Dewdrop produces fashion-forward clothing swap events, where stylish locals gather in a fun environment and swap clothes and accessories, promoting sustainable living through fashion. We will have swaps all over the DC Metro area. All clothing remaining from the swap will be donated to a charity, so you can look fab and feel good!  All sizes welcome and encouraged. Bonus--our events sometimes have fashion shows, presentations, cocktail hours, and sometimes we have swag bags and/or raffle prizes …

Feeling the pinch of the Great Recession? This group will explore relatively painless, entirely painless, or even fun, ways to economize and live more frugally. Here are some ideas for possible group discussion topics and activities: learning to expand our "do it yourself" skills (home maintenance projects, sewing, gardening, etc.), finding grocery and other shopping bargains, considering barter arrangements and sharing personal favorite cost-cutting strategies that others might like to try.

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 ready to get inspired? Are you ready to go shopping and update your wardrobe without breaking the bank? Don't shop!!! SWAP! At our "Swap Til' You Drop' Clothing Swap Events you can meet with locals to swap the cool clothes you no longer want or need. Our events cost just $5.00 for entry - Just bring all of the clothing, shoes and accessories you have! You can shop/swap for all the items that you want! No limit;) Are you a Recessionista Fashionista? Let's not allow our economy to get us d …

Welcome Metaphysicians, New Age Spiritualists, Spiritual Healers, Magi, and religious leaders of the world. Join us in the Summer Solstice celebration. You are invited to a candlelight celebration at the Washington Monument on June 21. You can meet up with us as an individual or a group. Use the celebration to pay tribute to your own cause as a memorial or vigil. Regardless of your beliefs, religion, or spirituality, let’s all celebrate as one. There will be no speeches, lectures, protests, or d …

Tipsy readers is a group of young women that meet once a month for a couple of hours to discuss a wide variety of books over drinks (alcoholic, caffeine induced, whatever!). A few friends and I have been reading and meeting up at coffee shops and brunch spots around northern Virginia for a few months and we would like a few more people who like to read a variety of books (fiction, non-fiction, travel books, chic lit, not so much sci-fi though) while exploring fun coffee shops and brunch spots (p …

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 …

I am starting this group for all those that love to knit and want to meet up on a REGULAR basis. Truth be told...I'm doing this to make myself finish projects. I'm a knitting "starter" and need to finish the multiple projects that I have started over the years! So if you are a starter, finisher, new to knitting or have been knitting for years, join us! Location: St. Elmo's Coffee Pub  Or Panera Bread 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.      Duke St. at Alexandria Commons Shopping Center Alexandria,VA 2230 …

This is a group for women in their late 20s/early 30s who find themselves at that point in their lives where living for the weekend no longer consists of hanging out at the clubs and sleeping hangovers off the next day -and before you know it, Monday is here. You start to realize that those friends you only have certain things in common and no longer can relate to on a daily basis, leave you wanting to expand your social circle. It's a fact of life; we all change and grow out of friendships. But …

Bump-It is the perfect group for moms to be and new moms! Let’s face it: humans are social creatures! We were never meant to sit around alone, twiddling our thumbs, waiting for something to happen. We were meant to be out enjoying the world, taking in the sights, breathing the fresh air and enjoying the company of others! So why is it that when we get pregnant life suddenly seems to come to a screeching halt? I’m Sarah and I’m proud to be on the track towards first time mommy hood although I’ll …

New to town? Outgrowing current friends? Love meeting new people? Want to explore the city? Had an epiphany about life? This social club is for ladies (ages 20-30) in the DMV area who are seeking to build bonds with like-minded individuals. This group hopes to gain members of all ethnicities and walks of life. If you're looking for a ladies' night out/in, spa visits, adventurous outings, local/national/international travel buddies, shopping trips, exploring DC events, and much more this group is …

Open to all comics, writers, variety artists, actors, jugglers, strippers... Especially strippers. If you need to be funny or write funny come and join us for this weekly meeting. We have no pressure to perform the material. We just want to meet, talk shop, drink beer and enjoy. Please don't ask the staff at the location about the group, they won't know.

DC Experiential, hosted by Brightline Interactive, is engaging, educating and exciting the Washington DC metro area with the latest and greatest of digital and experiential event marketing. Through parties, discussions, and presentations, DC Experiential focuses on all elements of experiential marketing and welcomes all brands, agencies, digital shops, and interested peeps to join the action.

