About us
Are you new to the area? Did you recently return but your friends no longer live here? Have you just been too busy with work to make friends?
This group is for anyone -- single, married, divorced, attached -- anyone who would like to meet other people in the area, make friends, and do some activities. This is not a singles group, though single people are welcome. It's not a hookup group. Just people who would like the opportunity to meet and make friends and perhaps do fun activities.
I envision activities as simple as going out to different restaurant, patios, kayaking somewhere locally, exploring museums, enjoying a picnic lunch somewhere, going to museums, taking a tour of local wineries, etc. The options are limitless and will give us a chance to explore Des Moines as well.
Let's explore Des Moines and its surrounding areas, meet interesting people and have a little fun!
There are some immuno-compromised members and others who spend time with those who are vulnerable, children, or unable to receive the vaccine. With respect for them and the CDC recommendations, you must be fully vaccinated to participate in these meetups. Proof of vaccination for each attendee must be provided at the meetup.
Please note: there is a free 60 day trial period; after that there is $10 annual dues to help offset the costs of using the Meetup site. Using the site is not cheap, but it is useful and allows everyone to participate and communicate with each other.
Who's ready to make new friends?
Upcoming events
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Dumpling Fest Des Moines
Location not specified yetDumpling Fest Des Moines Tickets, Wednesday, September 16 • 5 PM - 9 PM | Eventbrite
Join us and tantalize your taste buds at a selection of restaurants in Des Moines to taste different kinds of dumplings and more!
Experience different restaurants and tastes that may include Chinese soup dumplings, Indian kofta, Korean mandu, Mexican tamales, Nepalese momos, Vietnamese potstickers and more.Our evening tasting extravaganza is on Wednesday September 16 from 5pm until 9pm.
Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to visit a variety of different types of restaurants throughout the event.
Visit each of the participating restaurants at your leisure by car or transit.
Tickets:
Ultra Early-bird Tickets: $49 per person through August 16, 2026 (with fees it's $56.28)
Early-bird Tickets $59 per person after August 16, 2026
Regular $69 per person through September 13, 2026
Note: Eventbrite fee and applicable tax is extra on all tickets.
Ticket price includes tasting plates of dumplings at each of the participating restaurants on this self-guided tour throughout the evening.Note: ALL Tickets must be purchased in advance online. All ticket sales are final. Participating restaurants subject to change. Event produced by CMI Chat Media Inc. This is an all ages event and everyone is welcome.
Refund Policy: We understand that plans can change, but please note that all ticket sales are final. While we can't offer refunds, you're more than welcome to transfer your ticket to another person if you find yourself unable to attend.
Cindy's NOTE: please purchase your ticket online with the link above, then also reserve on here so we know how many and who is coming.
4 attendeesCooking with Alessandra -- Focaccia!
Cooking with Alessandra, 333 E Grand Ave Loft 103, Des Moines, IA, USFocaccia Bread/September21st - Cooking with Alessandra
FYI -- The pork with risotto class was completely sold out (except for Wednesday daytime class), so chose this one instead. If it's fun, we'll try another one!
Alessandra is Italian and shares her cooking. "That passion doesn’t just stay in me, I have an unstoppable desire to share it with others. That’s why I set up my cucina to be a place of learning and curiosity and, of course, mouthwatering food. The dishes I prepare and teach could be the most traditional but they always include the key ingredients of imagination and originality.
I’ve traveled all over the world and have found that nothing brings people together like food. We start with what our parents and family made for us and then we grow with the food that we discover, collecting tastes and flavors along the way. Now life took me to the wonderful city of Des Moines and my cooking luggage is much bigger. I have with me the taste of the great French cheeses, the firm meat of Irish salmon, the hot Mozambican Piri-piri chicken, the soft toughness of Nigerian jam bread, and the colorful Mexican chilies, tacos and tamales."If you want to join this meetup cooking class, click the link above and book and pay for the class. Then be sure to reserve on here so we know who from our group is coming! We can bring our own refreshments to class and are encouraged to bring take home containers.
This is my first class with Alessandra also, so we'll all experience it together! Buon appetito!
3 attendeesIngersoll Dinner Theater -- 1964 The Tribute (Beatles music)
Location not specified yetThe Ingersoll Dinner Theater has reopened! Let's see their new renovations and try out the new chef's creations!
The Ingersoll will not hold tickets for us. If we reserve individually there is no guarantee to sit together, however if I purchase tickets as a group we can sit together as a group.
The full cost of the ticket -- dinner and the show (not gratuity for service). $147.45.
If you want to attend please Venmo me $147.45 and also reserve a spot here so everyone knows who is attending. Venmo me at @Cynthia Tofflemire. It has a picture of my face. If you don't venmo, contact me at 515-480-4245 and we can arrange to do cash or check.
Once everyone has reserved and paid, I will purchase the tickets in a group. Let's put a deadline of August 31, 2026 to do so. This sounds like fun!! UPDATE: Tickets purchased, but there is still room -- if you are interested contact me and I'll double check on additional tickets. The more the merrier!!
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They have gluten free and vegetarian options.1964 The Tribute
7:30 PM
The Ingersoll
"1964" focuses on the quintessential moment in history, when The Beatles actually played before a LIVE audience.
The Beatles toured the world in the early 1960's, but now only a precious few remain who actually saw them LIVE. Who actually felt the "mania" that brought them to world acclaim.
"1964 The Tribute" meticulously re-creates the "MAGIC" of those LIVE Beatles' performances with artful precision and unerring accuracy.
For those that never saw The Beatles LIVE and always wanted to know what it must have been like...this is as close as anyone could possibly get to FEELING the MAGIC!
For over 40 years, "1964 The Tribute" has thrilled audiences with what is considered to be the most authentic and endearing tribute to The Beatles.
This has been accomplished by a steady and consistent cast of talented professional musicians, who painstakingly recreate the look, feel, and note-for-note sound of an actual LIVE Beatles performance.
Your ticket includes our house greens salad with choice of dressing, basket of dinner rolls with butter, and a selection of entrée options, along with coffee and water. All other drinks such as alcohol, soda, iced and hot tea, soda and tea refills, starters, entrée upgrades and desserts are available for purchase during your Ingersoll dining experience.PARKING == Street parking is available, or can park in the Bruegger's parking lot across the street, park in half of the credit union parking lot behind the Ingersoll, or anywhere you can find EXCEPT DO NOT PARK at WYLIE'S...Wylie's will tow your vehicle.
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