Come into the ArtHouse ! Meet with local film and arts lovers to watch indie, foreign and classic films! We'll also attend art gallery openings, theater performances, Embassy evenings, museums, author readings and interesting concerts. And more often than not, there will be a reception! The idea will be to keep the price down and participation and conversation up! We'll go wherever art house films are screened in town--museums, cultural institutions, embassies, local film festivals, as well as …

DC Young Benefactors is a social group for culturally engaged young professionals in the nation’s capital. This group is for you if you like to have fun while supporting the local arts and culture scene. We will organize meetups at museums, art galleries and other fine cultural institutions. Events will range from afterhours events at premier locations, happy hours, volunteer opportunities, special events and more! Please note this group is not affiliated with the Smithsonian Young Benefactors  …

Are you looking for something fun to do on weekdays during the day? Join us for social outings centered around cultural events, nature hikes and urban discovery. Picnics, museums, unique shopping and eating adventures... we're interested in any great excuse to get out and discover new places and meet new people.

With the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center opening in Charlottesville in 2013, children will have more opportunities to learn about the local ties to the Expedition.  This book group is for teachers, parents, and museum educators who want to explore possibilities for teaching and leading activities with books as the inspiration. We'll be reading and discussing children's books about the Sacagawea, York, Lewis, Seaman, and Clark Expedition. Titles will range from picture books to young adult. Wh …

We're cultural gladiators--people who love getting out and about in Washington DC, and doing all The District has to offer! Make new friends and bring existing ones along as we have fun together while taking in: special events, lounges, concerts, open mics, festivals, museum exhibits, theatre performances, and more. Let's do DC!

Interested in exploring the DC area and all that it has to offer with fun people? This group is about getting out there and sampling the museums and many other activities available in DC Metro area?that means everything from brunch at a new spot, hiking on a sunny day, checking out local festivals/concerts and anything that may come up of interest to this group! And if you like to come out and play at night, we can also look at organizing nighttime events as well? We do have membership fee of $2 …

A monthly meetup for folks working to acquire, preserve, steward, provide access to, exhibit and interpret digital cultural heritage. Meetups involve a few short lightning talks followed by a happy hour. A great opportunity for networking with others from the DC library, archive, museums community. We're content agnostic, where digital cultural heritage means everything from the arts and humanities collections, to astrophysical and geospatial datasets and we pride ourselves on being an open and …

This is a social networking group for Washington, DC-area public policy professionals. We will do a lot of the things that most of the other socially-oriented groups do, including happy hours, museum visits, etc. The key difference is that we are focused on public policy professionals, so talking about work is fine and encouraged! It's for making new friends and professional contacts at the same time. How very DC, right? Please Note: This group just launched on July 20. We will host our first ev …

This is a group for anyone interested in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Culture, Kyrgyz Language, Networking, Making New Friends, Going to Intercultural Events/Museums. This is a group for both groups of people: people from Kyrgyzstan and anyone else who is interested in Kyrgyzstan. Let's have fun and learn something from each other :) Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyrgdc

We get together for networking and social happy hours, visiting museums, art galleries, hiking, theater, art films, dinners, charity events and more. Events are meant to provide a venue for a broad purpose of making new friends, networking and socializing with other professional singles in DMV area.  Events are hosted mainly in DC but also in VA and MD. *********************************************************** To join, you should be (1) Friendly & fun (2) answer the profile questions, and (3 …

This is a group for young gals who live in Georgetown and Dupont Circle and surrounding neighborhoods, you are a student at Georgetown and want to go out with friends in the area for coffee ? or work in the city and want to do something relaxing afterwards ? dinner, museums, relax at someones house one evening for tea, get to check out surrounding neighborhoods with other people who live in the city or who love coming to the city and checking out fun things to do

We're in Washington, D.C., we love Wikipedia and Wikimedia, and our vision is to empower individuals around the world through free access to the sum of human knowledge! We get together for various reasons, like taking some amazing pictures for Wikimedia Commons, expanding articles on Wikipedia so that people can learn from them, or discussing various issues related to Internet, culture, art, museums, libraries, history, or whatever we'd like to discuss. And we're done, we make sure the whole wor …

Calling new girlfriends! Let's get together to play tourist in our own backyard, and hopefully build some lasting friendships. I'm a friendly, liberal, independent, and intelligent woman in my early 30's looking for like-minded friends. We'll start with metro-accessible locations in the DC-area and branch out from there. Looking forward to meeting women in their early 30's to early 40's that live in the Alexandria vicinity. We'll meet every few weeks at a local museum, event, or festival. DC has …

I'm a first responder in DC at night and I have monday and tuesday nights off, and most of these groups do things on the weekends or at night when it's too late for me to go out before work. So this group is for people in the same situation who are interested in going out on weekdays or nights. Activities I'd like to do are hiking, museums, movies, mini golf, historical walks, amusement parks.

