What is a Fab Lab? The CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) MIT Fab Lab is a high tech workshop open to the public where entrepreneurs, product developers, inventors, and business people can get help making prototypes of their inventions. What do I have to Do to Use the CCBC MIT Fab Lab & What Can I Do There? After you take the Fab Lab Introduction safety and training class, you will have access to a ShopBot CNC milling/routing machine, UPrint 3D printer, Roland vinyl cutter, Epilog lase …

They say it takes a village to raise a child and I realized how true that was three months after I had my son. I started looking around and realized my village was scant and my villagers few. For the last few months I have been contemplating starting this meetup and have finally decided to do it. If you live in Lanham, Greenbelt and even Bowie area and want to meet other like minded parents then this is the place for you! I would like this group to foster a community where we can provide a safe …

Based in Washington, DC America Journalists Meetup serves as a networking and resource meetup for journalists located in the United States, as well as for students who study journalism and others interested in the field of media and journalism. Its mission includes helping students and journalists locate SCHOLARSHIPS, REPORTING FELLOWSHIPS, GLOBAL CONVENTIONS, JOB FAIRS and WORKSHOPS. We provide an opportunity to meet a network of like-minded journalists from around the U.S. Members will have …

With every thought and action, you affect yourself, your world, and your future! Happiness and success involves understanding how we can decide on our vision for the future, stick with those decisions, and improve our confidence in actions towards our goals and passions in life.  Our brains constantly change & grow in response to new thoughts.  Exercise, diet, and our habits will affect who we are tomorrow. Join others to participate and develop, confidently controlling your life & your destiny …

What if you could do everything you normally do, but do it without consuming fossil fuels? What if you could power your entire home and/or car from solar panels on your roof? What if you could protect your children from their imminent financial burden of paying 10 times what you are paying for energy? If you like the sounds of what you just read, you should join us - we're forming a new cause, a new movement to change the way we perceive, retrieve and receive energy. We don't want to wait 20 mor …

This is a group for patriots who love the U.S., are concerned for its future and want to become active citizens for freedom by returning to the founding principles (and common sense!). I started this group because being a conservative in a deep-blue state, I often feel like I'm alone - but I know you're out there somewhere! I'm looking forward to meeting some people who are just as concerned about the future of Maryland and the country.

This group is a beta group in which American Women Veterans is gauging the interest of local women veterans in the DC/NOVA area to come together for events and activities. It is open to all veterans and supporters. The AWV VISION American Women Veterans Foundation believes that women have always been the catalyst for change within our homes, our communities and the world.  We envision a society in which the legacy of America’s servicewomen, veterans and their families is celebrated and carried …

We've all been there..We've all gone through it...and we all know dating in this area can be as frustrating as figuring out how many times you have to go around the Beltway to find the exit to Connecticut Avenue! We all have friends and family to talk too- but sometimes they don't really understand how difficult it is to meet your future soul mate online. Our mothers fear the fact we put ourselves out there, our fathers for don't understand why we do it- and if you are like me, most of your frie …

Like that old, soulful U2 rock anthem, do you sometimes find yourself singing "I still haven't found what I'm looking for," and somehow the song's sentiment connects with your spiritual journey?  Perhaps you feel emotionally distant from the Christian spirituality and Sunday worship you grew up with.  Curious to find out why you’re having these feelings/thoughts/disconnect?  But more importantly, curious if there is a better way to think about, experiment with, and practice faith in the 21st Cen …

The DC Tech Meetup convenes technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and the broader innovation community regularly to learn and share. Each month, 800+ innovators gather to see demos, launch products and meet their future co-founders, partners and funders.

Over 80 events have taken place already in the first year! Don't miss out on our .... Join the Laurel Metro Social Group! The PURPOSE of this Meetup group is to provide social events for men and women who like to GET TOGETHER, MEET NEW PEOPLE, and HAVE FUN in Laurel and the Baltimore and DC metro areas. This is a social group, NOT A DATING GROUP! Future events may include arts and culture, concerts, historic walking and bus tours, educational and networking workshops and seminars, karaoke, come …

Interested in just hanging out in New York City or Philadelphia for a day? Want to venture north of DC but don't have anyone to travel with? Then join the DC to New York Travel Group! We will be traveling to cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and other Northeast destinations, including Canada and the Mid-Atlantic. We will be taking trips through the Megabus or Boltbus services, which offer very low-cost bus trips that you can purchase on their websites (www.megabus.com and …

Welcome Sista's, Thank you for visiting our Sista’s Circle Networking Community. My name is Cheryl Allen, Organizer and Founder of a Sista’s Circle Networking. Ida Crawford, Co-organizer AKA “Coach Ida” is our Certified Personal Development Coach. To learn how you can take charge of your life, and receive a FREE Life Coaching Session…… Please visit Coach Ida’s Website: www.dailylifeforme.org This year will be an exciting one, especially if you have goals of finally starting or expanding your …

The Carriage House Studio is a photography studio and gallery in Washington, DC, offering studio rental, and photography workshops and exhibits. The studio consists of 1,200 square feet of floor space (60' by 20') at street level, with extensive private alleyways for outdoor work. The studio is located in an historic landmark 1860's carriage house in the Logan Circle Arts District, a few blocks from the Convention Center, White House and Union Station. Although primarily used as a photography st …

