This is a place to share ideas and stories with other authors. It is open to writers of all experience and skill levels. We're looking for writers who want to help each other master the craft of writing and editing. Our emphasis is narrative (plot, pacing, character, description), which is most typically associated with prose writing (fiction and non-fiction)- but don't feel limited by labels. Writers who work in any style (drama, poetry, comic books) are also welcome in our group. Members shoul …

If you are a parent homeschooling from a Christian perspective in the Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Rochester area, then this group is for you. The purpose of this group is to plan activities, provide support, and share ideas and information. Members of this group are encouraged to host/lead activities or workshops in areas that moms or dads are gifted or specialize in.   For example, I can lead outdoor education workshops or lessons (like rock climbing, boating, plant and tree identification, etc …

We are women who do arts and crafts. Some of us are professionals, some have Etsy stores or market online, and some of us just want to get together, make things and have a good time. We talk, do show and tell, and sometimes lead each other in closed workshops. Oct. 2011 marks our one year anniversary, and our group has evolved and grown into an amazing entity, an even better community than I had originally hoped for. Our mini workshops  have been varied, abundant, and well attended. Our group is …

Thanks for taking the time to check out this group!! If you love gardening and want a fun garden-themed activity at least once a month to learn and share your love of gardening, then this is the place for you! I know there are a lot of people out there who want to learn or share more about gardening, who have a love for the beauty that surrounds us here in the great Pacific Northwest and would like to implement some of these ideas and techniques in your gardening activities. In this group, when …

The best venue in Tacoma for Karaoke and Dancing is at the Tacoma Elks Lodge. We are located in our new Pavilion at Allenmore Golf Course, 2125 S. Cedar St, TAcoma, WA 98405 Dinner is served starting at 6pm, (usually about $8 including soda and tax) We play our own verson of Family Feud Style Team Trivia and it's a blast! If your team wins (up tp 4 players) you each get a $5 discout ticket for the next weeks dinner and bar bill! It's FREE to play! Trivia starts at 6:45pm. At 7:30, our Karaoke Ho …

***If you want to shoot in a professional studio or simply learn HOW to work in a studio, this is the place to be.  FREE one-on-one help/Instruction and the lowest rates in the entire area** We are a 1200 ft studio located in Tacoma and specializing during the day in family portraits. This meetup group is our outreach to Photographers and Models in the south sound. While we are a for-profit business and rent time to photographers at below market rates, our goal is to develop a community in the …

6-29-12 Vivation is a skill to learn for living your most happiest, most creative, most loving, most sacred, most helpful to humanity life self.  Vivation is much more than just a skill of happiness.  You can't understand what this means until you begin to practice Vivation on a regular basis.  Learning to practice Vivation on a regular basis means that you finally learn to trust your body and all of the sensations that it brings up for you to feel.  The goal of Vivation is learning to love all …

I started this group to get together with others once a week in Olympia to crochet or knit and enjoy coffee/tea/cider/cocoa...cupcakes! There are some other nice groups a bit farther away but I thought it would be great to start a group for the local Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey area. I'm a beginner at crocheting but learning more all the time. All levels welcome, whether you're into knitting, crocheting, looms, or other crafts. We have two meetup locations: *OLY Bonjour Cupcakes, in downtown Ol …

Former Dupont Knitters are welcome to join us or I suggest the Olympia group as another alternative:  Oly Yarncraft In rural Pierce County, most other crafting groups are at inconveniet distances, locations, or times.  I hope this group will prove convenient for the Mountain Highway/Highway 7 corridor.  I am looking for interested crafters of any type , but especially knitting. I hope the group will provide assistance to all levels of crafters and that those with expertise will share it. While m …

Welcome to the resurrection of the Art of Spoken Word, Poetry and MCing. Come and broadcast your talent.

This group is opened to not only Latinas but women who embrace the Latino culture. Latina Social Club will allow you to make new friends, have spicy conversations, saucy get togethers but most of all connect to Latino culture. The focus will be supporting one another with our careers, aspirations and life! We'll meet twice a month for home-cooked meals, Latin cuisine outings, Latino art shows/concerts and more.

This is a group for anyone interested in living more self-sufficiently and sustainably. Let's learn from each other about: growing a successful garden, raising backyard poultry and small livestock, small outdoor building projects, sourcing ingredients and supplies, the art of bartering, making things yourself ... and more. All skill levels welcome. *** Most meetups will take place in and near Olympia, WA unless we go on a field trip

This group is for anyone interested in changing the community we live in. Lets get together and start becoming apart of the resolution. The House of Matthew Transitional Services, Homeless Prevention & Life-skills Center is a non-profit and very active organization, dedicated to homeless prevention. We help Veterans that have fought and served our country with housing and supportive services to come back home homeless or to age only to be homeless. Homelessness and Veteran shouldnt go together, …

Get together with other Gig Harbor area readers who enjoy discussing their latest read book. You can be part of the planning process in choosing the next books to read. Full Moon Art Gallery will host the Book Club Meetings and provide free coffee and tea - members are welcome to bring other beverages. Meetings will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Odd name for a photography group huh? That’s because this is a group for people who enjoy different types of photography and want to explore different genres. The plan is to have smaller groups so the meetups can be focused. For example we’ll have meetups for people who are complete novices to digital photography, and meetups for people who want to work on a specific genre. Some of the things we’ll do include introduction to the camera, introduction to studio photography, portrait studio photogr …

We are a group of people interested in Technology, DIY Projects, 3D Printing, and crafting. We imagine, design, and create. We develop robots, make mistakes, program machines, sketch, draw and build.

Are you a Christian who is disillusioned with current Christian dogma and hierarchy and are looking for like-minded individuals who are seeking to reunite with and reclaim the way of Jesus? Do you want to build a community of friends who support (adapted from Hal Taussig): 1) A spiritual vitality and expressiveness, including participatory, arts-infused, and lively worship as well as a variety of spiritual rituals and practices such as meditation; 2) Intellectual integrity including a willingnes …

Join other Gig Harbor Singles ... events and meetings are just beginning. Get together with other Gig Harbor Singles - make new friends, get out and do new and interesting things. This meetup group will be as good as you want to make it.  Have an idea for a get together? Let us know, we are looking for venues and things to do in Gig Harbor.

This is a group for anyone who loves performing for others. We welcome singers, dancers, actors, spoken word artists, comedians and any other type of performance artists that would like to have an outlet for their talent. We are not about making money.. we are about sharing the arts with our local communities. We welcome performers aged 12 and up and those who support bringing their talent to the public. Some ideas include community talent shows, performances for the elderly and sick, and volunt …

The group of wet felting enthusiasts would like to organize the MEETUP group for frequent meetings to share our new works, ideas, show info, help to solve the problems, and just for pleasurable chat and snack.