Welcome to Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group! The happy hour tradition is alive and well in Alexandria! Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group is intended to be an apolitical, non-partisan, social group bringing together people from all walks of life, varied backgrounds, and the full range of beliefs. You can count on us meeting regularly for happy hours and other fun events in Old Town Alexandria as well as around the DC-NoVA area! We're open to suggestions for events that you'd like to see/do in …

THE I AM SHELLY BELL EXPERIENCE Welcome to the I Am Shelly Bell Experience. The fact that you landed on this page means you should become one of the "Bad Muthaflockers." It means you only flock to the most genuine, artsy, fun, confident building, inspiring experiences you can find! Who are we? We provide the community with meaningful interactions including poetry events, community causes, adventures, and group gatherings. We are dedicated to bridging the gaps between art and technology by findin …

We are a network of fellow single parents for fun and support within Alexandria (including Alexandria City and the "Alexandria" in Fairfax County). The purpose of the group is to meet others in similar situations and be an outlet for fun and support. We get together for adult+kids events and adult only events. Whatever it is, it'll be fun, easy, and simple.  Our lives are complicated enough so we try to keep everything as simple as possible. :) The only requirement is that you're a single parent …

I am starting this group for all those that love to knit and want to meet up on a REGULAR basis. Truth be told...I'm doing this to make myself finish projects. I'm a knitting "starter" and need to finish the multiple projects that I have started over the years! So if you are a starter, finisher, new to knitting or have been knitting for years, join us! Location: St. Elmo's Coffee Pub  Or Panera Bread 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.      Duke St. at Alexandria Commons Shopping Center Alexandria,VA 2230 …

Alexandria Treetops is a proud member chapter of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit organization with nearly 250,000 members in more than 12,500 clubs in 106 countries. Our meetings are comprised of approximately 15-25 people who meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at Jack Taylor's Alexandria Toyota at 3750 Jefferson Davis Highway, Alexandria, VA. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an imp …

Alexandria is an icon for professional design. The city is filled with tremendously talented designers that are passionate about design as a method of problem solving. Although our backgrounds are diverse, ranging from traditional print to mobile interaction design, we are unified in our mission. We aim for innovative. We aim for useful. We aim for beautiful. We aim for unobtrusive, long-lasting, honest, and very human design. Our purpose is to promote professional design in Alexandria. With our …

Whether we hope to network, volunteer, build our professional portfolio, learn / improve personal skills, or meet new people and have fun, it requires courage to take that first step forward.  (If it were that easy, you would have done it already.)  It takes courage to change our personal story and be the kind of person we aspire to be.  So, let this be the year where you find your courage and live boldly!  Together, we'll make ourselves better individuals and our community a better place. Who a …

Welcome! Every month we'll be getting together at location in the Alexandria area to share tips about technique and gear, (gently) critique each other's work, listen to presentations by professionals and to just enjoy the company of other folks who are into photography, regardless of whether its done through film, digital, or some other technology we haven't come considered yet. The group has a wide range of experience levels, from folks just starting out to professionals who've worked in the fi …

Baby Talk Moms 2 (Alexandria New & Expecting Moms) is a sister site of our Baby Talk Moms groups. Together, we share a community blog at www.babytalkmoms.com. We are a social/support group for new & expecting moms in their late 20s to late 30s, living in and around Alexandria, VA. We are currently accepting members whose first child was born from October 1, 2011 to present or are currently expecting. Expecting women must be at least 25 weeks pregnant before requesting to join. The group is meant …

Welcome to the Alexandria Moms and Playgroup Meetup! We are Alexandria Moms whose children are between birth and four years old who are looking to make friends with other moms and find great playgroups and activites for our kids. Our events are member generated and hosted. The more active you are - the more successful we will be as a group! Why are we private? It's simple: to protect ourselves and our children. This is also why we ask that you post a picture (of yourself!) in your profile. We w …

Baby Talk Moms (Alexandria New & Expecting Moms) is a sister site of our Baby Talk Moms groups throughout the DC Metro area. Together, we share a community blog at www.babytalkmoms.com. We are a social/support group for new & expecting moms in their late 20s to late 30s, living in Alexandria. We are currently accepting members whose first child was born from September 2010 to September 2011. The group is meant to bring women together who are in a similar stage in life, but due to certain circums …

This group is for anyone in the Alexandria (or anywhere if you dont mind traversing a bit) area. Singles, married couples, single moms, those with or without kids, etc. that enjoy being active and want to make friends. I am a recent transplant to the Old Town Alexandria area and a single mom, so friends and adult companionship is a luxury! Mini me and I can be found traversing the Mt. Vernon trail, kayaking on the Potomac, hiking at any of the parks, or just getting an ice cream on King street b …

This group is for first time moms of infants who are looking to meet and support other new moms through attending or hosting playdates and going on baby friendly outings to parks, crybaby matinees, and family friendly restaurants. We also can have regular stroller walks and explore the various mommy and me workout classes in the area. Moms' nights out are also an option. Open to anyone, but events will take place close to the Alexandria area.

