Bay Area Friends (BAF) is a social group for people with genital herpes (HSV1, HSV2) who live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With @ 3000 members (combining our Meetup and Yahoo Groups), we are one of the largest Herpes social groups in the USA. We welcome everyone over 18 who is interested in making new friends, sharing fun activities together, and meeting others who share our surprisingly common situation. BAF has NO DUES, NO officers, NO social directors and NO budget. Instead, we rely …

This is a group for those who are serious about making new friendships (not acquaintances). As the group name indicates, most events will be centered around the Rockridge area, so it is best if you live in north oakland or are willing to visit us here often! Events will include dinner parties, bottomless mimosa brunches, wine bars, bocce ball, park days, bbqs, art walks, movie nights, luncheons, happy hours, and anything else awesome that pops up. Many events will involve social drinking, so it …

Are you a busy working single parent? Do you feel like balancing life between your hectic work schedule and raising your children makes it difficult to find time to breathe?  On top of it all, would you still like to get out and have fun with the kids? Well, here is your chance to fulfill that desire and meet other Single Parents in your area who can relate to you and your lifestyle! This is YOUR time to get out and meet other single parents and their kids, make new friends, share your experienc …

YALLA ARABI is an Arabic language and culture meetup group that serves the San Francisco and East Bay area. NO ARABIC LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Everyone is welcome! Ahlan Wa Sahlan! We invite people from ALL backgrounds and ALL levels of Arabic experience to participate. We learn Arabic in fun, interactive and supportive ways by using collaborative activities and instructor-led exercises. We also watch Arabic films, eat at Arabic restaurants and attend Arab cultural events. We heartily …

Welcome to the EnlightenNext Bay Area book club Meet-up! This book club is intended for anyone interested in exploring evolutionary spirituality and ideals. So far we have read and discussed together Evolutionary Enlightenment by Andrew Cohen, Evolutionaries by Carter Phipps and we are currently reading Spirit of Fire by Ursula King on the life and vision of Teilhard de Chardin. We meet on alternating Tuesday nights from 7:30 - 9pm. Check out our calendar and page for details on chapters to be d …

I'm reviving this group to transfer over the members from the Alameda Public Library Android Classes (which is now called the Alameda - Google Developer Group). This is both to expand the geographical location we're going to have our meetings in and to keep a more Android-topic focused group (while the Alameda - GDG is currently expanding its topics to non-Android related topics as well).

If you have attended, are currently attending, or are a supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this is a group for you. Of the 105 recognized HBCU's, we have over 25 active HBCU alumni chapters represented, and we are looking to add more members and to be a hub for HBCU Alumni activities in the Bay Area. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Coalition serves as the guiding force of the HBCU alumni chapters in Northern California through scholarship and fundr …

In the Mood for Food a local vegan catering and personal chef business has been hosting classes and other events for several years. Currently hosting at least one event each week in the bay area.

Catch up with other local Mills College alums and their friends and family! We host a wide variety of events every month  that we hope are of interest or practical benefit to alums, help our East Bay community gain greater exposure to Mills, and to support current students and staff. Events include film screenings of movies written/directed by alums, emergency preparedness for students/seniors/families, book clubs focusing on topics of interests to alums, and museum tours featuring faculty art, …

This network is designed for breast cancer survivors diagnosed in their 40’s or younger regardless of your current age. Whether you have just been diagnosed, are still undergoing treatments or are several years out, join us to connect with other young women who have faced breast cancer. In a relaxed setting, you can connect with other young breast cancer survivors just like you, find out about available resources, ask questions, make new friends and be assured that you are not alone.

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." If you are looking to make new friends and have lots of fun in the East Bay, then look no further! It's 5 o'clock Somewhere, the Eastbay's premiere weekend social group, is your one stop shop for fun! We are a diverse group of fun, friendly, social, smart, down-to-earth, QUALITY people (age 30 to 70; singles and couples; men and women) who seriously enjoy having a great time together! If you genuinely e …

Meet other German Shepherd Dogs and their People for socializing, exercise, laughter and that special kind of exuberant GSD play. Meet-ups are member generated (meaning it is up to each of us to schedule meetups whenever we can!), held all around the Oakland/East Bay area, and vary from fully enclosed dog parks, partially enclosed dog friendly areas, hikes, beaches and anything else we think of! It's a great time for all. Out-of-area members are welcome, and can still enjoy this group via neat m …

Love to eat. Love to talk about current events. Politics. Entrepreneur. Business. Fashion. People. Well, here is a fun and great way to talk about what's going on in a very busy world. The bay area is a mecca of genius minds of all walks of life. By joining this group, you will be invited to limited events by the host over amazing global cuisine and the latest in community or global talk. I will host 4 times a month, random members of a max 10 persons to be part of a round table discussion of po …

Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup In order to survive as an entrepreneur, it's crucial to understand how to make the right connections, get the tools and inspirational education in order to grow your business. Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup brings you fresh speakers, monthly training and networking to jump-start your projects and dreams. • Have great business ideas; however you don’t know where to start? • Clueless about Internet Marketing 101? • Have a website that's not working for you? • Need to …

This group is for women interested in enhancing their lives through the exploration of The Art of Feminine Presence. The work includes body awareness exercises that help a woman with being powerful and feminine by increasing her personal and feminine presence and magnetism. The work helps you: • Increase your magnetism so that you can attract the attention you most desire with less struggle. • Feel confident being up against your edge and your ability to move into your next step, spending less t …

We are excited to share our Lunar Creativity Circle Saturday, March 23, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Garden Gate Creativity Circle 2911 Claremont Avenue. Berkeley, CA $20 pre-registration/$25 door celebrating the Full Moon, the first in a series, for women to explore, share and support our artistic, radical and ground-breaking endeavors within a community of like-minded women. As artists, innovators, entrepreneurs and activists we seek to channel our powerful selves towards improving the world we live in. T …

As long as I can remember I always had a camera in my hands. My first Brownie started me on my quest to perfect my Black & White medium. I was trained, practiced and recognized as a Black & White Specialist. As I pursued my professional career, I established Moya fotografx. As a custom Black & White Lab and Studio my services demanded optimum quality control. Our Meetup group of traditional BLACK & WHITE FILM photographers, specialize in the craft of Black & White technology. If you are passiona …

After graduating from Brooks Institute of Photography and working as the still photographer for a film production studio, I didn't hesitate to take on any photography challenges. It wasn't long before I realized my photography was lacking the quality set by the industry leaders. I had the education, I had the camera gear and I had a fully equipped studio but my work just didn't have that edge! I went back to my fundamentals and realized I was not using the basic principles of lighting. 1. We wil …

Are you suffering on behalf of your family? Are you inspired by our ancestors, and how they are our ultimate source of support and wisdom? Family Constellations are an opportunity to discover the sources of our baffling patterns of devotional suffering, and experience their elegant and satisfying re-solution. Our Family Souls are accessible to us; they are our wellspring of love and life. But often something is not right, not properly in place. Family Constellations discovers these entanglements …

This group is for self employed women in the Bay Area; business owners, private practitioners, free lancers, tradeswomen, entrepreneurs and dreamers of having their own initiatives. Currently we are rebranding/rebanding ourselves. Which means it is a great time to hop on and shape your very own business community. The new vision of this group is to create a learning, mentoring, supporting, collaborating platform for all the members - geared towards collective success. The aim is to provide a wee …