Rodgers Ranch is a registered historical site, and used to be a real working farm.  The city of Pleasant Hill has kept and maintained the core of the farm, and has given us the opportunity to resurrect it as a place to learn about gardening and farming. We meet every Saturday as a group.  Official hours are 10am to 12pm, but we almost always stay longer. Members go there on any other day regularly to water or do various tasks. Not everyone comes every week.  No problem.  Come when you can. Objec …

Welcome Bay Area Singles, Couples and Friends! EVERYONE is welcome! The Bay Area Activities Group Team manage SEVERAL very successful groups throughout the Bay Area and will be sharing our many FUN events with this group. This group's focus: Outdoor activities, music, hiking, lunches, dinners, dancing and nightlife. If you want to make new friends and meet new people, you have come to the right place. Of course you are always welcome to post your ideas and one of us organizers may choose to mak …

Who we are: It’s difficult to meet other people while caught up with our careers, in grad school, or while in job transition. So instead of staying in, why not go out, meet new people, make new friends, try new things, and see new places? This group is for Young Professionals (single or not) in their 20s and 30s who are keen to expand their circle of friends, have a good time socializing, appreciating good conversation and enjoying the area. Although a majority of our members are single, thos …

Hello Girls! This group is for women in Walnut Creek and the neighboring suburbs, who are new in town or would just like to expand their group of female friends. This group is comprised of girls in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. We have a variety of activities such as: brunch, happy hour, movies, trail walking, hiking, dancing, just to name a few! THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU DON'T FLAKE WHEN YOU RSVP. Doesn't it suck when you make plans with your girlfriends to go to the movie …

This meetup is for connecting with climbing partners, and it's also a meetup experiment. Instead of top-down with a few organizers arranging activities for the rest, in this group everyone is an Event Organizer so they can create new events.  As a member, you can propose a meetup when and where you want the climb and then wait for RSVPs.  Or, peruse the meetings already proposed and join one that is to your liking. If an event is just you and one other person, be sure to honor your RSVP or upda …

Welcome rational, evidence-based thinkers!  This is our public page. Contra Costa Atheists and Freethinkers (CCAF) values critical thinking. If you recognize that there is no supernatural power behind natural events, then this may be the group for you! CCAF exists for the benefit of its members. Its purpose is to provide informative and enjoyable activities that promote opportunities for faith-free discourse.  We support the efforts of atheists, freethinkers and skeptics in gaining recognition, …

Zumba Building Bridges and Community Circles This meetup group includes Zumba Teachers, DJs, Zumba Fans and Community Circles Fans in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building and becoming a part of unique cultural groups centered around Fitness and Music. It is sponsored by Building Bridges, a California non-profit organization that supports music, arts and fitness in our schools and community. What is Zumba? Zumba a registered trademark of Zumba Fitness LLC.   Zumba teachers train and re …

We are citizens of the world living in the Bay Area. We are creative. Writers, sculptors, poets, painters, artists, musicians... We love to create with our minds and hands. We meet once a month for a potluck: eat, drink , talk, bring our art to share and create a loving supportive community. Every two months we organize a Group Art Show in the Open Fine Art Gallery in Berkeley. Everybody is welcome to suggest/organize/announce a Meetup. If you want to organize an event in the Open Fine Art Galle …

Hi! I am starting this group in the hopes of finding some fellow foragers and urban gleaners to go on some outings with out here in Contra Costa and in the East Bay. We will forage for wild edibles fruits and vegetables, fungi, and wild herbs and greens.  We will research and plan outings for foraging in public lands and parks, untended residential lots, and whatever other fruit we can gain access to without violating good etiquette and ethics. Note: Due to the logistics and such of organizing …

The Bay Area Firearm Enthusiasts Meetup group was created for those who enjoy the sport of pistol, rifle and shotgun shooting. We formed this group to accommodate all kinds of shooters. No matter your experience with firearms, the Bay Area Firearm Enthusiasts Meetup group will accommodate you. We are here to meet others, share helpful ideas and help each other gain practical knowledge and valuable experience using your firearm. For those who do not own firearms and would like to join up and test …

This group is specifically designed for ladies in their mid 20s and mid 30s who live in the Walnut Creek area (PHill, Lamorinda, Claycord, Danville, etc). The goal of the group is to meet new friends, go out with the girls, and participate in a multitude of activities. Example of activities are things like Walnut Creek Art & Wine, mani/pedis, lounging by the pool, leisure bike rides to lunch spots, cupcake runs, dog park outings, trying new things on Groupon/Living Social, baseball games, happy …

Come spend a Tuesday evening with a great group of aspiring public speakers. This is a Toastmasters club, but not your average Toastmasters club. We're one of the larger clubs in the area, primarily because we have a relatively young and energetic membership as well as an outstanding location for our meetings. This meetup site is NOT our primary website. We just use meetup as a way of attracting new members. Our average meeting has between 20 and 25 people in attendance. Please visit our primary …

We are a great group of professionals and we think our Mission Statement says it all. LeTip is a professional organization of men and women dedicated to the highest standards of competence and service. Our purpose is the exchange of business tips. Members will, at all times, maintain the highest professional integrity. Each business category is represented by one member and conflicts of interest are disallowed. Become a member of the nation's top networking organization, and join the Walnut Cree …

Courageous Women Association, Inc., is a motivational and empowerment source for women. We are a nonprofit 501 (c)3 organization providing support services & resources, workshops for women's well-being, and give-back events specifically for women of abuse, homelessness, addiction, health deficiencies, and incarcaration. We offer social, economic, and environmental fortification to women and children.  We also seek to educate women on the importance of living with a purpose and learning to step …

