Great American Photographers like Richard Avedon, Irvin Penn and Bert Stern and theirs and theirs subject from the 50's to the present..

This group is for novice Survival and Sustainability enthusiasts. We are urban and suburban dwellers excited about learning the benefits of homesteading through the skilled trades. Eventually, we want to collaborate on meaningful community projects and share enough knowledge to start businesses. Here are some possibilities out there for innovative Homesteaders who want to survive, sustain, and prosper: -Permaculture -Landscaping -Horticulture/Gardening -Aquaculture -Hydroponics and Aeroponics -V …

You like to knit? Talk and/or listen? Maybe you want to learn to knit or see what others are knitting? Come knit with the Santa Clara Valley Knitting Meetup! Since 2004 we've assembled 15 knitters at our weekly knitting sessions in public locations around the South Bay.   All ages, all knitting skill levels, all techniques -- including crochet, beading, spinning, etc. -- are welcome at knitting meetup. Don't stay home, come knit with us!

This group is actually going to be several groups, all associated or affiliated in some way with The Storytelling Association of California, or SAC. Many local area groups meet for story swaps, storytelling performances and/or storytelling workshops, and this will be the place where they are announced and promoted through Meetup. The calendar for all events can be found at http://www.storysaac.org/calendar.html

This is a group for all life science entrepreneurs -- developing new drugs to change the course of a disease? A new diagnostic, a new medical device? This group aims to bring together the select few who have taken on the challenge of fighting the major diseases of our time. Speakers will include top early stage companies, early stage investors, and scientists ready to spin out the next great idea.

Originally a spin-off of the SpaceUp SF crew (Go on, Google it) We're now spreading the love with regular get-togethers for the spacially inclined. YOU SHOULD JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU: - Are definitely into 'space-stuff' OR - 'Space-stuff-curious' (We won't judge you, we promise.) ^That's about it, really. Go on. Click the 'join' button. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

Welcome to San Francisco I Liq Chuan practice group. The training is intended for students of all levels interested in learning the art. I Liq Chuan, martial art of awareness, is an art of cultivating consciousness based on Tai Chi and Zen principles, in other words the practice of moving meditation. The philosophy underlying I Liq Chuan involves the very simple concept of making an active choice to be fully aware of the present moment, by being aware of the sounds around you, your breathing, yo …

Meet other local Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder and other role players for adventures and fun! Come to a Dungeons & Dragons Meetup to explore fantastic worlds, clash with dark monsters, spin lore and excel at heroic feats. Have Fun!

I am a graduate student finishing an MFA in Creative Writing at Goddard College. I love leading groups and being in the company of people who want to explore the world through writing and reading. This July I'm leading a writing workshop for two weeks in mid- July M, W, F with the hopes it might spin into something more. WHAT Family Matters: Fiction and Memoir Six 21/2 hour sessions helping you mine your family history as well as the histories of others for rich material. Explore creative writin …

This is a spin-off of the Bay Area Software Quality Group which has stagnated over the past several months. The purpose of this group is to discuss all things regarding software quality engineering. This includes automation, unit testing, exploratory testing, load/performance testing and any other type of testing strategy that comes up. Although this group is centered on test engineers, there should be plenty of valuable data for others within the software development ecosystem.

Join one of the fastest growing community of single professionals! Our mission is to connect and engage contemporary single professionals with community organizations and local events. We provide business and social networking opportunities within our vibrant community and a rich social calendar filled with interesting activities. Connect with new friends who share similar interests in our network of active single professionals. Our events includes community service, charity fundraisers, speaker …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of Tinkering Toms is to get creative juices flowing around photography, imaging and other art forms. Every other week we meet to share our work and open a dialogue with a variety of people from a variety of perspectives. CREATIVE ASSIGNMENTS: After each meet-up a new creative assignment will be posted. You’ll have two weeks to explore, consider, play and create a piece of art or Photography that fulfills the basic premise of the assignment. We’ll then gather to share and expl …

Fiber fanatics who get together to knit, crochet, and have fun.

