These are the voyages of the Western Suburban Science-Fiction Book Club... Our continuing mission: to seek out the most compelling, discussion-provoking science-fiction (and occasionally, fantasy) novels and gather together to chat about them over dinner. It's a pretty good mission. Reading sci-fi suggests certain nerdish... leanings, but don't be afraid: our group is all-inclusive. Yes, I'm sure a few of us qualify as geeks, but we're all socially well-adjusted and reasonably freshly showered t …

hey guys, this is something new i'm tying to put together - bear with me. anybody out there dig cult horror and sci-fi movies? how about classic 80's industrial and goth/synthpop music? i'm just looking to put together a group to share ideas and the occasional night out - who knows? this is a work in progress... i'm relatively new to the area (waukegan) and don't yet know many people... who's with me?

Science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction fans getting together to have fun! Isaac Asimov, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, Pern, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, Valdemar, Star Wars... the list of our interests and enthusiasms goes on and on. Come join us at our monthly social at Dave and Busters to meet fans from all over Chicago and suburbs who have equally wide-ranging interests. Order off the menu, pay before you leave and have fun! Our focus is relaxed socializing. We …

Do you like conventions about Science Fiction? Fantasy? Gaming? Anime? Horror? Odd stuff in general? The Chicago Conventions group is designed to get people together at conventions and at certain other related events to meet and have fun. Check out the Calendar! Note posts will be created on the calendar about all of the conventions (that I know of) in the Chicago area. If you know of other conventions not listed, send a message to the organizer Leane with whatever details you have and it will g …

A book club for readers and fans of fantasy fiction of all stripes, from urban to epic. The little sister of the Western Suburban Sci-Fi Book Club, the Suburban Fantasy Book club is for those of us who don't need as much science in their fiction. We'll be meeting once a month on the first Tuesday of each month for dinner and discussion. Generally we'll meet in the Western suburbs, though we may also meet in the city, and I'll make a steady effort to pick locations accessible via public transport …

This is a group for kids age 10-16 and their parents to come together and discuss all things game-related. Fantasy, role-playing games, video games, anime--if there's dice or cheat codes, we're there. Future meetups might include trips to the park, video arcades, or gaming sessions in members' homes.

The Berwyn Gaming Group represents a small portion of the roleplaying community in the greater Chicago area. We are players and DMs from all walks of life, representing decades of experience through at least four incarnations of the D&D system. Anyone with the desire to play or run a campaign is welcome! Quick Questions and Answers What does theThe Berwyn Gaming Group Meetup offer? -We offer a safe, supervised environment to experience D&D (or any roleplaying system). The Meetup Organizer and …

You are not alone.  You are a part of a multitude of free thinkers, purveyors of the eccentric, odd and out of sorts.  You are bohemian, you are insufferable, you are difficult, you are creative... and you are meticulous.  You my friend, you are a writer.  You were born this way.  You were observing, criticizing, organizing, partitioning, petitioning, complimenting, hiding for years and no one saw it and you didn't see it.  But there you were, writing in some notebook at 2 in the morning laughin …

Are you a West Suburbanite that doesn't quite belong? A Steampunk in an electronic world? A Companion just waiting for the Doctor? A 15th level dwarven barbarian with no adventures planned? A creature of the night in a place where it's just too damned bright outside? Do you wish that every day was Dragon*Con? In that case, Naperville Freaks, Geeks, and Weirdos is the place for you. It is intended to be a haven where the odd ones out can find themselves in, can share their non-mainstream interest …

Sometimes being a geek girl is a lonely experience. It's hard connect with other women when they're staring at you funny because you're trying to explain your theory that the nature of a child's mutation stems partially from genetics as seen in Polaris and Magneto, but mostly from some sort of trauma before puberty - the time in which most mutants first exhibit abilities. Ex: Nightcrawler wanted to disappear because of his demonic appearance, and he did. You flashed 'em a little bit of your geek …

The purpose of this group is to give gamers and the gamer curious a chance to meet, mingle, discuss and play games. There's always plenty of each at our meetups. Backgrounds of players and relative experience levels aren't much of an issue. We welcome long time players of various editions as well as players who've only been playing a short time. All you need to do is show up, pick a group, and jump in. Terry

Phandemonium is a Chicago based non for profit organization who's primary directive is to hold the annual Science Fiction convention Capricon. But along with Capricon we also hold other events throughout the year, this meetup group is to keep Chicago area Fandom updated with our events.

This is a group for people interested in Steampunk with some passion for science fiction, history, and sane, intelligent conversation. We are kindred spirits with an interest in alternate historical imaginings. We will watch movies, read books, listen to Steampunk music, talk ideas, and find places, primarily in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, to dress as and explore our characters. Inclusive, welcoming, but not kinky.  We are travelers of time and the imagination.

This is a group to make up for the lack of geeky meetup groups on the south side of the city. They are all in the suburbs or North side and I would like to make new friends closer to home. I am open to any type of geeky events like watching movies, board or video game nights and just all-around fun! Please join and we can be nerds together (>'')>

Hello Role Players! I have started this group to see if we can develop the Chicago region RPG community in a similar manner as the board game community (www.chicagoboardgames.com). The goal of RPG Chicago is to: - Aid roleplayers in the Chicagoland area to get into groups that meet their interests - Establish and/or communicate roleplaying events and other items of interest occuring throughout the Chicagoland area, regardless of system - Effectively communicate to publishers and local busine …

Hello and welcome to Critique This, a Meetup group for serious writers with serious goals. If you're looking for encouragement, direction, interesting discussions and writing support, you've found it! When a writers' group really works, it can be the highlight of your week. I belonged to another writers' group for five years. Having others read and critique my work has contributed more to my growth as an author than any class or workshop. Reading and critiquing others' work, and the camaraderie …

This meetup group was originally developed to explore the meaning, possibilities and potential of time travel. Many books, movies and TV shows have been created, such as The Time Tunnel and The Time Machine, with fascinating and often absurd notions of how time travel can take place. However, can time travel even exist? If so, what is the potential for mankind? Together with time travel there are many other fascinating physical "impossibilities" such as teleportation, faster than light travel, …

Welcome to what hopefully will be a meeting point for gamers, geeks, nerds, and otaku, that also happen to be parents! Tired of joining playgroups and mom-groups full of people who you have nothing in common with? Sick of being the only one at the mom/playgroup who know who Cthulhu is, have seen a 20 sided die, know the difference between anime and a cartoons, have heard of Ceiling Cat, or have been to Azeroth? We are too. Hopefully this group will grow into a community of like minded moms and …

Unite with fans of the fabulous, yet defunct, movie-riffing TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000. We meet one Saturday evening per month to provide MSTie group support and watch an episode. We also get together for field trips to see Cinematic Titanic, Rifftrax, and the occasional bad movie or two. We are an offshoot of the Chicago MST3k Meetup Group, and the same rules apply: Stay cool, keep it light and you'll be welcome indefinitely. Thanks for understanding, and hope to see you soon. Our reg …

Welcome to Chicago’s League of Legends Meetup! Join local summoners at for League-centered events featuring tournaments, casual play, giveaways, viewing parties and more!