Joseph Campbell is best known and recognized as an American mythologist, writer,  and lecturer for his work in comparative mythology and religion. His work is vast, covering many aspects of the human experience.  His philosophy is often summarized by his phrase: "Follow your bliss." Before his death in 1987, Campbell completed a series of interviews with journalist Bill Moyers that aired as a six part television documentary originally on PBS in 1988 titled “Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth. …

Introduction This group explores the intersection of the data revolution and the art of creating value. Bring your inner data scientist and learn how people are not only doing cool things with data, but doing so in ways that help startups, businesses, and other organizations thrive. While we will always have industrial, academic, and government luminaries as speakers, this meetup will not just be about lectures and free pizza (or empanadas as we secure sponsors).  Simply put, we are building a …

DC's best Meetup for global adventure! This group is for people who enjoy events in the Washington DC area such as: international travel, embassy events, hiking, museums, festivals, kayaking, meditation, adventure travel, outdoor recreation, sports, spa visits, concerts, films, trips to the beach, ice skating, hot air balloon rides, and/or making friends while doing all of these things. YOU ARE: Single, married or in-between...young, old or in-between....students, professionals or in-between.... …

We all have single friends...and straight friends...and four legged friends... BUT how many  LESBIAN AND GAY COUPLE FRIENDS do you have? If you answered - Never enough! - then we want to meet you! Join us! It's free and easy! Great events and lots of new friends waiting for you - nearly 800 members and counting! Brunch? Movie? Theater? Museum? Cocktails? Dinner? Lecture? Outdoor Activities? DC Landmarks? It's all here.

Muslims for Progressive Values - DC was founded in 2004 as Washington DC Progressive Muslim Meetup to provide a place for Progressive Muslims and their friends to meet and discuss Islam from a liberal perspective. While a variety of definitions of "progressive Islam" can be found, this group is guided by the words of Professor Omid Safi: "Progressive Islam encompasses a number of themes: striving to realize a just and pluralistic society through a critical engagement with Islam, a relentless pu …

CrossFit - Constantly Varied High Intensity Functional Movements Welcome to DC CrossFitters, We're a group people that are knowledgeable about the CrossFit brand (and those who want to learn about it) meeting others who are the same. In other words, this group is for: Fans of CrossFit - As CrossFit has grown as a training program and a sport, the CrossFit games and associated fitness competitions have grown as well. Lots of people enjoy being a fan of the CrossFit brand - watching the CrossFi …

FREE probably: Acccepting Blue Cross, Medicare OR reimbursible by most health insurance OR $25 weekly. Enhance coping skills dealing with Disorganization, Procrastination, Cluttering, ADHD etc.  In this weekly group, you can work individually with leader on your unique organizing issues - and learn from the struggles and solutions of others. Not a class or lecture that merely informs - this is for actual behavioral change. To facilitate concrete improvement, leaders, Therapist and  each particip …

This Washington DC Meetup mission is to help businesses understand and convert Data to be an Asset as compared to be a liability. Our community will cater to SAP HANA and its ecosystem (BI, BODS, MDM, ETL, EIM etc.), BIG Data and Hadoop community and predictive analytics with R and explore Cloud offerings. ABOUT HANA SAP HANA is a modern platform for real-time analytics and applications. It enables organization to analyze business operations based on large volume and variety of detailed data in …

Like lectures, indie authors, indie movies, indie music, and other intellectual activities? Looking for others who have the same interests or want to try something new? Join The Culture Club! No artistic skill required - just an interest in indie culture and having fun. Attendance policy: We have a different organizer for every Meetup event. To contact the organizer of the event you are interested in attending, please look for "Who's Organizing?" at the top of the event page and contact the orga …

Our mission is to promote an appreciation of Italian language and culture through Italian language lessons, cooking lessons, film, art, music, literature, wine tastings, sports, travel and social engagement. We help people with a strong interest in Italy connect with one another, both online and in person.  Membership is FREE and we're open to all levels of Italian language from zero to native fluency. We're the original Italian language meetup group in our area, the largest, and still the faste …

The Washington Area Astronomy Meetup connects people interested in astronomy by fostering informal gatherings at local star parties, public observatory nights, astronomy lectures and other astronomy-related programs. No experience in astronomy is required and you don't need to own a telescope to participate. The free evening "star party" meetups posted here are hosted by local astronomy clubs and organizations that welcome public participation. These groups offer fun, safe ways to explore the ni …

Do you love to hike? Explore nature? Do you enjoy a good bushwhack? Would you choose a hike's location based on its potential to yield a good history lesson? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have come to the right place. We hike; we visit museums and historical sites; we attend lectures and book signings; we explore the area's rich history and great scenery.

