We gather monthly to spend time in community with those who are interested in chanting from various global cultures. We chant in various languages, such as Sanskrit, Arabic, English, Latin, etc.... We invite various musicians from the surrounding bay area to lead and to co-lead chants. It is a sharing circle, so we encourage you to bring and share a chant of your choosing. We have potluck for the first hour 7 - 8 pm and chant from 8 - 10 pm in a cozy home atmosphere. We meet in a private residen …

Dear friends, we are a big family like group! If you are new to this area or find that you have lost your old social circle because friends have moved away, this might be the place for you. Our group’s mission is to help build friendships that last a life time. So if this is what you are looking for, keep reading :) East Bay Young Professionals Social Group (EBYPSG) is a diverse group of active people in their 20s-40s. Our backgrounds and ethnicity vary greatly, but the one thing we have in com …

Everyone is Welcome! Let's enjoy vegan and vegetarian food. I grew up as vegan and vegetarian. There are a lot of vegan and vegetarian options in San Francisco. Let’s check them out. Let's also try cooking simple seductive dishes at home. Vegan and vegetarian cooking is not special. I hope I can encourage people for experimenting with vegetarian and vegan food. We are going to have simple get together, potlucks, dinners, brunches etc. We will be meeting around greater San Francisco Area inclu …

Welcome, Plant Lovers! This is a meetup group for vegans in the S.F. Bay Area who want to come and socialize with other vegans and eat delicious vegan food. All of our get togethers will be raw vegan friendly, and we will make sure that there are at least two or more raw vegan dishes.

We're a group that loves to cook, eat and drink together! I created this group to meet people who love cooking food and sharing it with other people. The East Bay has some great restaurants but what really makes it is the community it brings together. What better way to bring community together than over a shared, home cooked meal? We'll meet about once a month at a group member's home. Let me know if you are interested in hosting, organizing or have an idea for a themed potluck.

This is a 2-pronged activity group for the more mature (ahem! 45+ members) that I want to create, and the two planned activities may or may not intersect: (1) a monthly dining group that will try out various restaurants in our very diverse Bay Area (taking a cue from restaurants featured on CHECK PLEASE, BAY AREA); and (2) a movie/video group that can go to quality films on (a) a matinee basis and (b) eventually screen videos at home of past classics mingled with a potluck dinner. Geographically …

Rebecca and I, along with a few friends decided to start this group because we have a desire to meet and ultimately do life with the people around us, rather than living on islands. "Sunday Dinner" is a reliable environment where anyone can come to simply enjoy a table full of delicious food and a group of people looking to relax and get to know others. We get together every Sunday at 5:00 at Irvington Community Park. It's in Fremont on Blacow Road, just across from Irvington High School. There …

Meet fellow Vegetarians in the San Francisco Bay Area! Visit vegan and vegetarian world cuisine potlucks, attend a workshop, share your favorite recipes and make new friends and contacts. Check out our past events: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/407/calendar/past_list/

Here we are, a diverse group of women flourishing, creating, learning, and sharing. Whether you are single or married, new to the area or want to expand your circle of friends, and break free for a girl’s night out or gathering, this women's social group could be just what you are looking for. We are a fun and energetic group of women who welcome newcomers. The group consists of women of all ages who enjoy girlfriend time, after work happy hours, dining out or potlucks in, good food and conversa …

We are having our first "Raw Delight" gathering in a beautiful house in San Francisco. ‎2011 is starting off yummy! This is a potluck party hosted by Sherry Huggi-Ma and Sharka Holy Strawberry with master chef Tali Clavijo as a special guest..delicious times ahead..come to play in Raw style! ~ From 7pm-11pm, bring some ingredients, your instruments, a towel for the hot tub, and your organic, yummy self. Call 510-410-8876 for more details. looking forward to seeing you there!

Singles group of over 50's. We have hikes on every Sunday usually followed by Potlucks at members homes. The hikes are open to the public and the potlucks are for members or for visitors who go on that day's hike.

The Bay Area Nature Journal Club is a diverse community of artists and naturalists, of all levels, who meet together to connect to nature through art. Through free monthly field trips, hands on technique workshops, and community events we explore the Bay Area, developing our artistic and naturalist skills and deepening our love of nature. The club and its activities are a program of the National Wildlife Federation of California. We welcome the diverse communities of the region. The program is i …

Welcome! We're glad you found us. Our group's mission and purpose is simple: Live, Laugh and Learn Live: Meet up with other young mid-peninsula couples in the area and have a great time. We meet at great restaurants, desert locales, lounges, and even do the occasional potluck! We're all about great food, a glass of wine or two and awesome company. Laugh: We're positive minded and love to hang out with other folks that share the same outlook on life. We see the humor in life, and don't take ourse …

Hello everyone, This is a group for women who like to get together for happy hours, movies, potlucks, dinners out, shopping, etc. in the Bay Area. Let's organize activities a couple times a week. This will be a group effort, so please participate, voice your opinions, and share your ideas for events or activities. Any one in the group is welcome to suggest an event or even host an event. The more suggestions the better. I look forward to meeting you all and having a blast! Hope to see you soon …

