The Central Oregon Atheists is a social group that was created to bring together atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers in Central Oregon. Come out for some great ungodly conversation! Enjoy good company as we socialize, rant against religion, tell our deconversion stories, and concoct devilish atheist plans to take over the world!  Remember that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" (Carl Sagan). Any claims to be taken seriously in this group require PEARL (Physical Evidence And …

Why Join: Join Button ^^^^^ This is a great group to round out your weekly fitness and health, to get outdoors (sometimes indoors), and to meet new people. We offer a variety of activities to help you get healthier and moving, including walks, bike rides, running, water aerobics, farmers markets and other fitness and health related activities.  Most activities will be located in NW/SW Portland, Beaverton, Tigard, Hillsboro and other mostly west-side locations. Schedules change from season to se …

This Social Club is for British Expats, their families & friends to enjoy a good laugh, have fun and meet people who have our sense of humour. We meetup about twice a month, all Brits whether from England , Ireland, Scotland or Wales are ALL welcome of any age, location, background etc.   We won't promise to be everything to everyone but WELCOME new ideas and venues, we have found this works for our club. We have Outdoor events throughout the year weather permitting, see past events & ideas, Br …

Whether you are currently in a committed relationship or single, exploring the question of how to structure your relationship(s) can be critical in creating the life you want to be living. Join with others who are exploring questions of non-monogamy. Through book discussions, films, and various internet resources, we will engage with topics such as: emotional versus sexual exclusivity raising the issue with potential and/or established partners creating families of choice coming out to family of …

Meet local skeptics, atheists, secular humanists, scientific naturalists and other friends of reason for conversation and friendship! We meet in Eugene but welcome people from anywhere. Meetings are informal and social. Conversation is spirited and polite. The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. CFI Eugene Skeptics is an outreach program of Center for Inquiry of Portland, the branch for the Oregon, Wa …

I am Italian from Milan and I have been in Portlan OR since 2005. I am always looking for new friends and I feel very confortable with people who love my country. I know many people had a good time in Italy and many people also speak Italian, but it is hard to find a place to practice the language. So if you speak Italian, live on the West side and would like to find a place practice and find new friends, please join me. We will also have night of Italian culture where you don't need to be able …

We're a group of software developers, designers and hackers that get together every Wednesday night for drinks, food, conversation and code.

This group was started in order to find a group of people interested in practicing, and expanding, their Spanish speaking skills. The purpose of the group is to provide support, feedback, and direction, as well as a comfortable and judgement free environment in which to practice speaking a new language. ALL levels of Spanish speakers are welcome to join. I am a beginner myself...with a household that speaks Spanish all around me. I am able to recognize words and context, but I am clumsy with sen …

Wine country is amazing, but we were lacking a book club which fueled me with the idea to start a casual monthly book club.  We are a small group who enjoys good books, great restaurants, and even better conversation.  Each month, a different member "hosts" the meeting.  It is up to that person to choose our book, the restaurant to meet at, and lead our discussion.  Any book is fair game (we have read mysteries, historical fiction, memoirs, and much more to come) and any restaurant is open to us …

Happy New Year, I'm wishing each of you a happy, healthy and balanced 2013! To that end, if you enjoy reading and thinking in community, I encourage you to take a little time for yourself in the coming year and join us for interesting reading, great conversation, lots of laughter and friendly support with a truly fabulous group of diverse, dynamic and intelligent women!  There is an eclectic selections of books scheduled so far, and as always, if you have a book you'd love for this group to read …

Want to experience Hypnosis for yourself? You should, it's a phenomenal experience. We will have a group hypnosis session at every meetup. Maybe you're just curious about what it can do for you? The real question is, what CAN'T it do for you!? At every meetup, we will field questions and give detailed explanations about the benefits of hypnosis and how it can be used to facilitate exactly what YOU are looking for. Maybe you want to learn how to hypnotize yourself. No problem! Learn that with us, …

Novice or advanced just bring some knitting/craft and chat over tea or coffee. Meet new people and make lasting friendships.

Every Tuesday, Local talent hides at the Sandy Toastmasters meeting. There are people in your town right now who need Toastmasters – but they may not even know it. Salesmen, businessmen, marketers, Youtubers, realtors, writers, and teachers. In fact, this is also for anyone that wants to promote themselves through effective communication, wants to tell a really good campfire story, or even just have a decent conversation with your spouse. We are committed to helping you change your life. We have …

This group is for beginning-to-advanced outdoor enthusiasts interested in continuing to build their wilderness chops. Through workshops and trips members learn and practice skills for treading effectively, safely, comfortably, and respectfully in the extraordinary beauty of the backcountry. There is no fee to join. Workshops are affordable, fee-based experiences. Trips--during which members can work on and ask questions about backcountry skills--are free. All members get free access to online in …

..the bard | the poet | the storyteller | and the questions themselves... We all have musings... questions about stuff that really matters. There are questions that call us into the presence of things... and we wonder... these are the ones we sit with. We invite the bard, the poet, the artist, the storyteller to give us first entry into the questions... then we sit in circle withour stories, curiosity, peeling the layers off. Pubs and Coffeehouses feel unpretentious, inhabitable, places to be... …

A good movie is just the invitation to a great conversation. This group is for anyone interested in attending a movie and then meeting for drinks, food and a spirited dialogue afterwards. We tend to look for movies that will lead to deeper discussions about life, politics, religion, personal growth, etc., but sometimes a good old shoot 'em up, car chasing flick can be awfully fun too.

