This is a group to collect/connect jazz musicians,jazz listeners/lovers, and dance lovers at a place where all these things are possible. Currently many clubs featuring great jazz don't have much space for dancing--strange because the fun of moving to music is so natural! However, at most rock etc dance clubs the music is at bio hazard volume levels. Our JJ&D events feature dance-friendly space & creative music at an enjoyable level great for your all-over health! Dancing--all types, beats, etc. …

We created THE ART OF ACTIVE NETWORKING to help you do better and to make better, genuine ACTIVE connections, And people from all careers, well employed to unemployed attend. Check out our site at http://www.TheArtofActiveNetworking.com. At THE BOX SF, we give artists, musicians and foodies a unique new home in which to collaborate and build their art as well as their following. At The Box SF you will taste and sip something fantastic, see and hear some wonderful things and you will experience a …

Rockers' Club is an association of rock bands which also gets together for jams and group events.  We welcome players of all skill levels, but becoming a member of the group involves a commitment to get together and play music regularly with at least some of our members.  We also welcome entire rock bands who are interested in reducing the costs of playing music by sharing our equipment and practice space. Unlike most other Meetup groups, almost all of our members attend our events one or more …

Jazz in the City is a group for local jazz aficionados, which introduces you to the finest musicians performing at some of the most elegant venues this city has to offer. The group’s organizers, In Touch Entertainment, manage, book and produce both established and up-and-coming recording artists, so we have our finger on the pulse of the jazz scene! We started this group because we want to share our passion for jazz with other fans. However, the group is not exclusively for jazz connoisseurs. …

We are a community of entrepreneurs, artists, architects, designers, musicians, painters, photographers, writers, and creative enthusiasts exploring creativity and the intersection of art and entrepreneurship.

Female Artists of San Francisco is a collective of women, woman-identified, and genderqueer artists and art lovers who want to have fun, inspire each other, and create in a safe and supportive environment. We are writers, poets, dancers, actors, painters, illustrators, spoken word performers, photographers, filmmakers, music producers, fashion designers, graphic designers, sculptors, directors, musicians, makers, thinkers, and art appreciators. All skill levels are welcome, as well as art-lover …

40's+ baby boomers or others who just love to enjoy a good time, sing or play 50's, 60's, 70's music. Bring your guitar, bongos, tambourine or just your 'shower only' voice that will blend in perfectly with everyone else's. We provide song books for you to pick your favorites. This is not for original compositions or performers. Think of it as kind of live karaoke. Please be prepared to bring something good to eat for 8-10 people. Preferably vegetarian. We will provide paper goods so there will …

This is a meetup group for hip hop shows in the bay. I personally focus on independent/smaller shows. I frequent Slims, 330 Ritch, The Independent and New Parish over in Oakland so there will be many shows from these places. Feel free to add events for the entire area. Artists like: Zion I Doomtree Blackalicious Atmosphere (and all of the rhymesayers crew) Living Legends Hieroglyphics Check out the best calendar I've found so far: vivalahiphop.com Add shows! Let's make this for everyo …

Meet others in your local area who enjoy Metal Music. Make new friends!

The purpose of this Meetup group is to encourage and foster participatory singing in the San Francisco Bay Area-- to be a forum where people who love to sing can connect with like-minded individuals and find fun opportunities to raise their voices in supportive environments. If you have a group or event consistent with the ethos of "San Francisco Sings" that you'd like to list here, please contact the organizers at: http://www.meetup.com/sfsings/suggestion/ Organizations that list events with th …

SF ART FORUM {MEDIA+TECH} San Francisco Art Forum {MEDIA+TECH} is an open resource for SF Bay Area visual artists. Connect with innovative art professionals, art enthusiasts and possible buyers. We promote local and national artists' body of work through our social media channels and industry connections. We provide educational resources and host social media+tech events with art & visuals emphasis in the San Francisco Bay Area. Services include: educational tools (arts & tech), crowd funding r …

This is a group dedicated to improving the success of all its members in fashion, art, and music industries-Our goal is to help our members become more successful in their field. We bring together trend setters for mutual collaborations & partnerships so that the fam can become greater than the sum of all our parts. We want our members making new connections, helping others, growing their network, learning how to further their career and gaining access to the people and resources you need.

This group is an attempt to bring people together who are either new to the city, or are locals but don't have a social circle anymore to hang out with. San Francisco has a lot of things to offer from and this life is too short to get bored. So, if you are a student/professional in your 20s or 30s in the bay area and have been wanting to check out that restaurant/movie/hiking trail or have been wanting to go to that concert or jam regularly with some amateur musicians or wanting to pick up tenni …

Meet other amateurs and professional who use the tools of the trade (Reason, Ableton Live, ProTools, CuBase, VSTs, MIDI controller boards, etc...) to make their own electronic music.

Hi there, my name is Erika, the organizer for the group and also the founder.  I'd like to tell you a bit about this group.  It's very dynamic in that you get to do just about anything that has to do with our classical music theme and friendship (e.g., audienceship, performance and learning). As facilitator of the group I do ask for at least a minimal commitment to the group in order to make it worthwhile for you and your fellow participants.  Your active participation is necessary!  This group …

Getting together to enjoy and discover the music and talents of our North Bay musicians, singers, bands, dancers, artists, composers.....including main venues and small, back road gems! We consider ourselves eclectic with our music...enjoying all forms of live music and the fine talent and musical gifts that these artists love to present to us! These"music flights" have many destinations...established to new finds...from rock, blues, bluegrass, zydeco to 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's, ethnic, cla …

Non-profit Festivals & Events covering tech challenges with emphasis on artistic expression and creativity. Bringing together independent artists, coders, game developers, creators, performers and musicians celebrating Art and Technology. CODAME exists to incubate and support artists, technologists and designers that push the boundaries of hardware, software, and physical/digital mediums. At the intersection of ART+TECH, CODAME is accelerating the way we interpret and express our rapidly changin …

The San Francisco Writers Community is a group of: -Writers -Editors -Publishers -Local book store owners/managers -Designers We are working together to help one another create and market our work in the new world of writing and publishing.

The Ukulele Rebellion has begun!  Join us at our bi-weekly meetings (and other events). Our primary songbook is The Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition. The pages to be covered for each meeting are posted on the homepage. The DULYE can be found at music stores and Amazon. We also play some songs from chord/lyric sheets that can be downloaded (see below). We ask a $2 donation per meeting to cover site maintenance and other costs. Excess funds go into the Oakside Cafe tip jar. If you can print out you …

If you're queer in the bay area and you love salsa music/dance, then you've found your tribe! Welcome to our online clubhouse!!! This is your place to voice your ideas, find out about events, meet like-minded peeps, and plot universal domination ;) just kidding! If there's a salsa event you know about that you'd like to attend with some fun and friendly folks, post it here! Very likely someone else wants to go too! Musicians want to jam with other queers? Post it! Want to invade a straight club …

Join me on a 10 week journey to awaken the artist within and create the rest of your life. The Artist way is a book by Julia Cameron which helps in creating and supporting the spiritual path for artistic recovery. