The mission of Your BFF Sutra is to assist everyday women on their journey to personal strength and excellence. In the era of relational marketing, Your BFF Sutra's networking provides the venues for personal and professional discovery solutions. Just like with Your Best Friend Forever, Your BFF Sutra knows the resources and brings together those strong women from surrounding communities creating a “Concierge” type of environment. Through a structured yet lose agenda our networking events: 1) …

Thank you for your interest in International Gourmet Dinner Club. We are a group of non-professional chefs all with a desire to try something new. We try to meet up once a month to have theme dinners where group members who RSVP make something from that theme and bring it. The theme is determined by the Host house and it could be a country theme like Italian, African, Thai or get into the specifics such as Creole, Share the Harvest or blind ingredient cook off.  The group members are extremely …

Looking to make some new crafty BFF's in the Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA area?  Us too!  Which is why we have put together this fun little Woman's Meetup Group with a dual purpose in mind... Paper-Crafting monthly (for those that love stamping/scrapbooking, making handmade cards/gifts, & getting together for creative crops, classes, & workshops!) BFF Outtings (for those looking to make some new BFF's that love going to the movies, out for coffee, shopping, girl talk, etc!) The main goal of th …

Connecting with great lesbians who want to explore Portland and make friends! From breweries to wine bars, coffee shops and bakeries, good eats, adventurous fun on hiking trails, biking, and paddling the local rivers, to movie nights and dancing!  Join with an open mind, respect for diversity, a kind spirit, and a willingness to explore! If you'd like to join, please provide a photo of yourself (not your pet or landscape please), in your profile. Thank you!

Why Join: We are a group just for women on the Eastside! (East of the river) Our group is private but open to all women, this keeps our meeting times and locations private and only seen by members. To Join our group click on the "Join Us" button in the upper right section of this page under the banner.   ***Please finish reading this page first*** Our goal is to provide you with a variety of activities to help you round out your fitness and health, get outdoors (sometimes indoors), and to meet …

Are you a city girl in your 20's to late 30's looking to hang out and have fun? This group is intended to get girls who live in the city to get out and explore all that Portland has to offer. We will explore restaurants, shopping, wine tasting, pedicures, trivia nights, and everything in between. From NW to SE, one thing's for sure, we will always have a good time! "My hopes are to create an embracing community where every type of portland loving gal can gather, be completely free in who they ar …

Want to be a part of a group of moms who care about each other, like to have fun, love their children, don't take themselves or life too seriously? "Yes," you say? Then you've come to the right group. Check your worries at the door and join us with the children for some great events such as local playdates at parks, indoor playgyms, OMSI, coffee shops, the zoo, and potlucks. Monthly, we enjoy our moms' nights out together and Bunco. We've been known to take a moms' weekend trip away...and we can …

Knitting and crochet are fulfilling ways to create beautiful items. Sharing the love of the craft is something I seek to do. I enjoyed knitting at a local knitting shop in Hillsboro, but with a demanding career and a wonderful kid I found it hard to drive all the way up to Hillsboro on a weekly basis. The goal is to bring together local knitters and those who wish to learn the craft and share love on a regular basis in the Tigard and Lake Oswego area. I invite local knitters and crochet enthusia …

Are you looking for some Mamas and Munchkins to hang out with? Are you a full time Stay at Home Mama or Work Part-Time? Are you looking for Mamas who are Fun, Outgoing, and Love to try new places? Lastly, are you a Mama that loves your sweet, sticky-faced Munchkin/s dearly, but also LOVE a Mama Afternoon/Evening/Night Out? This could be a great group for you! We would love to invite all Mamas who live on the Westside who are ready to have some fun with their Munchkins! This group will be for Mam …

This Group Is Designed To: 1. Bring together sexuality, gender, and intimacy educators for networking, support, idea-sharing, cooperative advertising, and much more! 2. To promote educational / experiential events regarding intimacy, sexuality, and gender to the general public in order to create more understanding and healthy connection in our world. Who Should Join This Group? Educators in the fields of human sexuality, gender expression, intimacy and communication, healthy relationships, …

Are you a smart, fun PDXer Gen Xer who could stand a few more parent-friends? Do you default on the side of alternative? Maybe even consider yourself, dare I say it, the cool mommy? And I mean cool in a knows all the words to every Patsy Cline AND every Minor Threat song kinda way, not in a Rose McGowan in Jawbreaker kinda way. I don't know if you have to be Gen X, but that sense of irony seems to be peculiar to our generation, so I thought I'd try and narrow it down this way. It's not about bei …

Working and playing with writing prompts is a great way to think out of the box, exercise your writing muscles, give birth to a new piece and/or enrich a work in progress.  My intention is for this group to be a place and space that provides encouragement and safety for new writing.  Writers of all levels of experience are welcome in this group.  It's not about creating a finished product -- it's about developing a practice, getting words onto the page, taking risks, and enjoying the company of …

