Looking for a way to escape the 90 degree temperatures outside? Stop by a technology event after work – all promise to have AC and to also teach you something new. Below are a few events that caught our eye, and DC Tech Events has a full list of the technology events happening in Washington this week. Have a great week!

Tuesday, August 18

7:00 pm

NetSquared: Come out to this meetup an help the local nonprofit Miriam’s Kitchen, which provides meals and services to DC’s homeless, improve their online presence, particularly in translating their strong social media presence into fundraising dollars. That’s not the only way you can help – Miriam’s Kitchen is also looking for donations of men’s jeans, travel-sized soap, razors, travel-sized lotion, ground coffee and healthy cereal.

7:00 pm

Online News Association Meetup: At the August ONA meetup, Medill professor Mary Coffman will lead a discussion on online storytelling, looking specifically at stories that work best with no reporter narration at all.

Wednesday, August 19

6:30 pm

CiviCRM Meetup: If your organization is planning to implement CiviCRM, you’ll want to come out to this meetup to learn details on the best ways to integrate CiviCRM into your company and successfully deploy it.

Thursday, August 20

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Social Matchbox DC: At this open mic night, people from startups – including ones boostrapping it and ones that are VC backed – take the floor to talk about their company and life as as startup. This is a great opportunity to hear stories from the trenches of local startups and to meet people involved in this world.

7:00 pm

Refresh DC August Meetup: Ever think that “everything I needed to know about web design I learned in art history class”, or the exact opposite? Come out to this month’s Refresh meetup to hear how traditional art uses design principles and techniques that translate over to the web.