The LinkedIn DotNet User Group has events every month and coming up in January & February 2013 are these two:
LIDNUG & Scott Guthrie XV Open Q&A
Linked .Net Users Group
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (PST)
http://lidnug-scottguthrie15.eventbrite.com/#
Topic: Windows Azure and all things .Net.
LIDNUG & RedGate: Getting Started Performance Tuning
Linked .Net Users Group
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10:00 AM (EST)
http://lidnug-redgate1-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Topic: .Net performance tuning
MVP Coffee 