Promoting Philippine Yaw-Yan Martial Arts, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan or "Dance of Death" is a Filipino style of kickboxing developed by Napoleon Fernandez. Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other stand-up fighting arts. Yaw-Yan closely resembles Muay Thai, but differs in the hip-torquing motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks, and the emphasis on delivering attacks from long ra …

Need more drawing and painting practice? Want to find a community of artists to hang out with?Join us at the California Art Institute for some live model time. We have three meetups a week, from Monday afternoons, to Tuesdays mornings and Friday nights. At each meetup, we hire a figure model for three hours and get in some practice drawing and painting from life. Some days are long pose, some days are quick sketch and some are themed events with music and tasty victuals!

The San Fernando Valley is FILLED with arts and culture! You don't have to go all the way downtown to see great galleries, exhibitions, and performances, or to partake in quality cultural experiences. And you don't have to know anything about art to enjoy and appreciate it! Join this group to make friends with like-minded people who want to enjoy all the arts and culture the SFV has to offer. We'll keep it local, keep it real, and we'll try our best to keep it cheap!

Only $10 gets you a glass (or more) of wine, cheese and crackers and a Saturday night that is uniquely creative. (No artistic talent required) This fun workshop is lead by Pamela Hayes, a Board Certified Art Therapist who has been working in this field for over twenty years. Saturday, April 20th, 6:00 to 7:30 PM Location: Good Life Academy, 18719 Calvert Street, Tarzana, CA 91335 Cost: $10 / person, $15 / couple

We're about giving artists in Ventura County a place to gather and paint together in a studio and outdoors.  We'll explore your creative life, learn to critique your work and more.  I'll teach classes and facilitate art events (like plein air painting and critique circles) and hope to make this a constantly evolving place where we can just make good art!

Studio Channel Islands offers many art classes. Drawing, Painting, Nude Figure classes can all be found on our Meetup calendar. Find an art class that's for you.

Looking for a fun, new way to exercise? Want to expand your horizons with a new skill in the performing arts? The Aerial Classroom offers professional training in circus arts for fitness, as well as to learn the skills for performance. We have two training facilities in Southern California that give students the opportunities to get in shape, build strength & develop coordination all in a friendly, fun, and supportive environment. We offer classes weekly to ages 8+ in many different aerial circu …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning and practicing self defense for free. All skill levels are welcome.  We place a high focus on real street self defense application. Through various arts such as Filipino Martial arts, Hapkido, Judo, Muay Thai, BJJ and others, we will provide you with the tools you need to assist you in defending yourself and give you a better chance of surviving a possible unthinkable situation.  Learn to protect yourself and the ones you love. Meet great people …

This is a 2 hour evening painting group that meets on most Wednesday nights each month. The gathering is for people who just want to come paint a set up subject while mingling with a crowd of fun loving art enthusiasts. No art experience necessary! The $40. fee includes: canvas, paint, inspiration, wine, snacks!

Welcome to Conejo Burners, a group dedicated to friendship and collaboration for those interested in attending Burning Man. This group will meet in person to discuss planning for trips to the "playa". We will also take part in building a commissioned art project from the Burning Man Art Grant Committee. Our art instillation will be prominently featured as part of the 2013 experience. Those who are interested in making like minded friends for both social and creative endeavors are encouraged to j …

This group is designed to help entrepreneurs, business owners, and creatives build thriving and sustainable businesses.  We are a community of business people, musicians and artists supporting one another and the community by sharing our interests, talents and practices. Are you a business person wanting creative inspiration? Are you a musician looking for a place to jam with other musicians? Do you love to listen to live music but don't want to drive to LA? Do you want a creative outlet for …

It's coloring time! Get together, grab some crayons, and start making some art. It's really okay if you go outside the lines once in a while. Please don't eat the crayons.

Art Caldron is twice-monthly event where those folks passionate about art, culture & concepts can collide over good food and drink!

