Join a friendly group of creatives and independents who like to relax after work with a beer or two. Maybe you're a writer, designer or an entrepreneur. Perhaps you run a small business. If you want to share a post work drink with a few likeminded folks, this is for you. We usually meet on Thursdays, and rotate between Redmond, Kirkland and sometime Bellevue, as that's where most folks who have joined so far reside.

A monthly gathering for Seattle area tech junkies. More specifically, those focused on storage, HPC, and general IT. Industry guys, IT guys, nerds, geeks, tech philosoraptors, whatever.... Whether 3 or 30 this should be good times to get together talk shop, learn from peers, or just have some beers and a good time. Only a couple of rules: 1. No management, No selling, No recruiting 2. BYOA (bring your own AMEX) Industry guys or those with P-Cards will typically be covering festivities but this i …

Meet with other local Beer drinkers to discuss the intricate delights of this favorite social lubricant.

I find myself going to more and more technology + craft brewery events so might as well just get a Meetup together. TechBrew was created for Seattle-ites interested in networking and discussion around next gen technologies in the enterprise, and the best craft beers in Seattle. Homebrewers welcome as well. If your startup will focus on the enterprise, this is your place to develop your channels. If you are evaluating technologies that could help you in your enterprise role, this is an informal w …

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.

Just getting a gage as to the interest level. Do you like outdoor fires under the stars? Got a backyard fire pit? Know of any good places? On the beach, in the woods? On a river? Fire, music, good people, good beer....bring a tent, barbeque. The best conversations are also started around a fire and gosh the beer taste good.  Send me your fire pics as well to post here.

From http://www.venganza.org: By design, the only dogma allowed in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the rejection of dogma. That is, there are no strict rules and regulations, there are no rote rituals and prayers and other nonsense. Every member has a say in what this church is and what it becomes. To outsiders it makes us hard to define, but here are some general things that can be said about our beliefs: We believe pirates, the original Pastafarians, were peaceful explorers and …

This meet up is for book lovers and fans of coffee, wine, and beer! Open to young, educated professionals and graduate students that love to read and need a balance in life. We read both fiction and non-fiction books and explore all the great local restaurants, bars, parks, roof decks, and coffeeshops in Seattle! This is a laid back and actively social group, join for good company, social activities, and conversations! Some of the books we have read so far: What is the What, Brothers K, Roald Da …

We're food makers, beer brewers, entrepreneurs, and artisans. We meet periodically to share ideas, seek advice, and learn what others are doing in Seattle's food startup community.

Targeting, but not limited to, those who are new in town and mainly in their 20's or 30's, here is a group designed for getting together to enjoy events/shows in the Seattle area. Events include sporting, concerts, happy hour, and whatever else that attracts interest. Meet at bars, parks, baseball/football games, rec-leagues, or anywhere that sounds fun. Be social. Come hang out. I'm also looking for people to help organize events so let me know if you are interested... 20 and 30 Something Seatt …

This group is a gathering of people who like to discuss the big questions of life over a beer. To met new people and discuss respectively different views on faith, philosophy, and theories. There will be a question to start the conversation and we will met monthly adding to our questions, and perhaps answers. If you choose to participate we ask you come with an open mind and respect the various ideas. There will be opportunity to connect outside these pub gatherings, but not a requirement. We lo …

Join one of the most exciting, non-bias, no-frills, laidback wine drinking clubs in the surrounding Seattle area. With access to local, US regional and international winemakers, importers and business owners, this club will be sure to have everything you'd need in a Free Wine Only group of enthusiasts. We may not be the *Pacific Northwests' #1 Wine Club, but we are the Pacific Northwests' # 1ENTIRELY * FREE Wine Club. - Pacific Northwests' # 1 ENTIRELY * FREE Wine Club - Nominated For a 2011 Sh …

Attention all single dads in Redmond. It is time to get out there and meet other men in the same situation. This group is primarily for men who find that their life is in transition due to a separation or divorce, and need to connect with other men on a range of issues in order to get some normal back into their lives. This is not a support or therapy group, (however, just getting out there can be therapeutic), and I am not pushing an agenda or business idea. This is for men who love their kids, …

Let's get together and teach each other to grow our own vegi's, plant fruit trees, raise chickens, make beer, make biodiesel, retrofit our houses for alternative energy. Or we can just swap seeds and can our extra tomatoes. You can do it because you love to garden, or because you want to survive the zombie apocalypse. Either way, if you're making your city home a little more self sufficient, then this group's for you.