How long is your bucket list? Here are few I've knocked off and a typical trip that you will see in this Members Only Club: Hot air balloon ride in the Rio Grande followed by Champagne Brunch, Dogsled on the top of a Glacier in Alaska arriving via helicoper, Parasail in Ixtapa after beachfront dining, Horseback ride beachfront in Acapulco at Sunset, Ride a Gondola straight up 11 thousand feet to the highest snow covered peak in Bavaria, opting to ski if you chose, visit Neuschaunstein Castle in …

My name is Shelly, welcome to my group page! I took my first cake decorating class at the community center when I was 17 years old, and my mom bought me six tips and a little spatula. I kept that little kit for a few years, and then I discovered a supply shop, and made a cake with pink elephants for my husband's 21st birthday. I was hooked! From that early experience, I took other classes, practiced and learned from other decorators, and proceeded to master my craft. I went on to do special occa …

Come learn how to be a more effective leader within your organization. This is a 7 week course based on “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell, we try to touch one each law, but we don’t go deep into them as the meetings are only an hour long. This Master Mind Group (MMG) is free. We will be having our next one on June 26th at the Beaverton Round Executive Suites. At 6:30pm I’ll provide a worksheet at each meeting, and some exercises for you to do during the week. You would need …

Meet up at WeVillage: Modern Playcare and stay and play! First Friday of every month at 10am-12pm! Open to ages 6month to 2 years!

This group is an extension of our commitment to keep riding and to stay active during the coldest darkest winter months while we work at removing any holiday weight that may have packed on. Please join us Sunday December 16th for a casual ride from out shop at 72nd and Sandy blvd to the famed Peacock ln a short 4 miles away. Once there, enjoy supervised and locked bike parking along with coffee, hot chocolate and home made cookies. We can talk about Rolling Thunder details, enjoy some festivitie …

We adult survivors of child abuse in all of it's various forms often struggle with low self esteem, depression, poor sense of boundaries and other issues that make us vulnerable to other forms of abuse including domestic violence and sexual assault. A person who is a victim of one form of abuse tends to become a victim of another form of abuse. Healing from these various forms of abuse is a long term process that can take years, a lifetime. We survivors often exhaust those around us with our sto …

Huzzah! Like Video Games, Comics, Science, Puns, Math, Computers, or other stuff? So do we. Looking for others who collect 8-bit or other classics? Um, yea. Enjoy learning and building your own gizmos? Share the love, yo. Hoping to expand your social circle, or online circle? This should help. Tired of shopping think geek and want to get out of the house before your cat kills you? Need to find just a few more games to complete your Nintendo collection? Our fearless leader Niki must meet you. Se …

Open beading is now at Beads @ Dusti Creek, 1pm to 5pm. The shop is located at: 4848 S. E. Division Street, Portland, OR 97206. Phone: (503) 235-4800 Come and enjoy the company of like minded beaders in a wonderful clean, comfortable, well-lit environment. The store is well stocked should you find yourself in need of supplies and the coffee/tea/water, is always on!!! Treat yourself to some time of your own. Join the other beaders at Beads at Dusti Creek.

Every day, hundreds of Portland creative professionals seek solace behind their laptops at coffee shops. Seldom do we actually take the time to speak to one another. Portland Creative Forum is a weekly daytime meetup to unite café creatives and form new, meaningful relationships surrounding our creative passions.

Do you and your dog need to lose a little weight? Or maybe you and your dog already exercise regularly but you want to switch up your routine. Skip the gym, come play with us. Join us for our doggy jogs, where you, your canine companion and others like you can get together and get fit! All fitness levels are welcome! Don't have a dog? Borrow one of our rescues! After our morning runs, you can drop your dog off for a day of play at daycare and then join us for coffee at one of the many wonderful …

Tired of being chained to the desk? Need a little jolt of inspiration? The Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) invites you to network with your fellow local authors! Published or unpublished, fiction or nonfiction, genre or literary, traditional or indie...drop in and share a drink and a conversation with other creative types. Talk shop, find critique partners, learn about local writing groups, and get your voice heard as NIWA develops its roster of author services. We'll see you th …

Why is this not your average women's book club? 1. We are going to read fun intelligent books that probably won't be on Oprah's list. 2. We are going to meet up in bars and pubs (in the Beavertonish area) instead of living rooms and coffee shops. 3. You don't have to be a big reader, just read a few pages so you can discuss. You will never feel bad for not finishing the book here! 4. Last but not least we wont take ourselves to seriously. This is about meeting new friends and having a good time. …

Are you a writer who gets inspired by the publications of Cleis Press and Down There?  Do YOU shop at SheBop?  Meet to share writing, resources, experience, and dedication to sex-positive culture! All levels of writing and publishing experience are welcome. We'll grow together. Let's host workshops and readings, provide sex-positive and intelligent editorial support, help publish each other's work, and form community around the oldest interesting subject in the world.  Note: This is a space for …