If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, sales/marketing/technical professional, investors or anyone else who is trying to embrace the power of networking, then this Meetup group for you! We hold regular meetings with small group settings of no more than 30 people so people really get to know each other well. Everyone introduces themselves and tell their stories. We'll have a topic for each meeting with one or more presenter. Then people stay afterwards and chat to each other while enjo …

I am starting a group in the East-Bay that will basically mimic THE MOTH http://www.themoth.org/. Topics will be announced through email/ meetup/ facebook and people will be able to show up and share their TRUE stories WITHOUT notes. Stories should be about 10 minutes long and we’ll have 10 – 15 contestants each time. I’m hoping to have two of these each month. As this group is just starting out, the first few meetings will be in my house. Refreshments will be provided with a suggested …

Meet nearby Boardgame Players! Come to The Oakland Fridays Boardgames Meetup to play old and new favorites with new friends. We meet first & third Fridays at It's Your Move Games. Bring some snacks or drinks to share, and any game you want to suggest we play.

Share the pleasures of food, wine, and friends! Events will be mostly around SF,  These events will include wine sailings, local wine tastings, winery release parties, private tastings, wine blending/pairing classes, cooking lessons, music festivals, and travelling! Imagine going to the France to go wine tasting and being able to tour the wineries and even help crush the grapes in the French tradition! Closer to home, we can always schedule shorter trips up or down the coast to the wealth of win …

This meetup welcomes conversation on the cutting edge of APIs, from cloud to business models. We encourage all developers, providers and consumers of open APIs to gather and discuss innovations, opportunities and tactical or strategic problems faced. We've seen a lot of conversation and change going on in the API space, driven by cloud computing, SaaS, open source and other disruptions, and would like to get the community together to see how we can work together and come up with ideas on how to …

The San Francisco Tarot Cafe is a fun, informal way to learn and play with the Tarot in a welcoming atmosphere. Each gathering begins with a short presentation on a Tarot topic, and then we pull out our cards and start playing! Compare spreads, share ideas, discuss symbols, interpretations, colors, you name it - if it's about Tarot, we talk about it! We meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Borderlands Cafe, 870 Valencia Street, between 19th and 20th Streets. There’s no adm …

We at Singly love our community of startups and friends, so we host a monthly happy hour to show our appreciation. Stop by for a drink, a snack and some conversation :)

A Sunday afternoon, a glass of wine, a few snacks, a fantastic piece of playwriting, and a group of avid play readers who like to have fun!  What could be better? East Bay PlayReaders is a group for amateurs who are theater lovers and would like the social experience of group reading. The group is open to anyone, and actors can join, but the purpose is to bring in non-professionals who want to be a part of a playreading, without theater experience. The venue we have chosen is in Alameda, CA. , b …

-This group is to promote the Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali-   Watch this overview of PTK-http://youtu.be/dTGRe4KDp58   Pekiti Tirsia Kali facts: -Pekiti Tirsia Kali is one of the oldest family martial arts systems in the world -Founded in 1897, PTK is the only FMA system recognized by the Republic of the Philippines as having a centennial -PTK is a complete system covering blade/impact weapons, empty hands, grappling and firearms -PTK is the current blade system used by the Force Recon Marines a …

Have you ever heard of Naked Girls Reading? It’s a group of ladies who enjoy giving readings of various works to a large audience au naturel. The group originated in Chicago two years ago when the founder’s husband caught his naked wife lying in repose focused intently on her book. At that moment, both agreed that there was something amazingly powerful about reading sans culottes. As a PhD literature grad student and a nudist, I have been doing this for years! And now, I think it’s the perfect t …

We are a friendly group of diverse individuals looking for good conversation and making new friends while out enjoying activities such as Hiking, Outdoor events, Charity events, Karaoke, Dinning out and fundraisers or whatever else we think will be social and fun. These events will be mostly Coastal around the SF Peninsula Area (between Daly City and Redwood City). This group is open to singles and couples- with no preference to either..   [i][b]A few more things that you need to know:[/b][/i …

It takes a village to raise a child...and keep a mama happy and sane. The purpose of group is to help support and celebrate all those wonderful, intelligent mamas out there who work so hard to take care of and love their children and their spouses--and probably even have a full-time job, too! We meet regularly to share anything and everything that we find that makes us happy and keeps us healthy. It could be a book, advice, a recipe, a movie, or anything else you can think of. We drink some wine …

Fashion-knit East Bay Knitting Group has Knit night's and workshops that are fun for all levels of knitters. Our Knit night's have been a great success and we have had excellent turnouts!  Don't miss out, bring a project, and join us for a creative evening moderated by Brenda Patipa.  Knit Night is FREE!  The purpose of our Thursday Knit Nights is simply to get together with other like-minded fiber addicts and enjoy a relaxing evening of creativity and camaraderie.  Feel free to bring a snack, d …

A unique combination of wine viticulture, physical fitness, art, and nature adventures. Come join the fun of exploring seldom visited and little known places of interest, such as, caves, hidden lakes and waterfalls, isolated beaches, enchanted forest trails, art, architecture and wineries off the beaten tourist path. Every Outing is unique & interesting. After a days hike, soothe your palate while sampling delicious wine at an authentic medieval Tuscan style castle... Or...enjoy a wine picnic on …