Jewelry Design Workshop is a forum for aspiring jewelry designers and paper art enthusiasts who want to design jewelry and educate themselves on the craft and business of jewelry designing. Linde Clark-Carlson is a 30 year veteran jewelry designer-educator, business owner and holds workshops every week and or posts locations where she is teaching. Linde specializes in bridal, bohemian style jewelry and Exotic Paper Bead Design. Linde will post events and opportunities for aspiring jewelry design …

A Place of Peace Open House and Peace Pole Dedication March 24th from 1:30 to 6:00 Join us for: Local Art Exhibits . Local Authors/Book Signings . Bits & Peaces Boutique . Live Music . Drum Circle . Meet our Practitioners . Refreshments . and more

Hello Everyone, Come play with us! This class is a full body workout that mixes movements of the Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira with Music as well as strength and conditioning to maximize your full potential. The beginner program is designed for everyone to get a feel for the moves. Different levels are designed to fit any physical capacity the person might be at whether it is their first class or they have been training for several years. Capoeira is for all ages, levels, and physical shapes. …

This is a group for emerging and professional visual artists: painters, sculptors, photographers, digital artists, etc. Let's get together and plan group shows, citywide open studios days, plein air sessions, friendly critiques to help each other, artist dinners, etc.

For more info or to register as a vendor please visit www.venturacityfest.com CITY FEST is a once monthly celebration of everything local in Ventura County. Held at Plaza Park in Downtown Ventura we feature the best of music, food, art, and shopping from local businesses each month. MUSIC CityFest features the best in local Ventura County Talent. Each month we spotlight new up and coming musicians as well as local favorites playing live on the CityFest Pavillion Stage. FOOD CityFest is a foodie’ …

The Woodland Hills Tai Chi and Qigong meet up group offers group classes and practice sessions for those interested in the Chinese arts of Tai Chi (Taijiquan) or Qigong (Chi Gong), whether current or past students both arts or those completely new to them. The meet ups will focus on the Yang style 24 posture form and the Nei Yang Gong (Inner nourishing work) style of Qigong and are suitable for all ages and physical conditions The groups will be led by Steve Barker, a certified instructor of bot …

There is a decided lack of amateur community theaters in this end of the valley, and I would like to change that! I am looking for a few (or many!!) passionate people who love to work in any and every aspect of the theater, with the end goal of creating a troupe and performing for our community. Our first goal will be to find each other and see what we want to do. Perhaps we would start by reading a play or two and seeing how we click. We can see where it goes from there... I would love to hear …

The Ventura County Girlfriends Group is designed to make it easy to meet other women in your area and make new friends by hosting a variety of free or inexpensive local activities and events! Whether you're married, single and just looking to meet new people, moving into the area or lived here all your life, it is not always easy to meet other people who share your interests. Now you have a way to do that! This is a group for all women, any age, who are looking to meet other women wanting to sha …

This group is for anyone interested in attending local plays, musicals, and lectures at various venues throughout Ventura County. I started this group because I love going to see plays and musicals, but my spouse doesn't share this interest, and it's just not easy to get up the motivation to go alone. Before the show, there will be an optional meetup for coffee or cocktails at a location near the theater.

Hi there, Welcome! (whan-young ham-ni-da) This group, The 101 Group, was created to make more friends to have fun with.(gah-chi nol-ja) Open to all genders and all ages. We do everything from hiking, to playing golf, eating, drinking at happy hours, going to concerts, clubs, movies, dancing, celebrating special days (*especially for our own birthdays*), family get togethers, and anything  that comes to mind!!! Most events will be local, but we'll meet in other cities as well. And meeting times a …

I've hiked, camped and backpacked for many years. One day while hiking with a group, I heard people talking about some local hot springs, and it sounded interesting so I wanted to find out more.  Long story short, within a few years, I've gone to most of the hot springs in Southern California and many up north as well. Hot springs are special places.  They truly do have medicinal and stress relieving properties.  If you have any silver jewelry you will see the healing mineral content of the wate …

Koffee and Komics is a monthly meetup of Comic Book and Manga creators at Aroma in Studio City. Come by share your projects, draw and of course drink coffee. Each month we draw from a theme. Come ready to draw!

Do you feel frustrated by a major life challenge? Stuck in an unwanted pattern? Held back from moving forward with making a big change in your life? Or are you looking for more inspiration, more personal expansion, and a deeper sense of meaning/purpose?   If the answer to any of these questions is yes, I invite you to join me in a group focused on the art of creating change by living a practice-driven life. This work is built on a simple but powerful premise – that the path to fulfillment lies n …

This group will meet and make Improv Content for "The Improv Network". Be prepared to be on camera wether you are working behind the scenes or in front of them. This event will be unknown to all of us when we begin. When we are done, we will all have made something that never could have been written. Please Join this group if you are dedicated to taking your career to the next level and you dream of getting together with other working professionals and seeing what is cinematically possible just …