Welcome to Book Club, Board Games and More! This group is for ladies of all ages who like to have fun with friends! If you like getting together with girlfriends and sharing some laughs, reading books, playing board games, going out dining, hiking, dancing, potlucks, movies, bocce, bowling..., then join us! We are a fun and energetic group of women with a very active social calendar. Our goal is to create an enriching and inviting environment, where you will get to know each member and build la …

The 45+ Bay Area Savvy Singles Group is for fun-loving Singles in a certain age range (45+ - 65ish) to come together for fun and develop nice connections with others.  Perhaps a spark will ignite and a closer relationship develop.  If so, great.  If not, at least you've met another great friend...without feeling pressure to do anything you don't want to do. We are all here to enjoy each other's company at fun events......single we are today.....single we may not be forever.  Still, we can enjoy. …

Finding it hard to meet nice people?  Tired of the bar/club scene?  Through with spending countless hours on the internet?  We're an inclusive group of genuine and caring individuals who get together for good, wholesome fun. Ultimate frisbee, rock climbing, pick up basketball, potlucks, volunteering, you name it. All activities emphasize sportsmanship, friendly competition, helping each other, and connection. Out of consideration for your organizer and your fellow members, no-shows may result in …

Throughout the week the SF Free School offers free classes to anyone and everyone who wants to learn, have fun and meet new people. Classes we’ve offered have been in dance, drumming, martial arts, philosophy, dating, meditation, improv, yoga, writing - and many other topics as well. Though the mix of classes and events we hold varies over time, some weeks with many events and others with just a few, much of what we held in the past was out of a yoga and dance studio, and hence, in the past, we’ …

Looking for professional, active women and men, mid-30s to 50s, to expand our Peninsula Friends Group. If you're interested in making new friends doing fun activities such as hiking, movies, bike rides, wine bars/wineries, dining out, potlucks, performances and/or other events, this group is for you! We have two events a month, within easy distance of mid-peninsula.. So come on out!

We are a group of women and men, mid 40s to 50s, who are well-traveled, internationally-oriented, physically and culturally active, whose aim is to bring together like-minded people doing fun activities such as hiking, movies, bike rides, wine bars/wineries, dining out, potlucks, and cultural performances. The group is based in and around downtown San Jose, but is open to events all over our beautiful Bay Area. Newcomers to the Bay Area are welcome. Unlike the typical Meetup, we would like to en …

This is a group for women of African Descent 40 years of age and older who love women. It's for anyone new to the Bay Area or not.  If you're looking for a way to meet women close to your age group for friendship and socialization. I started this group because many of my friends over the age of 40 have shared their desire to meet other women 40 and over who share similar interest in dining out, dancing, game nights, potlucks, spa days, wine tasting, plays, musicals, concerts, retreats, traveling …

Let’s gather around a table, have some munchies and have fun playing some of the classic board games and card games you played when you were a kid and some of the newer ones as well. Games are a great way to de-stress, have fun and create new friendships. This group is well established, with good attendance and many regulars that appreciate the more playful side of life. This is a low-key environment, games are usually at my house or assistant organizers. We play a wide range of classic and mode …

SF Bay QWOC is a meetup group for women of color that identify as a member of the LGBTQ community.  The goal is to build a community that may start on meetup.com, but that goes beyond the cyber connection.  Once you feel comfortable enough, communicate with others via our discussion board.  Hey, sharing your number isn't out of the question too.  Do what you feel comfortable doing! Looking for something to do with like minded women? Trying to build a QWOC community? Have a variety of interests? …

This group is an effort to get Peninsula vegans together to socialize, learn from each other, and enjoy good food.

Dinner & Movie at Home for 20's-30's Peninsula Ladies. Do you love dinner parties with girlfriends, cooking, socializing, and ending the night relaxing to a nice movie? Then this group is for you! Who we are. We are a group of twentysometing to thirtysomething ladies. We meet to have dinner potlucks rotating at different person's homes on the Peninsula -- as far North as Millbrae to as far down as Mt.view. -- that way we get to prepare something each time to contribute. And after enjoying our me …

The adult Asperger self help revolution is on! We meet to share experiences, support each other, find resources, interact in a safe environment, network with fellow Aspies, and take responsibility for our growth. One aim of this group is to connect people who are in the early stages of their AS realization journeys with those who have known they had AS for much of their lives. We have a lot to learn from each other about how to thrive in wider society as well as how to live in less conventional …

Friendships, family and community are some of the most precious things to me. This group is about forming new friendships, enriching our everyday lives and sharing who we are with each other and the community. This group offers a wide range of activities, including; game nights, potlucks, cooking demonstrations, meet and greet nights, movie nights (at home and at the theater), inspiration, crafts, volunteering, book clubs, cultural events, trips to Calistoga, Reno ext. a yearly murder mystery pa …

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." - C.S. Lewis Are you are a woman frustrated with friendships that never seem to run that deep, rarely materializing beyond activity partners, short-lived acquaintances or fair-weather folk? If so then read on... This group is about about socializing in it's purest and simplest form. It's about conversation first and foremost, with the right mix of interesting people making the time …