If you have an interest in speaking the Thai language (language of Thailand), join our informal group to learn!!! Each workshop focuses on topics of interest for speaking Thai.....Shopping, Food/Restaurants, Medical, Social, Visiting Thailand with fun activities to reenforce the lessons in each workshop. If you plan to visit Thailand, have Thai relatives or friends, or you have Thai parents and would like to improve your Thai language skills.....this would be a great way to learn. All levels of …

If you're a builder of web things or a creative designer, writer, or UXer who wants to get out of the house (or office) a bit, then come join us. We'll be the group of people nerding out over laptops in various coffee shops and art spaces around Arlington, Virg. This *is* a meetup catered to entrepreneurially minded folks who like to brainstorm actionable ideas with each other while developing, designing, writing, or making cools things. This *is not* a meetup group (a) to solicit web work (b) …

Whether you are pretty fabulous, or admittedly pretty and fabulous, this book club is the place for you! Bridging friendships and bringing together like-minded women with shared commonalities leads to the best book selections, choices of venue, flow of events, and comradery among budding friendships. If you enjoy tea parties, fine dining, the arts + great conversation amid thought-provoking literary selections and great company, you have found your book club! Join us!

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

Hello ladies! Welcome to the group. Whether you're new to the area or have been here for some time, this is the place to meet fellow ladies and enjoy our lovely Old Town. From shopping on King Street, walking the water front, trying new restaurants, and hitting up markets and fairs, there is SO much to do in our area. My name is Stacy and even though I've been in the area over a year, I'm still looking to meet more fine young ladies like myself; I often find myself wanting to call up girlfriends …

As a mother, it is normal for you to want a good relationship with your tweenage/teenage daughter. While you may want her to come to you with her problems and go shopping with her on the weekend, she may not feel the same way. Instead of spending time with you, she might prefer being with her friends. Let's support each other in strengthening our relationships with our daughter(s) by attending 1 or 2 monthly outings. This will give us a chance to meet new people, create friendships, and while at …

Have fun, and meet new people at the 40+ Board and Card Games DC Metro. Our group is open to anyone 40, 50, 60 years old and over, single or married. We play a variety of card and board games including American favorites (for example, Scrabble, Monopoly), Eurogames (Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride), card games (Spades, Uno), and Party Games (Trivial Pursuit, Apple to Apples). You can bring games that you own, or come and enjoy other people's games. Whether you play Settlers of Catan on your sm …

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.

The DC Conservative Meetup welcomes people of all ages who are interested in learning more about American Conservatism. So, if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, consider yourself to be a serious Libertarian or are just interested in learning more about politics and political ideas, please join us. We meet for a variety of activities including book and current event discussions. So, come out for an hour or two, meet new people and challenge your thinking! We meet at Metro accessible coffee s …

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Washington, DC, USA! Meetup with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

Are you Looking for more friends and dates?? Do you want to meet more people fast? New to Town and wondering how to make new friends quickly? If you are, This is how!! Speed Friending Events are for you!! Come see what everyone is talking about. Speed Friending Events is a fast new, super fun, and very low pressure way to make lasting friendships around town. Our events are the quickest, safest, most effective low-pressure way to meet new people in town. This is the ONLY place in DC where yo …

This group is for everyone 40 and over enjoying the excitement and the mundane of life. We're eating out, having coffee, reading books, growing spiritually, taking in a movie, seeing a play, having relationship discussions, shopping excursions, hand dancing, just talking, traveling, exercising, sports and more. This group is for anyone who wants to have an active role in their lives with a group of individuals with the same or similar interests. It gives you a voice and a choice in what we do. W …

We are an all-volunteer, grassroots community group raising awareness and taking action to end human trafficking not only in the state of Virginia, but around the world. We learned that slavery was abolished in our country in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to our constitution, and around the globe by the turn of the 20th century.  Sadly, slavery is not only alive, but thriving in our world today including our own neighborhoods.  Human trafficking is the term used today to describe the modern day s …

Looking for a fun, conscious- fashion, social group? A place to swap clothes, buy unique items and connect with some like-minded people? Are you a fashion diva, fashionista, apprecianado or renewable wear junkie? Do you like the idea of looking good while doing good? Love the vintage stuff and the new stuff? Then this group-ladies is for YOU!

This is a group for people of all ages and cultures that have discovered how awesome scooters are. The group will meet weekly or biweekly for happy hour to talk shop with, share knowledge, and learn from other scooter riders. We will go on group rides through and around Washington, DC. We will also host how to workshops on how-to properly maintain, and modify your scooter for optimal performance. Here is where it gets good, we will also rent space and hold scooter races! That's right, scooter ra …