Interested in just hanging out in New York City or Philadelphia for a day? Want to venture north of Baltimore but don't have anyone to travel with? Then join the Baltimore to New York Travel Group! We will be traveling to cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other Northeast destinations, including Canada and the Mid-Atlantic.  We will be taking trips through the Megabus or Boltbus services, which offer very low-cost bus trips that you can purchase on their websites (www.megabus.com …

Be the light is founded on the premise that love reigns supreme, everything responds to vibration and we are one with the Divine. Our focus is to be the light in our lives, to emulate joy, healing and love to those around us. We put our attention on joy and the faith that the possibilities truly are infinite. Faith is the light that illuminates your pathway, without faith the future looks frightening. Being the light keeps us in the space of expecting miracles. Realizing how much you are a gift …

Welcome to the 20s and 30s Outdoors Club! We are an extremely active group of outdoors loving 20s and 30s year olds living in the DC-VA-MD area. We focus on going on real adventures, not watered down hikes like Rock Creek Park...or any other lameness. We like to get out of the city for a day/weekend. Looking for everyone to sacrifice convenience for more memorable experiences. This is not like most meetup groups. We keep the group small (500 people max) and also keep our trip sizes small. It AL …

Lez Read is one of P&P's newest book groups. Our first meeting will occur on April 13 at 7:30pm in our discount bookroom downstairs. Currently, we anticipate reading a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction books on lesbian and queer themes or titles that were written by lesbian or queer-identified writers. Readers should read the book in advance of the meeting so we can have an active and lively discussion! Participants who purchase the book in our store will receive a 20% discount on the …

Lock and Key Singles Events are the new, hot, exciting, interactive, and a FUN way for singles to socialize. Join us for our next Lock and Key Party. Meet other singles near you in a fun, non-intimidating atmosphere. Includes 1 FREE Drink, free appetizers and a tons of singles 25+! Register early! We raffle off great prizes too that everyone had a legitimate chance of winning! Check us out at http://www.LockandKeyevents.com/BMD for more information! Lock and Key Singles Events have proven to b …

We are rebuilding for 2013. More info coming soon. Who We Are We're an outdoor, pick-up co-ed volleyball group that plays on the sand court of old Greenbelt, MD. We currently have two groups: a social, all-skills group (Tuesdays) and an intermediate group (Thursdays). Beginners Group (Tuesdays) This is a just-for-fun volleyball gathering, with all skill levels and happy attitudes welcome.  It is currently leaderless (unless someone wants to try that role).  So everyone - bring a ball if you hav …

Interested in casual, weekday evening conversations (and hearing interesting speakers) to explore questions and doubts related to Christian faith and finding meaning in life? If yes, then grab a beer and join us! DC Theology Pub is an experimental conversation designed to foster fresh new perspectives on--and questions regarding--Christian spirituality in the 21st Century: it is part discussion group and part speaker series. Recently we have started to focus on book discussions on science and fa …

GOSU Institute of Chinese Martial Arts is a program aiming to provide people with the highest level of Martial Arts for a low price. We teach Modern Wushu, Traditional Kung Fu, and Chinese Style Kickboxing.  One day we will have a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) program too. Anyone is welcome whether you'd like to practice for fitness, self-defense, competition, or for mastery.  Our classes to improve your fitness, flexibility, athleticism, and Martial Arts foundation.  Lessons learned in this class ca …

Tired of joining book clubs only to end up reading stacks of books that aren't your style?? Think outside the box and join us for something different! Each month, the group will pick a genre, not a book, for the upcoming month. You find a book in that genre that you want to read, then share that book with the group. Yes, everyone reads something different, but we discuss how our books each fit the genre and members get to hear about other books that they might want to read in the future. Possibl …

Calling all Opera Lovers! This is a group for lovers of opera in general and productions of New York's Metropolitan Opera in particular! If you've seen a production of the Met, whether in the actual opera house at Lincoln Center Plaza, via the Met's "Live in HD" in a movie theater, or even online through "Met Opera on Demand", then you are just the person to join this group. We will meet and talk about all things opera including Met productions, current and historic, opera singers, and past and …

Beautiful, remote, full of images of Maryland's past, present and future, the Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure. Our group will feature workshops, exhibits, excursions, and networking to help you produce prize winning photography, or simply for your pleasure and enjoyment! For those interested in working in a studio environment, we will also have a complete professional studio (Cattail Studio) available for rental, suited to portrait, model portfolio, and boudoir photography, in a waterfront …

Welcome to the Washington DC Agile User Group! The mission of the Washington DC Agile User Group is to raise awareness, understanding and acceptance of agile practices, and support a community of local practitioners on their agile journey. Our meetings present industry experts, opportunities for learning, networking, and provide an open forum for collaboration and knowledge sharing among local Agile practitioners on varied topics related to agile methodologies. Meetings are held monthly and o …

This is a place where anyone who has any experience or interest in learning the ancient ways of primitive skills can come together! The meetup events focus on specific skills ranging from native awareness to tracking, flintknapping, and more! Keep your eye out for future meetups and provide any suggestions you may have for skills to practice. Also, this group will thrive once we have a place to practice all skills on a monthly basis. Please notify me if you would like to suggest a meetup locatio …

If you are single and love to travel internationally or even if you have never been outside of the US, but are curious about traveling to one of the 7 continents and would like to do so in the near future with fun, like-minded individuals, this is the group to join. The purpose of this group is to meet, socialize (and travel of course) with people who share my love of international travel. While being a single traveler can be adventurous & liberating, it also has its limitations. Travel, like ma …