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 …

Greetings, Programs! The MCP has brought you here to fight on the Game Grid... oh wait, delete that, reboot. Welcome to the Vancouver Boardgame Group! We are a fun-loving, friendly bunch - no need to be shy. All are invited, so feel free to bring your friends and family. We play everything from classics to the newest boardgames, simple card games to deep and epic strategy. Don't have a game to bring? Come anyhow! We always have something for everyone to play. The group has a long and storied his …

If you enjoy an evening of cards, you will enjoy this group.

This group is for interesting people over 40 who have a fairly fullfilling life, but know that something is missing.....a yearning for others that play euchre. Perhaps you are from the eastern parts of Canada and just can't find that certain level of satisfaction from the same old singles players you run into. Maybe you are tired of the usual one on one games and just want to move on. Hopefully, we can all help each other meet our needs together. I have a couple of pubs or legions in mind that s …

Welcome to the NEW Vancouver Business Club (VBC). Our Mission: To learn through sharing and earn through learning. Who we are: We are a club of professionals that get together to learn, to network and to talk about business and politics in Vancouver. What we do: We have interactive discussion meetings in a boardroom format about PR & Marketing. Since we know that procrastination is directly linked to loneliness, we study together instead of alone so that we can get it done. That way we can build …

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Canada, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make friendsat one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in English and meet English native speakers fro …

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 …

This group is for anyone interested in a casual game of Scrabble® or an in-person face-to-face board game of Words With Friends.  All ages and skill levels are welcome.  We have various meetups in Vancouver, New Westminster, Lonsdale Quay, and Brentwood Mall, including special event meetups.  Meet other Scrabble and Words With Friends fans to have fun, play a game, and socialize.  If you have never played before, we will help you learn as you play along.  If you are a new or existing member/play …

Sea 2 Sky Peaks is the Vancouver chapter of Tall Clubs International. TCI includes more than 50 not-for-profit tall clubs based throughout the United States and Canada. Additional tall clubs exist in Europe and Australia for a total of almost 150 tall clubs internationally. This is a social and service club where tall men and tall women can get together for the purpose of cultivating friendships and common interests as well as supporting awareness of issues affecting tall people. The club is com …

Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments is what we are all about. We eat, sleep and breath Poker and are always looking for a game. Luckily we have weekly games for you! We offer FreeRoll Poker Tournaments Weekly in Surrey, Delta, Langley, White Rock, Burnaby, Richmond, and New Westminister. Plus more locations to come. for more information visit: http://www.wptapl.ca Click on tournaments, region 740 or British Columbia and you'll see the listings of all our Tournaments. Every year we give away …

A group for anyone who enjoys playing the boardgame Diplomacy in the Pacific Northwest. Most games take place in Seattle, Vancouver, or Portland. Newbies very welcome.

You're always busy, yet your mandate is to get out and meet more people! Mornings suck, and evenings are already crammed with family, friends, and other stuff. Sure, there are events scheduled throughout the month, but they always seem to happen at the same time. Some networking groups look okay until they hit you with an application and a fee. So, what's a Young Urban Professional to do? How's about meeting at LUNCH? Grab a bite. Exchange cards. Give everyone a ten second pitch, and get …

Pretty simple, this is a gathering of Business Owners and Professionals. It's also open to anyone who wants to network and meet like-minded individuals. ByzHub Lunch meetup holds high quality networking events over lunch to help business owners, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals learn something new, network with other like minded business owners and grow their businesses. Have lunch with us and network with other entrepreneurs . This is a Vancouver Lunchtime meetup group for the follow …

The North Shore Social Club (NSSC) is all about friends getting together.  We enjoy a variety of social and community events, most of which are located right here at home on the beautiful North Shore.  We dine out at local restaurants and cafes, go to local movie theatres and live plays.  Sometimes we just stay at home and enjoy potluck dinners and home movie nights on TV.  You can find us going for walks, road trips, ice-skating, pubbing, dancing, enjoying cards, and playing billiards.  Mostly …

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Italy, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events in Little Italy on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make amici at one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in Italian, meet Italian speakers …

Meet a new network of local entrepreneurs and investors to share business, investment and success knowledge and experience, tips and problem solving techniques, get advice on profitability and career and discuss mentoring and business models. Swap business cards and watch your wealth grow!

Join us at Chapters Robson on the last Thursday of every month for Indigogames - a fun-filled evening playing board games with your spouse, friends or kids. Enjoy a weeknight out, meet new people, have a few laughs and indulge in light snacks and refreshments. We’ll facilitate games for adults of all ages and families with kids aged 5+.

Welcome to the Scrapaholics. The Scrapaholics host regular monthly crops with door prizes & organizes special events to celebrate our anniversary & Christmas. Members are encouraged to volunteer to help run the monthly events. Cropping fees are very affordable, at $5 per crop. In order to be able to organize such fabulous events, an annual membership fee of $25 a year is charged to each member. June - May. New members joining between Jan - May will be charged a membership fee of only $15 and the …

BridgeMakers is a networking club unlike any other. It is based on the laws of reciprocity and the belief that we will only do business with those we know, like and trust, and therefore those are also likly the other people we will refer business to. We strive to create an environment where we get a chance to build those relationships and to meet the person behind that business card. Located the in the core of downtown, next to Waterfront Skytrain Station and Seabus: https://maps.google.ca/maps …

This meetup group is for students and young professionals in their 20s-30s who are interested in meeting new people and making friends around a table in a house poker game in downtown Vancouver. You can bring your own drinks and snacks, and positive attitude to meet like minded people. Whether you are a novice or an amateur, there is plenty of room to learn the game in a friendly atmosphere. We will play $5-10 games and the place is limited to 10 people. If you want to learn how to play, you can …