Meet fellow Crocheters & Knitters! Come to a meetup to share tips, teach stitches, swap yarn remnants and have a good time. Get your yarn together and come have fun!

What this group is: This meetup is for professional and independent game developers -- anyone who is passionate about game design and wants to grow as a game designer and as part of the Vancouver developer community. What this group is NOT: This is not a place for networking, nor a place to begin learning about game design. For the time being, we would prefer to limit involvement to professionals who are interested in pushing the boundaries of their craft.

Enjoy our Home Page... www.myclientpage.com/ILoveMyFriendsBut/ A group for those of us who have established groups of friends but find that those groups sometimes don't mix very well. This group is dedicated to people of any age who have responsible lives that revolve around established and healthy relationships, and a desire to meet like-minded individuals who appreciate food, drink, music, conversation, sports, and outdoor activities. If you consider yourself to be a healthy and outgoing perso …

The Vancouver Screenwriters Meetup Group (VSMG) is an active community-minded group for Screenwriters and Filmmakers interested in networking, discussing and collaborating on screenplay development for all mediums. Our love of the craft is what binds us - this group's members are dedicated to helping each other improve - offering support and sharing knowledge and resources, while having a good time in doing so! VSMG provides guidance, contacts and support in all areas of the field - offering our …

There's a big demand for natural buildings, information, as well as training and networking in the craft. This group is for professional networking as well as people completely new to the concept of natural building to get their feet wet. If you are at all interested in healthy building materials, sourced in an ethical and sane way, if you are interested in how communities can teach and share and work safely together to shelter themselves, if you are interested in harmony and craft over mass m …

Has your artistic side been languishing from years of disuse? Do you want to kickstart your creativity? Do you want to explore spiritual development through art making? ThirsTEA for an opportuniTEA to exercise your creative faculTEAs? CreativiTea: the art of being creative while drinking tea We are a community of women who use the arts to explore and reflect on our deeper selves. Discovering and expressing our spirituality through hands-on art activities... while enjoying a good cup of TEA and g …

ARTCODE is a group dedicated to the combination of Art, Design, and new Technology. We are hands-on enthusiasts in hardware or software. We are into stuff like PureData, Max/MSP, Haskore, QuartzComposer, Csound, Kinect, 3D printing, OpenNI, Frankencamera, Open Framework, Cinder, OpenCV, Processing, Wiring, Arduino, HIDs, HUDs, Android, WP7, iPhone/iPod, and iPad. We would like to meet others in order to exchange knowledge, skills and perhaps work on larger projects.

We come from the four corners of the world all with one shared passion: writing.  This group was created to celebrate and explore the craft we all love.  It is designed to appeal to all levels.  Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, come and share your thoughts and ideas, and bring your observations and questions.  Who knows - we might just encourage you to write the next bestseller!

What is Story Lab? Story Lab is like an incubator for creative self expression when it comes to presenting to groups. People love when you tell stories rather than talk in concepts. Stories unlock understanding at deep levels, arouse emotional interest, entertain and motivate people to action in ways concepts never can. But, stories can be tricky to find, craft and deliver---so this event was designed to help you skill build over time. Who is Story Lab for? business owners wanting to present t …

We’re a small writing group made up of commercial fiction writers working on novels for publication (either traditional or indie.) Our goal is to help each other progress towards publication through constructive critique, sharing of information and experience, and building a strong network. We can only fit a group of 5-6 novelists, each of whom submits a chapter (5000 words or less) each week to the group for feedback, critique, and support. We're structured this way because we think the it's th …

Creating and Crafting is a group committed to the passionate and curious exploration of a wide range of art forms. We will host workshops, educational nights and social gatherings for people interested in practising their art skills as well as learning about crafting, drawing, painting, body art, design, and many other art mediums. This group is led by Katia Somerville, a longtime visual artist, body painter and owner of Rainfire Tattoo Studio on Commercial Drive. Creating and Crafting will cove …

Bring'em or play our games and have some fun! At this time we focus mostly on strategy (thinking) games; these games last from 1 to 5 hours in length and are quite involved. They almost always required good concentration, keen attention to planning, strategy, and throw-in a dollop of luck. So staying on your toes for the duration of the game is required. This group is now private. We only accept new members who know other members or who send messages to the organizer (me) requesting to be includ …

Since I haven't been able to find a meet and great group for reddit in Vancouver I've decided to start one myself. So this is a group for all other S.A.P. like myself to drink, eat, and be merry !! There is plenty of stuff to do here in town so lets go out and have an adventure! Hope to see you soon.

This group is for women in Vancouver and The Lower Mainland who want to learn more about alcohol - we're going to gather for educational seminars, tours and of course tastings! From wine to scotch, from craft beer to whiskey... this group is for women who want to break the stereotype of 'white wine spritzers and apple martinis'. We're the Women's Drinking Club!

Would you classify yourself as a geek or a nerd? Do you like science fiction and fantasy, movies and TV, comic books and board games, cosplay, and any of the other wonderfulness that the muggles might classify as weird? Are you looking to make new friends or re-connect with some old ones who share these similar interests? Do like watching movies and TV with like minded people.  How about crafting projects, knitting or crochet?  Would you like to have a Family style dinners where the conversation …

Calling all Guitarists! This is a meetup group for all of us who aren't rock stars yet. Ya know, us other people that are still working on our craft, or haven't picked it up quite yet. Guitar is awesome so this meetup group is dedicated to events that help Vancouver guitarists make a step forward with their playing, knowledge and gear.

This group is for anyone who is creative and looking for inspiration and ideas to create handmade cards & papercrafts (like party favors & post it note holders). This group has many events to choose from:  I host and teach a "Make it & Take it" card workshop once or twice every month, and also host a "Crop & Swap" night twice a month which is a 100% free event (with NO sales or promotion of any kind). Make & Take Workshops:  At each class / workshop I will teach various stamping & crafting tech …

Do you have a passion for crafting your own hand-made greeting cards? Perhaps you've always wanted to give it a try but just haven't been able to figure out where to start or how. Or maybe you're a crafting extraordinare and can't get enough of it (like me!) - then this group is for you! It's for anyone, really! We'll meet once or twice a month and make 3 different and pretty simple cards using a variety of Stampin' Up! stamp sets, ink pads, papers, embellishments, texturizing folders, and much …

This group has many events to choose from:  I host and teach a "Make it & Take it" card workshop once or twice every month, and also host a "Social" night every Thursday which is a 100% free event (with NO sales or promotion of any kind). Class/Workshops: I teach various stamping & crafting techniques techniques while giving you the latest tips & tricks. Each class/workshop will include: All materials needed to create the project excluding adhesives AND detailed instructions that you can take …

The Vancouver chapter of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers is hosting this speakers school event in April. It only happens once a year, so I thought I'd share with a few strategic people in my network that I think on a professional level should be there. Please pass along to any others that you know who may have shown an interest in developing the speaking/presenting side of their business as well! It's a two day conference - but can be attended in its entirety, as a single day or a …