Maybe you're one of those people who sits in a church pew on Sundays thinking to themselves, "I don't believe a word of this." Or perhaps you've checked out of the dogma arguments altogether, avoid church or temple and just to try living a good, decent life. Or, maybe you don't believe in god, but instead seek an ethical path consistent with your understanding of the universe. If any of those sound like you, we should meet! We're the Northern Virginia Ethical Society, a congregation composed of …

The Worx is a fitness program based off the ideas of Insanity, P90X, and other moves composed of by Coach Maia Carney. Her and her team of coaches will be there to support you through whatever health and fitness goals you are looking to reach. You can pay for each class individually or select to purchase class packages that don't expire. Check out her page at www.theworxbymaia.com to learn more about what the classes have to offer and when they take place!

The Graphic Novel Bookgroup is the newest public bookgroup at Politics and Prose. We read, you guessed it, graphic novels! But what is a graphic novel? Isn’t it just a comic book? Cartoons? Superhero in tights and capes? Occasionally, but not always. There are as wide a range of graphic novels as there are literary genres. The one commonality is that they all involve stories told with the aid of pictures - sequential storytelling. Obviously, this definition does not limit the content, and, if y …

"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues." --- Duke Ellington Jazz and blues fans of all ages and stages (rookie to veteran listener/performer) are welcome to this Meetup group devoted to seeking out and attending great jazz and blues concerts throughout the National Capital Region. We attend a range of venues and events, from pricey to free, mostly in and around downtown DC, with occasional forays into the ‘burbs. If you love jazz and blues, but would prefer to enjoy it …

… Songwriters, Composers, music arranger, Manager, Promoter, Producers, Employers looking for Talent and Professional bands or Musicians… “Music Lovers” who wants to dance and groove or just set back and enjoy energetic, versatile and vibrant sounding of artistes.Gather to support and plan social outings to see live music of all genres in town. ROCK ON! ---------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT DISASTER RELIEF IN "HAITI" http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake ---------- …

SalsaFuegoDanceAcademy is the only Dance Studio for youth, teens and adults students. It develops social dancers from all ages through a progression of partnering and shines combinations. Students develop experience and skills as social dancers and/or performers Mission To bring creativity, equity and community to everybosy's life through the art of dance. Cecilia Villalobos uses active inquiry to deepen the learning experience of children and adults to improve teach practice and to build high q …

In May, Arlington Temple United Methodist Church will be forming a new small group for job seekers actively looking for employment. The support group will help member’s “do what they say and say what they do” in their job search. The six-week series has been designed to help members focus their job hunt by creating a vision for the future and a plan of action. Sessions will be composed of readings, exercises and discussions designed to hold members accountable for creating and working through th …

         Vive la francophonie!   Afternoon French Conversation in Metropolitan DC est un groupe composé principalement de membres qui parlent le français comme deuxième ou troisième (voire quatrième!) langue.  L'objectif du groupe est de promouvoir des rencontres intéressantes entre des personnes de même sensibilité pour parler le français dans un milieu détendu. Les sujets sont illimités: la philosophie, le cinéma et la littérature, ........   Afternoon French Conversation in Metropolitan DC …

But we will take walking tours and hikes around DC, both historic and artsy urban areas, as well as natural and landscaped parks and gardens. Along the way, the more experienced among us can provide guidance about great photo ops, including lighting and composing and selecting settings from aperture and f-stops. Do you love to take photos on vacation and at special events to share on Facebook and Twitter? But end up with 600 photos too many, guaranteed to bore your friends? We'll discuss how …

I love High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography and everybody seems to think it's too hard or too complicated. I want to demystify it and teach what I know about it. It seems to me that people either love it or hate it. But, I think it has a very useful purpose. HDR images can be very realistic and also very surrealistic. It just depends on your person taste. I can show you how to compose your shots, pick the right subjects, how to setup your camera to photograph in HDR and how to post process your …