This is a group for anyone who wants to explore the restaurants that Alexandria has to offer. I started this group to meet new people and socialize while enjoying good food and wine. If you see a posted meetup that's full and you want to go, still add yourself to the waiting list. About 3 days before the event, I'll send out a reminder for everyone to update their RSVPs and more spots become available. Also, meetups that are posted more than 2 weeks out will be waiting list only. I'll manually o …

The Alexandria Women's Social Club is a club for all women - women of all races, all sexual orientations, xx or trans-gendered to woman, and all walks of life.  All women have a place in the club. Events are very flexible. Every member can make the events she wants to see. Whatever you think would be a good women-only event can be hosted through this group.  We have expanded to cultural events, lectures, outdoor events and shows. The main rule is obvious: with such diversity, we must absolutely …

Calling new girlfriends! Let's get together to play tourist in our own backyard, and hopefully build some lasting friendships. I'm a friendly, liberal, independent, and intelligent woman in my early 30's looking for like-minded friends. We'll start with metro-accessible locations in the DC-area and branch out from there. Looking forward to meeting women in their early 30's to early 40's that live in the Alexandria vicinity. We'll meet every few weeks at a local museum, event, or festival. DC has …

Amtgard of Alexandria is a group for anyone interested in playing the Medieval Combat Sport known as Amtgard. Amtgard is a non-profit, non-sectarian group dedicated to bringing the swords and sorcery genre alive through the use of foam padded replicas of medieval weapons. We are a national organization, with chapters all across the United States and Canada, and meet every week to enjoy friendship, camaraderie, and the most amazing game invented since chess.

This Meetup group is for working moms of young children.  All activities are on weekends, usually on Saturday mornings, to accommodate a variety of work schedules. Ages of our children range from 0-7, with most moms having at least one child 3 or younger.  Members can live any where, but activities tend to be scheduled in the Fort Hunt and/or Old Town Alexandria area. The goal is to get us all out of the house for some low key fun, while giving us the opportunity to hear about what everyone else …

This group is for moms who interesting and practice attacment / holistic parenting in Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Arlington, VA

Are you between the ages of 30-45? Then this is the group for you! We are a group of young professionals from the area of Alexandria and Arlington with one goal and one goal only: to have a good time. We strive to create a diverse, accepting, easy going, and non-cliquish environment where people can meet others with similar interests. The group is open to both singles and couples and events include happy hours, social dancing, movies, hiking, dining, and any other events members may suggest. So …

Let's get together at lunch 11:30 AM - 1 PM and help each other make money. Admission is free, just buy lunch to keep our host "Alley Cat Restaurant" happy. Membership will be limited to one business per trade and is free. Since we are new the only slots closed are Catering, Window Relacement, General Contractor, & Real Estate Agent. Meetings will be at Alley Cat Restaurant located at #2 South Whiting Street, Alexandria, VA 22304 (The Old Bennigans across from Landmark Mall).

Circle K International (CKI) is the premier collegiate and university community service, leadership development and friendship organization in the world. The NVCC Alexandria Campus CKI club wants to make its events available to the entire community. Come help us make the world a better place!

We have created a local Drupal & Drupal Design group where the Meet-Ups in Alexandria, Fairfax and DC! Join our group and meet other fun and cool Drupal users, themers and Developers! The group is a great way for local Drupal Gurus to stay in touch, share what they’re up to and learn from other like minded people. Want to start on something new, but have no clue how to go about it with Drupal then join the team and find help? Our group is the perfect local spot to get help from other creative dr …

Come enjoy fun hikes, great camping, and some good volksmarching with very good company! We explore many of our area's loveliest parks and cityscapes. While our footprint is primarily in Alexandria and elsewhere in Northern Virginia, we occasionally venture further afield to enjoy all the great places this area has to offer. We also have some of the finest people you'll ever meet anywhere. Awesome people being awesome!!! All we ask you to do is to show up with a big smile and be yourself. So wha …

The Alexandria Movie Group is a group that meets up for films and film festivals in the DC Area. If you like seeing movies on the big screen rather than your TV and hanging out with some great people, join us for showings of whatever is playing in theaters around the DC Area. After the movie, we will grab a drink, a snack, or dinner near by the theater. The meetings after are more about getting to talk and hang out with some great people than the food and drink. Please note that this group doe …

NOVA Couples is a group full of young couples from the Northern Virginia area looking to increase their circle of friends and meet other couples with similar interests at fun events! Our group members are mostly outgoing, young professionals without children from the Arlington and Alexandria areas. We always have a full roster of exciting events from happy hours to hikes to winery/brewery trips to quirky local activities. And with over 400 couples in the group, there are always interesting new …

This is a group for people with a wide variety of interests. Anything from happy hours, hiking, biking, tennis, going to see live bands, wine tastings, theatre, dinners…anything we can do as a group to expand our social circles, find people with common interests and hopefully make some friends along the way. We’ll do things in all different neighborhoods in the area (mainly in Alexandria, Arlington but also Falls Church, Tysons and Springfield) so our get-togethers will have more variety. Both s …

This meetup is targeted for teachers, especially those in Fairfax, Alexandria, and Arlington.  Teachers are great people--kind and knowledgeable, resourceful and responsible, friendly and fun.  So, let's get to know each other better!  Our signature activity will be EARLY HAPPY HOURS (HH 301).   Some restaurants may even offer us specials.  During vacations and summers, events may expand to include weekday activities--e.g., hikes, book discussions, movies, conversational Spanish, and travel.   M …