Welcome to the BAY AREA  FUN SINGLES GROUP ! Come join our energetic and positive Group ,meet and greet other Singles from all over The Bay Area ....make new friends ,mingle ,flirt  date or maybe more ...Who knows .. How would you find out unless you try . It s so easy to stay home and do nothing .....Well life is short don't be alone ...come and join us if nothing else you ll find a new friend  ;0) If you like: Happy Hours, Fine restaurants ,Dancing ,  Wine Tasting , Art Festivals,Walks and H …

Aloha  New members; Please read all of this important information. Backroads Wine & nature Adventures is a unique combination of wine viticulture, physical fitness, art, photography, & nature adventures. I conduct full time activity to research, trail blazing, Exploring, volunteering, & networking with Wineries, Recreation equipment providers, Land owners, & providing donations to various NP organizations. Come join the fun of exploring seldom visited and little known places of interest, such as …

If you like to cook or want to learn and want to have fun doing it with like-minded people; then this is the meetup for you. If you watch the Cooking Channel, Food Network, America's Test Kitchen, Julia, Jacques...you are a Culinary Addict, If you read Food and Wine, Bon Appétit, Food Arts, Cooks Illustrated you are a Culinary Addict...If those magazine pages, worn recipes torn from newspapers, and pages of your cookbooks are stained and smeared from use...then this group is for you. If you want …

If you're interested in the sensual and erotic uses of hypnosis and other kinds of trance work, this is the group for you! The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a burgeoning community of erotic hypnosis practitioners, and our group will help to nurture and grow the East Bay erotic hypnosis community (and beyond). We'll be featuring semi-structured meetings, with presentations invited from and offered by local erotic hypnotists. Our interests range from "vanilla" to edgy and our emphasis is exper …

East Bay Rotaract is a service group for students and young professionals, ages 18-35, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Membership spans from Richmond to Danville to Mountain View. Join us for a dynamic experience! ---------------------------------------- WHAT IS ROTARACT? ---------------------------------------- Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18-35. It is sponsored by international service organization Rotary International. Rotaract brings together students and you …

Second Act: Love Matters is about creating meaningful connection with others who can make a positive difference in one another's lives through self-discovery, sharing, and service to others. Second Act: it's about time... to embrace your future! Our community is uniquely tailored to the needs and interests of middle-aged people with a certain level of maturity and life experience who wish to find meaning and meet kindred spirits. Our mission is to provide the inspiration, hands-on know-how, sha …

This is a group for local moms interested in both yoga and creating a support system. Moms can be prenatal moms-to-be, mothers of newborns, small children, older children, whatever. We started as a group of women who met through prenatal or kids yoga classes at the Type A Yoga studio and we've started this meetup in order to keep in touch. Membership is free and some events will be free as well, although some events may have a cost associated which will be noted in the Meetup. Although the group …

We are so excited to share our activities with new parents and families in cities from Hercules/Oakley to Dublin, from Berkeley/Oakland to San Francisco!  If you are looking for a vast variety of themed Playdates, from Cultural, Cooking, Educational, Exploratory, Book Club and more! We offer a FREE newsletter which offers organized events, lists local events and provides savings with local businesses for play spaces, children's products, coupons for activities and for members, continued savings …

Imagine lively people-scaled  communities dotting the San Francisco Bay Area - places co-created by their residents for raising kids, for  retirement, for growing food or simply  living well by sharing more. The Bay Area already has  ecovillages, and cohousing neighborhoods, resident-owned housing cooperatives, and group houses -- real world places where we can live more sustainably through a more cooperative way of life. You can have both privacy and community when you know your neighbors on pu …

The purpose of this group is to learn modern digital photography skills and promote creativity. The Goals of this group are to: • Learn and develop essential photography skills necessary to capture captivating images. • Inspire one another with enthusiasm; learn from each other, and fellowship. • Have fun going on photo field trips to practice your photography skills. All photography levels are welcome! The Focus of the group: Photography Workshops Keynote Speakers Photo Shoot Field Trips Photo …

This Meetup Group is to keep a community calendar of networking events going on around the East Bay. Via Networking, Connecting, Sharing we can grow our businesses and community! Hello, Everyone! After joining the Networking Bay Area scene, I quickly realized how many vast opportunities there are and have been wondering how everyone is keeping up with all the different groups/events/mixers/meetings! So, here's a one-stop hub for all kinds of different networking opportunities happening in the l …

We gather online and in-person to discuss all aspects of the eZ Publish Enterprise Content Management System. All skill levels (from beginner to expert) and roles (from end user to marketer to developer to purchase decision maker) are welcome. We are an extension of the broader, global community, focused on North and South America. We have two regularly scheduled monthly conference calls: one about the eZ Ecosystem in general, usually featuring an eZ Systems employee as a guest attendee; and one …

Wanting to organize a group to discuss the difficult diagnosis called PTSD. It can develop from an abusive childhood, or a individual or group catastrophic event. If you have it, or even think you might this group is to help relieve the feeling of total insanity and being misunderstood. Perhaps together we can listen and support one another with this emotionally disabling condition.

What this group will be about: You may be new to the East Bay and maybe wanting to make new set of friends or maybe you’ve been here for a while but never had the time or made the effort to do so. Then this is the group for you! I want to make this group about having a good time and establishing solid relationships. Making female friends on the other hand requires you to put in a little more effort – but it is a relationship that can last. We will aim to have a wide variety of events which will …