Welcome to Simply FabULous DMV Naturals & Transitioning!! R.E.S.P.E.C.T the KiNK... This group offers you an excellent opportunity to connect and come together with other  African American women in the DMV (MD/DC/VA) who choose to wear their hair natural and/or women who are transitioning from relax to chemical-free hair. We will celebrate our diversity and beauty through support, respect and sisterly love. We will gather to converse, network and support one another in our quest for chemical-fr …

Want to reach beyond your favorite authors? Don't know where to turn? Join the Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Book Club Meetup Group! This group was created to encourage people from all walks of life to get together and discuss the meaning of life and literature. We will read books suggested and agreed to at our meetings. Want to read and discuss your favorite novel/biography/work of non-fiction? Bring your suggestions to our next meeting! During the first meetup of the month, we will discuss t …

There are many groups for ladies of color in the Washington metropolitan area but few are originated in Western FFX County. This group is started to fill that gap. This is a social group for those who are celebrating life and looking for similarly inclined people. The vision of this group is try new things or revisits old things, go to new places or revisit old places, have lots of fun, meet great people, and create amazing memories. Members are expected to support each other and participate in …

A group for artists interested in mixed-media techniques - painting, collage, ink, found objects on paper, canvas, fiber, or sculpture. Let's meet and take turns sharing techniques, swap materials and papers from our studios, and inspiring each other.

Ever wondered where to start when it comes to comic books? Read Y: The Last Man and want  to O__o over the series with another fan? Aching to go see the new superhero movie with peeps who'll understand your cheers and boos? All your friends telling you to read Sandman and you're ready to take the leap? Got comic books/trades to swap/borrow/lend? Want to go halfsies on the latest X-men Fan film on kickstarter? Welcome one and all to DC's most inclusive comic book clubhouse. Stop by to shoot the …

Do you maintain a Real Foods lifestyle? Are you interested in getting started with learning how to? Join us for a mix of events including recipe swaps, Real Food connections, informal seminars, book and blog reviews, hands-on cooking demonstrations, food storage ideas, real foods expeditions (farm visits and market trips), and the occasional pot luck or family night. Learn to cook traditional foods and save time and money on yours meals. Best of all, you can better maintain a Real Foods diet wit …

This is a group for anyone who is interested in a monthly, themed food swap( Month #1 fix and freeze, Month #2 Christmas Cookie, Month #3 Soup swap, etc.). Let's get together for food, fun, and friendship. Make several containers of your favorite recipes and WALK AWAY with an armload of new meals. Also requesting that each dish have printed recipes so that our members can reproduce the efforts again and again. We can brainstorm together for ideas and guidelines. Perhaps even create a "recip …

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!

Eat. Drink. Read. is a book club for young adult readers in the DC metro area. We are always accepting open-mided avid readers who are interested in expanding their minds and their friendship circles. In the club we read fiction and non-fiction books on every topic imaginable. We are always open to suggestions and every book is chosen democratically. We hope to see you soon!

Need to get out for a little 'me' time and make friends in the local area? This is a women's group for busy moms in their 30's and 40's from the Gainesville/Haymarket/Bristowthat area that want to take a break from the day-to-day and make female friendships. We will start out getting together at local coffee shops and see if we want to expand to other activities including dinner nights, spa days, book discussions - really anything that the group wants to do. The main intent is to have meetups th …

Hi Everyone. There is a great book that has made its way to the public. The book is called "Twin Justice Survived." The story discusses a great topic: Bullying. We cannot say enough about bullying. One way or another all of us has been affected by bullying. You were either bullied or participated in bullying. Please go to www.twinjusticesurvived.com, LIKE the book on Facebook, order and read the book, and meet and have dinner with the author for a great book discussion. Your feedback will assist …

This is a group for new first time moms interested in meeting each other and forming meaningful friendships while we let the kiddies play. I wanted to start a group where many of the events will primarily be in held in Northern Arlington in the Courthouse/Clarendon/Ballston area, geared toward stay at home moms of babies, and most will be during weekdays. We can get together for walks on the bike trail, matinee movies, lunch dates and playing at the park, but also do some fun mommy stuff like ni …

This group is for people who read a great deal and love to discuss the books among friends. We will meet during the evening of the second Saturday of every month to discuss previously agreed to books. Have a book in mind you think would make for a lively discussion? Bring your suggestion to our next meeting!

This is a group of folks who love going to the library to read, bring the kids to Story Time, and also to help out around the place.