The Cleveland Independent Film Gang seeks to view and discuss movies old and new; good and not so good; mainstream and weird; with an emphasis on building a vibrant and sustainable film community in Northeast Ohio.

Welcome to Ciné Arts Cleveland! There have been any number of movie groups on meetup.com and other social networking sites that attempt to offer something for everybody’s taste. Some value a multitude of events, as many as 3 or 4 per week. Others boast membership numbers of a thousand plus, even though only a handful actually attends events. We’ll leave those aspirations to them. Ciné Arts Cleveland! will instead focus on special noteworthy films sometimes not more than 2 or 3 a month. Don’t exp …

“Calling all Desis (and Indian Culture lovers) - Let's get together for activities in our neighborhood (Westside Cleveland), like planning Bollywood movie nights, Indian restaurant samplers, professional mixers, Diwali and Holi celebrations, etc. We can also plan events with other Indian associations in the greater Cleveland area - anything that looks like fun.”

This group is for people who want to learn more about cooking and baking with vegan ingredients. This is not really intended for professional chefs (but please feel free to join if you'd like and teach the rest of us!), just ordinary people who love to cook and bake and would like to help the environment at the same time! We will travel around the various farmers markets (in the Summer months), and get a feel for the locally grown ingredients available around us. We will also try to find places …

If you like going out to dinner, why not join with others who also enjoy trying new restaurants. This is an opportunity to meet new people who live locally and like to go out to eat. Calling all empty nesters, singles, widows, widowers, couples etc. We'll meet as often as you like. Let's get this group going!