight loss too challenging, or keeping lost weight off even more of a struggle, BodyChangers offers a way to hope and health. Based at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and a joint venture of Life After Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery, BodyChangers creates a supportive community of like-minded individuals who want to …

Enjoy live music, up close and personal, in and around Pittsburgh and Western PA in a variety of venues by a variety of musicians. Try different flavors of music as well as venture to new venues outside of your comfort zone in the company of other live music lovers. This group encourages all types of music events but will limit events to those that are both public and professional in nature. We will need your interest, membership, participation and enthusiasm for events that take place on th …

Looking to create a group for local photographers that are beyond the point of simply taking pictures and looking to create something more lasting with their work.  Hopefully through other members critique and encouragement, we can each find what it is we are trying to say through our photographs.

There are very few Christians that live a life that is fun, content, fulfilled and genuine. Most Christians remain of this world; artificially calibrated, affected, lukewarm, conveniently, religious robots. God has great plans, peace and internal harmony for those who walk in truth. My purpose is to encourage those few. I've been blessed with an authentic spirit to glorify His name and bring mindful harmony to the world in which I live and the people with who I surround myself. I do not believe …

Calling healers, those seeking healing all those who walk in love,light,kindness and believe in miracles! I am simply wanting to make friends and meet the metaphysical minded love lights in the area! My work brings me here for weeks at a time and I found meetup a great way to connect!! You are welcome to schedule events and to make suggestions! On occasion I will share one of my events as a healer- Just keeping it love and light filled is ALL I ask!

This is for all you freaky parents out there (are you out there?) in Pittsburgh- The contraception-loving sluts, the feminist dads, tattooed twenty-somethings with ride-hitching babies, the writers, artists; the student-poor and just-plain-poor; the aging hipsters, the just hip, the activists, the Occupiers, the radical, the alternative, the unschoolers. Doesn't matter your gender identification, sexual orientation, occupation or age. Doesn't matter what age your kids are. It doesn't matter whet …