Jazz a Peace brings world class and even Grammy-award winning musicians and vocalists to a church sanctuary in Danville on Sunday evenings (usually the first Sunday of the month, and other Sunday for special events). The one hour (or so) free concert is followed by a reception in the gathering hall. There are no tickets required; all are welcome. Donations support the Jazz at Peace musicians. Check out our website for current information at peacejourney.org under the header "jazz at peace". We h …

SEEKING 30 SUPERSTARS IN DIRECT SALES TO SPONSOR MONTHLY EVENTS. JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY TO SUPPORT LOCAL TALENT & NETWORK! We are starting the group to support local artist who perform at local venues and our monthly Battle of the Bands events. The purpose of the group is to get together and build networks and relationships regarding the music industry. You should join our group if you have a love for all types of music and talent. We are a positive group and like to support people with dreams o …

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 …

I want to meet anyone who can play a Chinese music instrument, be it the erhu, pipa, guzheng, sheng, suona, percussion or cello/bass, and who would be interested in just coming together and playing Chinese music, for the pure purpose of enjoying music-making. I play the pipa - an instrument I love for the last 15 years. If you can play a Chinese instrument, you are welcome to join the meetup group. You don't need to be professional or fantastic, just need some moderate sightreading skills. Once …

Calling all who know that making art in community is the best way to nurture yourself, and that well-led workshops can free a flood of good work. Class time is spent on mini-lectures, demonstrations of technique, journaling, painting, drawing and meditation with limited discussion. As artists the work is our journey. Safety is established through clear guidelines and confidentiality. Pack a snack. 30% off when you buy 3 Art for Personal Growth workshops in advance ($90.00 value). About the Leade …

Creating and sharing is transformative. Artists, healers and anyone interested in spiritual development is welcome. Our workshops feature artists, writers, spiritual teachers, life coaches, psychotherapists, and wellness professionals who come together to support personal empowerment and healing.

Do you like telling stories...or listening to storytellers? Then this group is for YOU! Delta Wordweavers is one of the local Story Swap groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. We meet on the 2nd Monday of most months at Antioch Public Library 501 W 18th Street in Antioch from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The evening has a featured storyteller and then time is opened up to the audience to bring forth their own tales to tell. They may be personal, historical, folktale, fractured fairytale, myth, etc. Your story …

This group was started because my book club never read the books. We decided to go to the theatre and have a discussion after the show. Town Hall thought it was a great idea and it's now an official theatre event that includes a talk back with the cast a free glass of wine. Go to www.townhalltheatre.com for more information. You can usually show a few minutes before the show and buy your tickets at the box office.

Do you enjoy listening to live music? Do you love to dance? Do you like meeting new people? If you answered YES to any of these questions, you'll love this group!! The Bay Area Live Music team of Organizers plan fun (free or low-cost) events. We will greet you, and introduce you to other members of the group. We have markers such as a balloon, to find us at the club or concert. At the bigger events, we meet at a pre-selected location at a certain time, to ensure all members are accounted for. B …

This is a group for contemporary artists in the Silicon Valley area who desire to meet other artists for the sake of fostering artistic community. Silicon Valley is a tough area to work in as a contemporary artist. With the exception of a few galleries and museums, and some small collegial art programs, meeting other artists so as not to be creating is a vacuum is difficult at best. Engaging with other artists is key to sustaining an art practice, both for the purposes of moral support, getting …

Pleasanton Poetry League offers a supportive and guiding hand in opening doors to Creativity through Poetry. There will be Weekly Challenges and at times Awards will be given. Workshops and Publishing opportunities will also be available. This is a New Group with an Experienced Group Leader. The Best Award without a doubt, is the growth you see in yourself and in the eyes of those around you who take note of these changes. All those interested in Poetry through Writing, Reading, Listening and Re …

Fabulous Live Music in Northern Cali is a group devoted to going to see fabulous live bands and artists and exploring the area's live music scene, as well as meeting and hanging out with other live music aficionados and other interesting people, and just generally going out and having a great time! This is also a great opportunity to get to know new venues and new musical flavors. Member suggestions for new meetups are always welcome! Let's rock... P.S. - if you're a band, musician or songwrit …

The Liminal Art Salon meetup group is a forum for incubating authentic expression. Its purpose is to guide, stimulate and inspire artists and seekers to renew the spirit and power of true, authentic creative expression. Liminal literally means "threshold". To create from a liminal state is to cross the threshold between everyday reality and the invisible realms of supra rational consciousness. We aim to generate, brainstorm and cultivate ideas, imaginings, creations, events and collaborations. O …

This is a group dedicated to learning, growing, and performing together as opera singers. Let's bring free, live performances of opera to the community, whether this means putting together scenes concerts, an evening of arias and art songs, or a full-fledged one-act or grand opera! The Contra Costa County needs a community opera group. Let's be that group and bring opera back.

I am interested in a meetup group for people who want to improve their drawing skills on the tablet or smartphones. I think this is an exciting new medium where our creative skills can be extended as much as the traditional medium. I have been drawing on this medium already for a short while now and have picked up some essential skills plus I don't have to worry about paints and messing up my clothes! I would like to share my passion with others and who like me also feel passionate about this ex …

All about Art! By being a part of this meetup you will be responsible for your own safety and well being. You must use your own common sense and not hold the leaders of the group liable for any mishap.

Writing offers a way for people to connect to deeper, wiser aspects of ourselves – a way for us to find out, as the poet Audre Lorde said, “what we didn’t know we knew.” Almost every writer has experienced mysterious moments when the words that flow from our pens, or from our fingers on a keyboard, seem as if they come from someplace else – a place beyond our small human selves. Sometimes, when we let it happen, it’s as if the words become a little boat, a raft on which we can sail in a larger s …

Meet other local country music fans to plan trips to concerts, discuss favorite artists and listen to some great music. Helping all fellow country fans to gather under a common banner in the south bay, appreciating all things related, including 4x4's, fishing, cattle ranching, line dancing, harley davidsons, rodeos, camping, organizing events as a group, and even helping musicians meet and form groups. if you can give a yee-haw out and about and everyone hears, wear boots because you have …

The Transformation Collaborative is a group of about 20 folks of various ages, races, ethnicities, nationalities, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic statuses, religious/spiritual beliefs, educational backgrounds, and work and life experiences with the common experience that pairing transformational education with conscious business/ community/ family is the most exciting, fulfilling, and financially rewarding work to be done in our world right now. It's what we love and what …