Join us to learn more about travel destinations around the world while enjoying great ethnic foods. Every month, we meet at a different restaurant in the Bay Area, enjoy some great food and meet some of our wonderful members. Come and share your travel experiences, enjoy a great meal, and share your own personal stories with us all. Countries will include, but not be limited to; China, Japan, Italy, Great Britain, The Mediterranean, Brazil, Peru, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Korea a …

Join us for some terrific Bay Area Photography. Have a great time shooting in and around the Bay Area and beyond. If you are just starting out in photography or have been in it for a while you will fit in just fine shooting with us in the North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, SF Bay and exploring interesting places beyond the bay area as well. Our group has members of all levels, all experience, and all photographic mediums. So shoot digital or film, color or black and white; it’s all good here. Seaso …

Aloha  New members; Please read all of this important information. Backroads Wine & nature Adventures is a unique combination of wine viticulture, physical fitness, art, photography, & nature adventures. I conduct full time activity to research, trail blazing, Exploring, volunteering, & networking with Wineries, Recreation equipment providers, Land owners, & providing donations to various NP organizations. Come join the fun of exploring seldom visited and little known places of interest, such as …

Our weekly Saturday afternoon Meetup is for those who love to create with fibers and are social about it. Want to learn to knit or crochet?   Whatever your level is, join with us at Concord’s Panama Red Café on Todos Santos Plaza, north of Mt Diablo. We love to share our work and teach others how to create and learn new skills. Paula O

This group uses art & photography in a unique way. This is the perfect group for anyone interested in a new and inovative way to have inner exploration. I am a Masters level professional who holds a dregree in Art Therapy. I have also been trained in Photo Therapy. I have over 6 years experience in both Art and Photo Therapy. Art Therapy is the use of art making to improve the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of individuals of all ages. The creative process of making the artwork allows …

I love all that the Bay Area has to offer and have formed a group of peers who enjoy interesting activities like  theater, dining out, trips to the beach and to wine country, to live concerts, to hiking trails, and tennis courts, to gay/lesbian events, and whatever else sounds fun! If you're ready to meet some interesting women for social and professional activities, want to have lots of laughter and fun, consider yourself a "boomer" ( 40's-early 60's) and live in the East Bay, this group is fo …

We are a small active and academically inclined homeschooling support group mainly having activities in Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord and the neighboring cities. Our activities are for children ages 7 and above and our homeschooling philosophies include, but are not limited to:Classical, Charlotte Mason, and Eclectic Methods. We hope to attract like-minded friends to support each other through events such as public speaking, craft/movie nights, mini science fairs, co-op classes, field t …

Zumba Building Bridges and Community Circles This meetup group includes Zumba Teachers, DJs, Zumba Fans and Community Circles Fans in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building and becoming a part of unique cultural groups centered around Fitness and Music. It is sponsored by Building Bridges, a California non-profit organization that supports music, arts and fitness in our schools and community. What is Zumba? Zumba a registered trademark of Zumba Fitness LLC.   Zumba teachers train and re …

Welcome to Concord Singles Over Sixty, (SOS), serving the Contra Costa and nearby areas.   SOS was begun on March 10th, 2011 as a group for single adults, 60 years of age or older, for activities and for social networking and friendships. Your first month in SOS is free and then a small yearly fee will be required if you wish to continue on. We suggest using your first name and last initial for joining Meetup if you are not already in the Meetup System for another group. And you should use your …

This group is hosted by Miggi and Michael who love food and wine. We are hard-core foodies that roast our own coffee beans, pick and cure olives, and will go to any length to enjoy a fantastic, total food experience. Miggi is 40 plus+, writes food and wine articles for a Chinese gourmet magazine, and teaches cooking classes in client's homes. She loves traveling and learning different cultures. Michael is 50+, works days in the tech industry, and records classical music in his spare time. The gr …

The purpose of this group is to learn modern digital photography skills and promote creativity. The Goals of this group are to: • Learn and develop essential photography skills necessary to capture captivating images. • Inspire one another with enthusiasm; learn from each other, and fellowship. • Have fun going on photo field trips to practice your photography skills. All photography levels are welcome! The Focus of the group: Photography Workshops Keynote Speakers Photo Shoot Field Trips Photo …

For those interested in learning about Filipino Martial Arts, otherwise known as Kali, Eskrima or Arnis.