DC's best Meetup for global adventure! This group is for people who enjoy events in the Washington DC area such as: international travel, embassy events, hiking, museums, festivals, kayaking, meditation, adventure travel, outdoor recreation, sports, spa visits, concerts, films, trips to the beach, ice skating, hot air balloon rides, and/or making friends while doing all of these things. YOU ARE: Single, married or in-between...young, old or in-between....students, professionals or in-between.... …

Welcome to the #1 Washington DC, MD, and VA Kick A.S.S. Group where we host activities for men and women of All Shapes, Sizes (A.S.S.)! This group is for women and men mainly in their 20's-40's who want to have fun exploring everything the DMV area has to offer. This group is for single people, married people, new-in-town or for people who have been in the area for a while; and most of all for anyone who wants to meet new friends and socialize. Our main goal is to have fun through outdoor activi …

Our purpose is to provide a community forum to increase awareness of all NIA activities in the DC, MD, VA area, including local area JAM sessions, special performances, classes and other events.  All local area practitioners are welcome to list events open to the entire community and to place notices on our message board so that information can be shared to all current students and potential new students. Local area class schedules are shown below the Meetup Description as well as in the "About" …

From Andrew: While living on the west coast, I discovered the "Geek Club", a place for all things to please the inner geek in all of us! When I moved out here, I wanted to find something like that and I started this group. Our event types are really dependent on what the members ask for. Video games, museums, boardgames, movies & book discussions, it's all fair game! The group is open to all ages, genotypes, prototypes, and even meeples! From Michael:  Lived here all my life, and wanted to help …

Julie organized this group to start getting out and meeting active, fun people who want to stay young and adventurous.  And look where we are now!! We are an active group (of "Over 40" individuals) that loves being in the great outdoors whether it is hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, rafting, biking, horseback riding, camping, whatever-without being extreme about any one type of activity.  We can also just sip a nice glass of vino and watch the sunset.  This group is also about exploring venues o …

PIAZZA ITALIA - U.S.A. CHIAMA ITALIA ! Bringing to life BOTH the ITALIAN LANGUAGE & ITALIAN CULTURE in Washington,DC ... FREE MEMBERSHIP !  BENVENUTI AL CLUB CHE CELEBRA LA LINGUA e LA CULTURA ITALIANA nella CAPITALE degli USA.  PIAZZA ITALIA is the BEST and ONLY Italian Language & Italian CULTURE social club for "EVERYTHING ITALIAN" in DC with a NATIVE Italian language speaker/group founder/organizer, and the fastest growing Italian meetup group WORLD-WIDE with 1,400+ multi-ethnic, multi-cult …

Sisters On The Move! (Who We Are) An organization created to be an outlet for women empowering women and where sisters from all walks of life unite! To create a unique Sisterhood that will foster a sense of community and family. To celebrate our differences and to discover our similarities, to help heal, uplift, support and to encourage each other through community awareness and friendship. We are very committed to enhancing our quality of life. Our Purpose: Sisters On The Move is an organiza …

Let's meet up! Whether you're new to DC, have primarily guy friends or are looking to branch out, this is a group for women in their 20-somethings who are interested in exploring DC, grabbing drinks or meals or just hanging out. I started this group for all of the reasons above, but I also miss having great girlfriends during college and I'm hoping to make those kind of meaningful connections out here. Plus, I love meeting new people and think this is a great way to do so. Looking forward to mee …

Greetings, Sister-Friend! The Renaissance Women of Color (RWOC) represents a renewal, revival and rebirth of the spirit of womanhood, and the power of femininity among women of color. We are a 'social sisterhood' of Black/African-American, Hispanic, Latina, Asian, and all women of color who enjoy living life, and have PURPOSE and PASSION in addition to the roles that define us (wife, mother, CEO, PhD, etc.). Our first and most important role is that of a WOMAN, which we appreciate and celebrate …

Are you a mom of a little one born in 2012-2013 living in the Manassas/Gainesville/Bristow area? Let's get together for some affordable activities in our neighborhood. We can do story time at the library, have picnics during nice weather, and play dates in our homes. Maybe we can even head into the city once in a while for some events or to visit the museums and zoo. We can plan moms’ night out and date nights. Really, anything that looks like fun is a go! Most events would be planned on the wee …

We are a group of moms who live in and around the Ladysmith/Ruther Glen area in Caroline County, VA. We get together for playdates, storytimes, potlucks, trips to the museum, parks, playgrounds, etc.  We want to be able to reach out to other moms in the area who are looking for friends and fun for their little ones! (For the safety of our kids and moms, our calendar and membership info is private.) Please send a message to the organizer if you are interested in joining this group.

This group is an opportunity for Christ loving moms to be able to get together on a regular basis and chat while our children get to know one another, too! Most of our members are Stay At Home Moms. This group's activities are planned for all ages - newborns through preschool, including many homeschooled children as well. We have regularly scheduled play dates at parks, beaches, museums, libraries, members homes and wherever else we decide to play. Typically our play dates are in the weekday mor …

"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues." --- Duke Ellington Jazz and blues fans of all ages and stages (rookie to veteran listener/performer) are welcome to this Meetup group devoted to seeking out and attending great jazz and blues concerts throughout the National Capital Region. We attend a range of venues and events, from pricey to free, mostly in and around downtown DC, with occasional forays into the ‘burbs. If you love jazz and blues, but would prefer to enjoy it …

This group is for Mothers that would like a regular playgroup for their children. Nothing fancy--the goal is to have a meetup at least once a week at a local park, playground, backyard, or home with the expectation that members would participate at least once a month in an event. To broaden the horizon perhaps we can do an outing once a month, like a museum, aquarium, zoo, or event. There's nothing more special than for kids to develop friendships with other kids. The goal is to find a regular s …