We hope to fill Oakland's need to improve the city's many hidden pathways/stairways. At first we will remove the plant growth that is harming the pathways. Later we can do other things to improve them by such things as planting flowering plants. It is time to get local people together to improve Oakland. We have already greatly improved 3 pathway/stairways in Oakland's Lakeshore Neighborhood plus one in the Rockridge Neighborhood. We did our first improvement to a pathway in Oakland on Sunday, M …

Do you love crazy roller coasters and intense thrill rides? Does your idea of having fun include drops, turns, spins, and loops? If so, welcome aboard! The Bay Area Thrill Riders is a group of adrenalin junkie thrill seeking individuals keen on taking in some of the greatest rushes the Bay and surrounding areas have to offer. This group will allow you to create new lasting friendships in fun and exciting settings. We will aim to meet regularly at different attractions to take in the action as a …

Let's make the night shine by getting together to enjoy some glow arts. Glow poi, hoops, staffs, etc are all welcome. Anyone who wants to light up the night and share ideas and techniques.

This group is for developers looking to design and build applications that run on mobile, TV and other devices using Adobe cross-platform design and development tools. Learn how to build cool apps and deploy them to multiple platforms. If you are interested in understanding where Adobe is going with Flash on ... you need to have a look at the OpenScreen Project: http://www.openscreenproject.org/ to understand that Flash is not just for personal computers and mobile but any smart device. Our M …

Currently in the House of Representatives there is one representative for every 700,000 of the population. Let's discuss the mechanics of how we might restore what was meant to be a small-d democratic branch of our government to a more human scale with one representative for every 10,000 or 5000 or whatever makes sense with current technology and political common sense. The goal is to craft wording for a call for an Article-V convention limited in purpose, as required, to the proposal of amendme …

South Bay Circus Arts, LLC sponsors this meetup to provide a way for circus and performance artists in the South Bay to unite for training sessions and jams. We welcome beginning to experienced circus artists from discplines such as aerial arts, acrobatics, hooping, fire spinning, belly dancing, juggling, slacklining, etc. Come share your skills or learn something new! Anyone is welcome to submit an event. Inclusion on Meetup does not represent endorsement by South Bay Circus Arts, LLC. Events h …

Fringe It's better on the edge The indie music video dance party! http://www.fringesf.com/ DJ Blondie K & subOctave spin the best indie music videos all night with radical visual effects from artists such as: Cut Copy * Robyn * La Roux * Passion PIt * Marina and the Diamonds * Little Boots * Calvin Harris * Friendly Fires * The Ting Tings * CSS * Ladyhawke * Chromeo * Yelle * LCD Soundsystem * Daft Punk * Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Franz Ferdinand * The Limousines * Phoenix * MGMT * Miike Snow * Hot …

Meet other local Dungeons & Dragons players for adventures and fun! Come to a Dungeons & Dragons Meetup to explore fantastic worlds, clash with dark monsters, spin lore and commit heroic feats while playing the greatest role playing game of all time! New players are welcome! Feel free to use this group to get your own group started. Contact other members to generate interest in starting a new group, and contact me (Grant) to post a meet-up venue.

The Sustainability Professionals iNetwork is a group of professionals dedicated to seeing Sustainability measures integrated in all phases of life. Our events will include product demo's, speakers, tours and open brown bag discussions. Open discussions and connections to other events related to building awareness about renewable energy, emissions reduction, urban farming, recycling, bio-fuels, solar and wind power, energy storage, home efficiency, land reclamation, water management and sustainab …

South Bay Circus Arts (SBCA) is a gathering of circus artists from many disciplines who have come together to bring circus arts classes, training opportunities, and performances to the South Bay. This meetup is for people interested in learning about our classes, workshops, and additional training opportunities. We are currently offering classes in: aerial silks club and poi spinning hula hoop dance/fitness circus conditioning partner acrobatics We anticipate offering summer workshops in stilt …

If you believe in a fulfilling career outside of traditional paths, then you are ripe for "Uncubing"! Join the movement. If you are a talented dev, designer or hustler looking to access a whole slew of great opportunities in one single place, then you'll fit right on in! Be the first to learn about upcoming events, early bird discounts, exclusive workshops, and advice for getting face-time with some of the leading startups in across the US. About Us: Wakefield is a media company that publishes o …

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 …

I dream of gathering a bunch of wildly creative fiber people and working on the same object at the same time somehow. The goal would be to see just how uniquely we could combine our talents and create something unusual, funny, bizarre - but mostly have fun playing with possibilities by connecting fibers. I think of the quilt circles where all the quilters are working on the same quilt. Well, they are usually kind of working independently but they are working on the same object. And it's more int …