Meet with local language lovers to discuss points of interest, such as grammar, linguistics, literature, culture, sometimes in a book club format

The mission of Final Salute Inc. is to provide homeless female Veterans with safe and suitable housing. The word homeless should not be associated with any Veteran. However, most people are not even aware that a homeless female Veteran population exist. It is estimated that there are 13,000 homeless female Veterans in the United States. For the sacrifices they and their families have made, this is an unacceptable state for any of them to be in. Female Veterans are twice as likely to be in the …

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 …

The Arlington Yoga, Meditation and Community Service Meetup Group welcomes all who would like to experience yoga, yogic breathing and meditation to refresh, de-stress, calm the mind and live more healthy and happy. We hold yoga, yogic breathing and meditation events regularly for the community. We also partner with other groups for volunteering projects to give back to the local community and have events that feature various cultures, ayurveda and more. Join us..It's fun! For social philanthrop …

Monkeys with Typewriters (MoWiTy) is an extreme writing group bent on hammering out our novels (or whatever projects we're working on) and having fun too. If infinite monkeys can create a masterpiece, so can we. We do not limit ourselves to writing -- any creative endeavor a member feels like working on is appropriate for MoWiTy. During meetings, our members write, draw, blog, design, code, or work on whatever other project he or she is up to. The purpose of our meetup is to provide members with …

Welcome to DC Software Craftsmanship User Group! This group is for software developers that care about the quality of their work and want to practice and improve their programming skills, share what they know and learn new things from others. This is a hands-on coding user group with no presentations. Each meeting will be a dojo where we will go through a challenging software craftsmanship exercise that focuses on clean code, test-driven development, design patterns, and refactoring. We will pai …

This is a book club aimed at reading books of interest to IT professionals, especially software developers. Not hard core technical books, but instead the sort of book that you could sit down and read cover to cover in two to four hours, such as Joel on Software, The Cathedral & the Bazaar, Dreaming in Code, etc. We'll meet at some coffee shop, bookstore or cafe in Arlington near a metro stop. Our group image is an CC xkcd illustrating what programmers do while compiling.

We meet to learn and practice Spanish in a super fun way. We have different levels of fun, social gatherings and learning and practice opportunities: meetings for BEGINNERS, for INTERMEDIATE speakers, gatherings where we speak SOLO ESPAÑOL, and events for everybody at restaurants, with Latin music, at parks, movies, etc. ¡Te esperamos para aprender y divertirte mucho! Join us to learn and have a lot of fun! Many members ask us about a more methodical way to learn and practi …

Come join Independent Team Beachbody Coaches for a FREE weekly workout. Experience Beachbody workouts you have seen on TV like P90X, P90X+, INSANITY, Hip Hop Abs, Turbo Jam and Brazil Butt Lift, all for FREE! This workout group is designed to give you exposure to what fitness can be all about, while building friendships, and above all, having fun! If you are looking for a group of like-minded individuals to work out with who will keep each other motivated to reach our health & fitness goals - …

Getting Things Done DC (GTD DC) is a group of local personal productivity enthusiasts who enjoy discussing and sharing ideas/resources centering on David Allen's work, started with his seminal book on personal productivity, Getting Things Done ®. It's that simple! Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gtddc If you have any GTD or GTDDC-related questions, please email Ray the organizer. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO! Please note that meetings ar …

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! Arlington 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. But all of it should be challenging in one way or another...It's …

Its rare to find a calm and centering place to visit regularly. If you'd like a place to retreat to for renewal with positive energy, join a warm group of people in Arlington, VA. Open to the public at no cost, we invite you join us. You are welcome to ask questions, join the dialouge, or sit quietly listening to the discussion while learning meditation. http://www.meetup.com/Wat-Thai-DC-Buddhist-Meditation/ Sararut Pilakun Roylance will lead us in the teachings of deep meditation. Sararut, …

We are a fun and supportive group of writers living in and around Northern Virginia. All skill levels and all types of writing are represented: novels, poetry, lyrics, short stories, non-fiction, children's stories, and more! We meet every Wednesday at 7pm in a room at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington. Meetings generally last about 2 hours and are either sessions designed to provide feedback on members' work, or a workshop session aimed at a specific element of writing. Check the Calenda …

Meet history lovers from the DC area in a local Meetup Book Club! Fiction or non-fiction, paperback or hardcover, we will read a new book every other month. Then we will meet to discuss the reading selection at an informal and accessible meeting place. Perfect for those who have an interest in reading, history, travel, and meeting new people.

If you develop software for a living, you need at least one "dynamic" language in your toolkit. Languages that make it easy to do meta-programming are invaluable for many types of problems. If you are a Java developer or you develop software for the JVM, there are compelling reasons for investing in Groovy and the numerous Groovy-based frameworks -- Grails, Griffon, Gradle, Spock, Gaelyk, etc. The purpose of this group is not to promote the Groovy language and frameworks over some other t …