Welcome to the BAY AREA  FUN SINGLES GROUP ! Come join our energetic and positive Group ,meet and greet other Singles from all over The Bay Area ....make new friends ,mingle ,flirt  date or maybe more ...Who knows .. How would you find out unless you try . It s so easy to stay home and do nothing .....Well life is short don't be alone ...come and join us if nothing else you ll find a new friend  ;0) If you like: Happy Hours, Fine restaurants ,Dancing ,  Wine Tasting , Art Festivals,Walks and H …

The purpose of this group is to connect like-minded people in the areas of emergency preparedness (prepping) for both natural and man-made disasters. We gather for meet ups to share ideas, network, have training activities, and make friends to work together in case a disaster situation occurs. As for myself I am a family-man, C.E.R.T. & FEMA trained, prior military, martial arts trained, current student of Sierra School of Survival ( featured on Doomsday Preppers), and have been prepping for yea …

Pekiti-Tirsia Kali Tracy welcomes all individuals of good will who want to learn, practice and train in the Filipino Martial Art of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali (PTK). We train in the development of skills in combat weaponry fighting (stick, knife and empty-hands) for personal protection and physical fitness. Come and join us! All levels welcome! No martial arts experience necessary! All you need is a desire to learn, be open-minded, respect to fellow practitioners and have fun. First class is always FREE …

A monthly meetup to share portfolios, bounce ideas around, and get to know each other as creative individuals. Bring whatever you want to share! Finished work, concepts, sketches... Also feel free to bring your sketchbook -- as this is a meetup for drawing stuff, we intend to do some drawing. xD Bring something that says something interesting about you and what your art is about -- doesn't matter if it's not sequential art. Because there tends to be a revolving door of new and old faces at these …

Do you like telling stories...or listening to storytellers? Then this group is for YOU! Delta Wordweavers is one of the local Story Swap groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. We meet on the 2nd Monday of most months at Antioch Public Library 501 W 18th Street in Antioch from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The evening has a featured storyteller and then time is opened up to the audience to bring forth their own tales to tell. They may be personal, historical, folktale, fractured fairytale, myth, etc. Your story …

This group is specifically designed for ladies in their mid 20s and mid 30s who live in the Walnut Creek area (PHill, Lamorinda, Claycord, Danville, etc). The goal of the group is to meet new friends, go out with the girls, and participate in a multitude of activities. Example of activities are things like Walnut Creek Art & Wine, mani/pedis, lounging by the pool, leisure bike rides to lunch spots, cupcake runs, dog park outings, trying new things on Groupon/Living Social, baseball games, happy …

Celebrating the joys of robots, rockets and reprap. Do you love building robots or want somewhere for your kids to learn robotics? Do you love Maker Faire but hate driving around the Bay Area for techshops, hacker dojos, cowork spaces and other workshops? The more people sign up here, the faster we can open a TriValley robot hacker maker space. ... We are planning on opening early 2013 at iGate Innovation Hub in Livermore!

Come out for a lesson in figure drawing. All levels are welcome. This group is inspiring and challenging to every individual. Bring art into the complicated spectrum of your life and find out what you have been missing. We train you in technique but also we train your eyes to see the beautiful in everyday life.

During our meetups you will learn engaging art lessons for your children. Learn it through us, and then teach it at home with your child. This is great way to bond with your child and have them learn directly from their most loved person in the world! I have been teaching art to childenn for nearly 5 years and have created lesson plans that are in depth and not too crafty. This way the lessons still teach classical art techniques. I often place art history into the lessons in order to teach cult …

I am interested in a meetup group for people who want to improve their drawing skills on the tablet or smartphones. I think this is an exciting new medium where our creative skills can be extended as much as the traditional medium. I have been drawing on this medium already for a short while now and have picked up some essential skills plus I don't have to worry about paints and messing up my clothes! I would like to share my passion with others and who like me also feel passionate about this ex …

FREE YOGA Tai Chi Qigong Classes. Get Your Yoga Tai Chi Qigong On Without Busting Your Budget! Learn a dynamic yoga, that isn't all about sitting in impossible position. Classes taking place in Walnut Creek! People of all ages and abilities are welcome and invited to attend. You don't need to be flexible or have prior experience with yoga to join the workout. Our classes are non competitive and focus on safely progressing from easy to more challenging exercises. Yoga Tai Chi Qigong is a series o …

This is a group for anyone interested in making a difference in the Healing Arts. We welcome Practitioners who have a Soulful purpose in supporting the Mind Body Spirit connection. I started this group because I would like to use my creative skills and abilities in assisting others to live a life that will be meaningful in many unique ways.

This is a group for us ladies who want to craft. Crafting being: knitting, crochet, polymer clay, decoupage, screen print, scrapbook, and on and on and on. I like to keep the craft groups small (3-6 people) due to space in my home, but if there is a growing demand I may be able to find a space to rent for each night. There will always be snacks and you are encouraged to bring something to share and something to drink... wine is fine! Please join us on facebook to suggest any crafts that you wou …

Create art from that wild place within, free from worry and perfection! Enjoy the company of like-minded people, who love arts & crafts with some self-exploration thrown in to keep things interesting! Projects include batiks and felt-making, book-making and paper play, intuitive painting, dream boxes, multi-media vision collages, life journey time lines, and many more brilliant ideas. This group is perfect for the beginning artist and experienced pro. Some instruction will be given with plenty o …

Work on your social and dating skills with us. Our meetups include hands-on presentations from world-reknowned dating coaches. At the tailend we have optional field trip outings, in which we go out to public venues, meet people, interact and get useful real-time feedback that helps us all improve our social skills -- especially with women. We have members who are as old as the most senior of senior citizens, but you must be at least 18 years old to join. We also have some female members. This gr …

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