We are the DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.  We help advance computing as a science and a profession.  We do this offline through lectures, workshops, discussion panels, and professional development seminars.  We partner with ACM HQ, ACM Public Policy, ACM special interest groups (SIGs), DC area technical user groups, and area university Comp Sci and Info Tech departments. Join us if you like any of the following categories: http://acm.org/sigs Suggest a topic or speaker, w …

The Luv Lounge Meetup Group is a group for Black Men & Black Women to unite and interact with each other in positive ways to improve the Black Community. We participate in group events such as The Luv Lounge Radio show, arts & culture events, parties, fund raisers, movie & documentary group viewings, lectures, workshops and more. Our flagship event is The Luv Lounge Radio Show which we record every Tuesday evening at 9pm and airs on 1480AM WPWC WE ACT RADIO DC. The Luv Lounge Radio Show is a tal …

Whether you're in the military, studying conflict resolution, or working as a consultant for the DOD, here's a great opportunity to mingle, network, and make friends. I figure we could start things off by meeting for drinks every few weeks, though I'm certainly opened to taking suggestions on other activities (movies, museums, lectures, etc.). Also, if you're keen on helping run the group, that would be much appreciated. (I just want to get this thing off the ground!) Cheers, Damien

This group is a non-profit cultural arts center on Washington DC- a space alive with color, sound, movement, and creativity - music, art and language converge to educate and entertain.We live in an interesting and fascinated city filled with so much possibility for connection and discovery. ... where each member experience how the language of art and the art of language can transcend cultural barriers. Where people each week meet to share ideas,find creative inspiration, share weekly dinner and …

Greetings all, Healing Service begins at 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm with Laying on of the Hands Spiritual Healing. The formal service starts at 2:30 pm and includes an Opening Prayer, Meditation, Healing Ministry, Declaration of Principles, Speaker/Lecture, Message Ministry, and a Closing Prayer. Speakers are chosen from qualifying members of the congregation and certified Reverends, Ministers, Healers, and Mediums. A Program for the day's service is available in the vestibule upon entering the church. …

The Philosophical Society of Washington (PSW), the oldest scientific society in Washington, invites speakers from the large, diverse scientific community in the Washington area to present results not yet in public awareness. The society attracts members who would like to be aware of the frontiers of diverse intellectual disciplines. Meetings are generally held every other Friday from October to May at the Cosmos Club. After the scheduled program, members have the opportunity to ask questions of …

This group is for (awesome) professional singles ages 35 and up who are looking to make new friends or even find THE ONE! Started by two very cool professional matchmakers (if we do say so ourselves), this group is definitely unique! We will do whatever we can to make sure our activities are FUN, and that you feel comfortable and get to meet quality singles. We think you should be having MORE FUN (isn't that what life is all about?!), so we will offer all types of FUN and creative activities, an …

This group is for Natives, and anyone interested in learning more about Native cultures, living in the DMV area. It is a place to share information on local events such as powwows, festivals and celebrations, live performances, community service opportunities, lectures, seminars, and conferences, etc as well as for organizing social gatherings (and perhaps even discussions!) of our own. Whether you are new in town or a longtime local; Native, mixed with Native blood, or neither; anyone with an o …

We are a group of photographers who use social gatherings for networking and informal education. Happy hours, photo walks and GTGs at some of the more hip gathering places in the area is what we have planned. Also, we're going to throw in some lecture/education GTGs by some of the top working photographers around. Only the sharpest... only the brightest... only the cutting edge for us. Make sure to follow us on Facebook too!

Build Innovate Grow: DC BIG:DC or DMV brings together entrepreneurs, creative and technology innovators to share, learn and solve company building issues. If you are... - techy - creative - entrepreneur with a business idea - entrepreneur with a growing business... - innovative individual looking to connect with a cool start-up ... Join in... share, learn, and solve issues related to emerging companies/start-ups... and bring innovative products and solutions to the market place! This group is co …

Interested in learning Unity3D, helping others learn Unity3D, Unity3D best practices and/or game development? This group helps members become better Unity3D users and game developers through face-to-face meetings, round tables and lectures.  This isn't a group for just programmers, artists are welcome too.

We are dedicated to sharing knowledge and inspiration with image makers of all types and levels of experience. Our classes are designed to help you get the most from your equipment and to raise your level of expression and passion. Join us for lectures, workshops and curriculum driven programs in a variety of photographic genres.