At PDX Tech+Pong, we believe that the conversations sparked over a (sometimes) friendly game of ping- pong can lead to amazing things. We want to be a catalyst in the PDX tech community that facilitates these conversations within a social environment. Welcome to PDX Tech+Pong.

There are so many groups out there for new moms, moms with toddlers, etc. What about moms with middle-schoolers? This group is for anyone interested in friendship and support of raising a middle schooler. Let's plan and enjoy affordable fun, family activities that engage Moms and Middle-Schoolers (Age 10-14 welcome), sharing in laughter and positive moments to build memories for both ourselves and our kids. Some activities will include our kids so that we can encourage friendships for our childr …

Think about it... a group devoted to intellectual discourse, philosophical inquiry, self-improvement through education, and community improvement through communication. think. strives to be such a group. We will meet weekly on the following thematic cycle First Wednesday: Science Night Second Wednesday: Philosophy Night Third Wednesday: Pushing the Envelope Night Fourth Wednesday: Book Club Night for in-depth discussions of prepared topics. think.ers will be encouraged to consider and practice T …

This is a facilitated, conversational group provides support for one another in setting intentions and goals for 2013 and provides peer accountability in hitting them. Studies prove that people are more likely to hit their goals and live their dreams when they are shared with a supportive, positive group and are allowed to hold each other accountable to their stated desires. Let's support each other over a cup of coffee or tea once per month and change our world! (limited to 15 people)

This group is for anyone interested in the Spanish language. speaking, listening,practicing,learning. make conections and enjoy good food ! All levels are welcome. join us every tuesday 6-7 pm at Marcos Place Taqueria 615 High salem,OR

This is a group for anyone who is looking and trying to understand what to do with their careers. Portland offers a lot of space for people to think about what they want to do with their work. Careers change, businesses get started, and creative opportunities pop up. above just a networking opportunities, I want this to be a safe group where people can share their thoughts on what it is like to not be working, be on unemployment, or just running around looking for something to do. If you have lo …

The Eugene Tall Club isn’t really a club, in the sense of having members or dues or a secret handshake. It’s just an opportunity for tall people to meet as informally as possible. Being tall is hardly a cause for suffering. (If anything, tall people tend to get preferential treatment.) but being tall can be isolating. Conversations go on at your chin and strangers have been known to stare… when they aren’t asking you how tall you are. We meet every Saturday at Steelhead Brewery at 6 pm. Just loo …

Speak French, Make Friends, Help others improve their French and improve your own! Meetings at least every 3 weeks to start. Later on we can add night meetings with wine! - 3.23.2013

ARE YOU READY TO MEET NEW FRIENDS? Looking for some Laughter? Looking for some other women to go play with during the day? For making new friends and socializing!! Maybe finding friendships that will last a life time! This is for women who would like to form new and close friendships, with other women around their own age.  who are warm hearted intelligent women.  We're located mainly in the Northwest/Southwest area, Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, We will have group meetups on Different days of …

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you know you're a "Boomer," whether you care for the label or not. As Boomers, this Meetup group will probably not stray far from our cultural image as described by these adjectives: idealistic (or at least we were when we were young); liberal-leaning and likely Democratic or Independent as voters; educated (with a college degree--and for some of you overachievers--graduate degrees); fond of good conversation, music, the arts, the sciences, food, wine/beer …

Interested in joining a book group for lesbians which meets once a month in the Portland area to discuss books with a spiritual theme? We're a group of intelligent, thoughtful and articulate lesbians of all spiritual leanings, ages and backgrounds who explore many spiritual paths and ideas through reading fiction, biography, poetry, and books by spiritual leaders. The word "spiritual" is broadly defined in our group. We try to read from all spiritual points of view. We will meet one Saturday a m …

Hey Tualatin Valley dwellers! This group is for anyone who wants to meet friends, enjoys a healthy lifestyle including wine, happy hour, good food and great conversation. I'm starting this group essentially for people who, like me, want to meet friends closer to where they live in the Tualatin - Sherwood - Tigard - Beaverton area. Our area has some great venues for socializing and outdoor recreation opportunities. Food and drink always bring people together. From there we can plan outdoor activi …