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 …

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

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 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.

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 …

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!

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 …

Welcome to KH Studio Dance for the Arts here you will learn the acient art of Belly Dance or Danse Oriental. Goddess Core and Stamina training,  Dance is Fitness ! To become a Dancer your body must be toned and flexible.  You will see your body become more Gracefull Fluid and Controlled with each session. I will guide you, We also take group trips to see other dancers perform in many cultural dance events and build in our friendships as dancer. Fun Fitness Friendship and Enjoyment of self

Based on Seena Frost's book, “SoulCollage®: An Intuitive Collage Process for Individuals and Groups” this one-day workshop offers a creative, soulful process for making a deck of collaged cards whose images give voice to your inner guidance, spark liberating insights, and express your creative impulse. You will make cards, share cards, and do readings. Come play and create your own deck of soul-tending cards that will inspire, guide and inform you! Each card is a mirror of self and soul.   CAL …

The San Fernando Valley is full of night life, cool people, and many adventures to make life exciting and fresh. Let's go out as a heartfelt group to enjoy life and meet some playful, interesting new friends along the way!                             *** THIS GROUP IS FOR SINGLES AGES 35-55 ONLY *** We do Happy Hours, Gourmet Rotation Dinners, Wine Tastings, Art & Street Festivals, Dance at Upscale Clubs, Host Festive House Parties, Personal Growth and Relationship discussions, and just about an …

Whether you are ecclectic or belong to a coven, come share the magick of our beliefs and make them more a part of your daily life. We will be gathering to celebrate the seasons, the sabbats, do pagan-oriented arts and crafts, offer classes & workshops, & learn about a wide offering of traditions. Come join us.  This is an opportunity for solitary witches, & those of earth based non traditional spirituality to have community. Unless specifically stated, it is okay to "show up" or bring a friend t …

Started 10/19/10: Calling all Asians and Asian culture enthusiasts in the San Fernando Valley!!!  The San Fernando Valley Asian Connection is a group for Asians AND those interested in Asian culture who live, work, play (or would like to play) in the San Fernando Valley. While there already are groups for Asians, they are mostly located in the San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach, general Los Angeles and Orange County areas.  For those of us who live in the San Fernando Valley, this means driving a mi …

This group is sponsored by Little Acorns Grow Preschool, Kindergarten and Community Center. We have all kinds of fun activities such as puppet shows, sign language, theater classes, soccer classes, community gardening, art classes, music class, drum circles, karate, cooking classes, science fun time, fun with nature and so much more! Most of our activities will be at our amazing play space in Reseda, although we also have some fun excursions. There are also resources for parents such as parentin …

The terms Renaissance man is used to describe a man (or woman, as "Renaissance woman") who is well educated or who excels in a wide variety of subjects or fields. The idea developed in Renaissance Italy from the notion expressed by one of its most accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti (1404–72): that “a man can do all things if he will.” It embodied the basic tenets of Renaissance Humanism which considered man empowered, limitless in his capacities for development, and led to the n …

Hello new Tea friends, During the last 40 years I have had Tea with her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Princess Royal and a President, I have catered High Tea and TeaTime to many friends, celebrities and leading political figures, and now I invite you to join my staff, Cherie and Lex as we visit the art and rituals of TeaTime right here in the San Fernando Valley at the High Tea Cottage in Woodland Hills. I have had the pleasure of taking tea in some of the most unique and beautiful places i …

Do you want to try something new, daring, different while discovering your true woman and bringing out the sexy in her? Check out my pole and exotic dance classes! You say the pole? Yikes! I can't do that. I'm not strong enough! I don't have any dance experience! What would people think of me? I'm not coordinated, sexy enough, thin enough, etc, etc. I have heard this all before. I used to come up with all these excuses myself and then I came across this movement that led me down the path of such …

This group is for anyone interested to participate, offer wisdom, and co-create better versions of themselves focusing in Andean Shamanic Journey, Healing Arts and Self Realization. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because I am a firm believer where Two or More People gather, they co-create better versions of themselves. Enthusiastic about Andean Shamanism, Sharing Modalities, Creating Healing Circles, Participating and building a warm, unified community (Ayllu).

Group of women all ages - races - walks of life - who love to sing and love to perform. Vocal education, performance opportunities and the camaraderie of like-minded women. We sing for community events and put on our own shows that you will be a part of! RiverOaks Chorus is the only San Fernando Valley chapter of Sweet Adelines International - keeping alive the unique American art form of barbershop harmony. Real women, real harmony - real fun! We rehearse every Tuesday night from 7pm to 9:30pm …

Hello, everyone, this is a group for online learning, distance learning, e-learning, academic technologists, medical education, medical high fideliity simulation educators, etc. who want to share knowledge and keep abreast of the best and most cost-effective internet learning solutions and platforms in place at the cutting edge campuses, as well as those currently in R&D. Join us if you worked have worked or plan to work in some facet of educational technology and want to keep current! So far we …

This group is for all parents of young children who are interested in nurturing an early learning of the Spanish language in their children. "Early research suggested that learning two languages in early childhood is detrimental to a child's cognitive abilities. This was due to the idea that the two languages were learned independently and the knowledge of learning one did not transfer into the other". I am a working mom of a adventurous 6 year old, and have tried to join other mommy groups, but …

Wolves for Freedom is an initiative to protect and assist the citizens of the United States from Foreign Threats, National Disasters, Emergency Situations and if the occasion were to rise from a Tyrannic Government by exercising our giving right as passed by the Congress: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Just like our forefathers I believe that it is absolutely necessary that we pra …

Conscious Mamas are fun-loving, expressive, connected, giving, strong, wise, and joyful mothers. Conscious Mamas are mothers who, day by day, make the world just a little brighter by sharing their light and wisdom. When women gather together, it's a powerful thing. For when women meet, they have the ability to lift one another up, to motivate, to give, to guide, to grow. The support and sisterhood that can come from a group of women is tremendous. That's why I was called to create the Conscious …

Over the hill? Out of gas? One foot in the grave? They couldn't be talking to you because if you're reading this, you're far from being "done" with living and you're looking for new stuff to do! Well, this is it! I'm a Meetup organizer that loves to go out dancing above anything else socially. But I also love the Hollywood Bowl, Jazz concerts, the Magic Castle, art fairs, dinner out on the town or intimate dinner parties at home with a dozen or so of my fave people in attendance. I also like the …

EXPLORE your CREATIVITY in this highly engaging, interactive personal journey! UNCOVER and discover HIDDEN TALENTS, long buried DREAMS and lingering goals and desires. ENGAGE in writing exercises aimed at self-discovery that tap into your CREATIVE SPIRIT. BREAK THROUGH inhibiting BLOCKS like PERFECTIONISM, SELF-DOUBT, PROCRASTINATION and SELF-SABOTAGE with innovative experiential activities. Working and aspiring writers, painters, poets, actors, singers, dancers and PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF …

This is a group that started with a common interest, nature and scenic photography, but over the course of the last two years it has grown to so much more. It has become a group of talents from all across the photographic spectrum, and it has become a gathering where people with a passion for photograpy can bond with each other, and build their knowledge base, or just kick back with friends and enjoy seeing some good pictures. At meetings, we sometimes have a big slideshow where people bring i …