Join us for some good company and geeky conversation the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Once a month, we'll get together to have drinks, chat, network, and geek out with fellow information architects, librarians, usability experts, user experience designers, interaction designers, and other like-minded people. Some months we have speakers as well as informal networking. We always have pizza and beverages as part of the attendance fee. It's open to anyone, so bring a friend -- especially those in ot …

Meet other fans of Lesbian Literature here in Seattle. Chat about books while meeting fellow queer ladies who like to read and socialize. You can jump in and join anytime! The meetings are structured to discuss the books and get to know each other.  We start with introductions, something we thought about the book (longer than a sentence, shorter than a page), then we launch into discussion.  We discuss the book for about an hour and a half.  Then we end with our names again, last thoughts on the …

Meet other locals who are interested in hitting the nightlife scene and chatting up fine, attractive, fun-loving singles. This group is open to men and women, although we tend to be horribly, annoyingly chauvinistic at times. We do have fun. More fun than the poetic Alfred Tennyson discussion group you looked at a few moments ago. Are we pick-up-artists? Well... see our About Page.

We are from the Soto Zen Tradition. This group is for you if you are curious about Zen practice, or you are a Zen practitioner looking to develop a practice with mentorship and camaraderie. We conduct a formal weekly class on Saturday mornings which includes Zazen, Kinhin, Chanting, Tea and Zen Chat. We also have readings and Dharma discussions. Our guide is Kosho Itagaki, a Zen priest, born, educated and ordained in Japan. Our venue is the Academy of Koei-Kan Karate-Do at Belluvue for a time …

Meet other local people interested in unicycling. Street, commuter, performer, muni? The name of the game is to get out there and ride! You may also want to check out our Google Group - Seattle Area Unicycle Riders (SAURs) for emails regarding special rides, people selling unicycles, or just general unicycle chat: http://groups.google.com/group/saurs/about?pli=1 Also check out the NW Uni YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NWUni Photos: Profile pic = Kris Holm 20" trials uni (mod …

You already are sensitive, intuitive and psychic! If you have had interesting or unusual psychic experiences please come find some answers and meaning. We can look clairvoyantly to give you more information about your psychic abilities and experiences. Whether you are newly curious, or a professional reader and healer already, we invite you to come explore your spiritual abilities in our Meetup group. We every Monday. On the first Monday of each month, we have an Intuitive Reading Clinic ($25). …

Meetup for folks that would like to discuss Microsoft's cloud platform and service offerings. Things we will chat about...Office 365, Windows Intune, Azure, Implementation and Best Practices. Bring your questions or experience!

Let's get together and chat about HTML5, the advancement in object oriented JavaScript, CSS and middle-tier programing (Java/JSP, Ruby on Rails, PHP, ASP.NET), Software as a service (APIs), open source technology, data-driven architecture, OO/MVC Design, etc., etc.. There are several opportunites where I work, and side projects I'd like to explore and contribute to.  Let's get together as peeps in the industry and chat about making great new interactive UX/UI projects come to life.

Are you a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Are you an adult? Do you live in the Greater Seattle Area? Do you want to meet up with other pony fans to hang out, chat, and just have fun? This is the group for you!

Don't worry about the rain, we don't! Join us for  nature walks, toddler play dates, baby story times, great conversations and while your kids are making friends, you will too! Who are we... a group of mostly stay at home moms of children preschool age and younger. Where we go...you find it, we'll go. We vary the location around the Seattle area, from Seward Park, Jetty Island over to Farrel McWhirter Park, it's about exploring and providing opportunities for the children to see something new. …

This group will be used to casually chat about the prospects of Seattle hosting an NHL team. We will discuss anything from Stadium funding and location to Seattle demographics on why (or why not) could support a team. Join the team to engage in some fun conversations.

This group is for Seattle-area families of young children who are interested in attachment parenting, a natural lifestyle, and having fun, kid-friendly get-togethers. A lot of the organizers are members of Natural Parents Network, but we welcome anyone who's interested. We tend to be crunchy but are not crunchier-than-thou. You can be anywhere along the attachment parenting/natural living spectrum, or just come along to see what it's like. Moms, dads, caregivers, and any age children are welcome …

Your help is needed to create an adventure. Let our combined talents create the future we seek. Let us keep our makerspace in downtown Seattle busy with projects to upgrade the future. ----------- Jigsaw Renaissance is a learning and making community, a collaborative community dedicated to collective education and creation. Our mission is to create an environment in which success, failure, and most of all discovery are celebrated. Our vision is that this environment will foster an enduring sens …

House concerts and small venues are a great way to experience your favorite musicians in a more intimate and informal way. At a house concert there is no bad seat, because you are all just sitting in the living room while the musician plays just feet from you. Intermission usually includes chatting to the musician about what inspires them or why they wrote a particular song. There is usually shared food and a great opportunity to meet your fellow concert goers. Unlike big venues you really get t …

Welcome!  Sundays at 5:30 I'm hosting a gong meditation for an hour (-ish) in my warm, peaceful home by Green Lake. I've been studying Acutonics (sound therapy using acupuncture points) for many years.  Gong music creates a powerfully soothing, nurturing, relaxing environment that's perfect for contemplation. It's a beautiful way to re-ground yourself during a hectic week, or give yourself some mental space to ponder life's mysteries. Beginner meditators welcome!  You don't need to "know how to …

The renaissance is here, and it brought ice-cream! So, here’s the idea: Ideas. Unfiltered, unencumbered, and unapologetically enthusiastic ideas. Ideas that lead to grease-smeared hands, lavender sorbet, things that go bang, clouds of steam, those goggle-marks you see on crazy chemistry geeks, and some guy (or girl) in the background juggling and swinging from a trapeze. We are a collective of intellectual eccentrics, passionate about learning and our various (and yes, I mean various) arts. Wal …

Security and beers is an informal gathering of IT Security professionals in the Seattle area to unwind, network, chat and drink beer with like-minded people in the industry. Come and join us for a drink, some laughs and some conversation. No name tags, no cheesy presentations - just Security and beers.

This group is for anyone in the tech industry looking for guidance and support in their job search completely free! It will be a personalized service focused on anything from resume writing, interview tips, how to negotiate pay rates with managers and recruiters, and etc. I started this group because finding a new job is always a challenge and I wanted to provide a service that didn't have any strings attached. Bring your resume in hand and we can chat over coffee! I'll be changing the locations …

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 Seattle whe …

"All the brilliant people working at the same time, in the same space, at the same computer, on the same thing." - Woody Zuill, Mob Programming geezer. Read about mob programming at http://mobprogramming.org/. Every couple of weeks or so, Mondays 6pm-8.30pm, you can join us when you can, in downtown Seattle or Redmond (we're alternating for now). Our most recent session was at Nordstrom's Innovation Lab, where eight people had all sorts of fun and games coding up a browser-based chat applicatio …

Meet to eat foods from The Dolce Diet or other recipes based on nutritional science from the Metabolic Effect and other fitness-focused nutrition programs. Sometimes we'll have potlucks, and we might also have events where foods are prepared for the group. Be ready to chat, because beyond food, there will be conversations about earth-grown nutrients, raw foods and other sources of fuel for fitness. Those who already possess nutritional knowledge can share, and those who don't can learn and contr …