Join Us in Kirkland - View the Latest UFC Fights with us. FREE Admission Tickets and Reserved Seating with Password.  Join Us and RSVP here to get Password to get your free admission, reserved seating, and free prizes! Kirkland -Sat, May 25th - View UFC 160 with UFC Fans: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 REDMOND -June 8th UFC on FUEL TV - Fight Party - Nogueira vs. Werdum This group was started to bring together all local MMA/UFC fans. Whether you're new to this sport or not, are a fighter or just like t …

This group is for anyone who loves meeting people from other countries or cultures. Learn about the world around and make a new friend! Listen to music from another country, share ideas, stories, food, and laughs and learn about life from another perscpective. Diversity enriches life! We have many opportunities to enjoy culture, which enriches life and increases understanding between people, plus its fun!

We don’t let the world run us; we harness it to a variety of goals. We use our involvement with endurance sport to celebrate life. It’s not just exercise; it’s a life style. I’m extending this invitation for Sammamish Multisport to anyone involved in multisport or want to explore it (you don’t even have to be a triathlete or plan to be one!). Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are up to 18 hours of daylight at the longest stretch and even more activities than I ever had growing up. So I’m exci …

Tired of religion and church but still interested in talking about faith and in making new friends? This group is for you! This group meets twice a month, with two locations: Dante's in the U Districts & Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in Burien. A group of young adults 21 and over gather on the SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month to talk about faith, religion, ethical issues, politics... whatever is in our minds! The appetizers are on us... the beer is on you... =)

Wull Gollllllleeeeeee, I just wanted to connect with other crossfitters across the Greater Seattle area. Not for the faint of heart, I envision this group tackling some wild adventures, if it ever gets going, lots and lots of beer/wine/etc, and hopefully some help on how to eat right or stay on the crossfit wagon...not so easy all the time is it??

BlueKai invites you to join our engineering team for engineer focused events. For most events, BlueKai will provide the beer and pizza, and you provide the questions. BlueKai will continue to organize a variety of engineer focused events, from B^3- Bier, Brats, and Bocce, to Tech Talks during which we will bring a variety of subject matter experts into our Seattle office, and invite all interested engineers to stop by for informal presentations and conversation. We would love to see you at the n …

The Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) networking and security team is excited to meet with local talent to discuss the complex multidisciplinary challenges we face whether it be in software, hardware, process, or some combination thereof. We need software developers, system engineers, and security engineers with a wide variety of skills to help us look at things differently in order to go faster and push the boundaries of technology even further. You will have a large, sustained impact. So come have a …

We are Seattle Web Marketers! The purpose of our meetings is to create a relaxed environment of learning, teaching, and collaboration centered around Web marketing. So, whether you’re a marketing service provider or a representative of a small business/organization looking for a little DIY know-how — or anywhere in between — our meetups provide something that we all can benefit from. Our gatherings usually start with an informal meet-and-greet — snacks, beer and other beverages provided. This is …

Welcome Seattle electronic music enthusiasts and DJs! We are a community of electronic music enthusiasts, DJ's, and people who love to dance in Seattle. Our activities range from attending live electronic music shows, to clubbing to sweeping DJ sets, discussing DJ'ing and music production over cold beer, helping new DJ's learn the ropes, and posting newly discovered artists online. We express our love for any genre of electronic music. Hope to see you at a meetup or online. While you're here, ch …

It doesn't matter if you have lived in this area your whole life or if you have recently moved here. It can be difficult to meet new people and make great friends.  This group is for fabulous ladies 21-39 who are looking to have fun and make new friends. This group is for ladies who enjoy dining out, comedy clubs, fun games, walking & talking, wine/beer tasting, clubs on occasions, dancing and etc... This group will be more than willing to be open to suggestions.

Graph-like thinking in action: Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We'll also do some talks on people's use cases around the data sets, finally in the future we'll hold labs and social beer outings around this event.

Have you ever walked into Barnes & Noble and wanted to buy a book because it had a cool, interesting or pretty cover? Don't get me wrong, the book has to be interesting too, but I bet most of us have a stack of books at home with lovely covers and now we need some motivation to read them. This is the kind of book club where the discussion only gets rigorous if there was something interesting/relatable/discussable in the book. We don't have a list of questions to read from (although you are more …

The World is Fun is a 100% volunteer run 501(c)3 organization devoted to introducing individuals, businesses, and those in need and encouraging them to participate in a creative community that enriches Seattle with the common belief that: yes, the world is fun.

This is a group for people to get together and nerd out a bit. Most of us will likely be enterprise network engineers focusing on wireless 802.11 technology. We'll meet up and talk about technology, wireless, and have a drink or two.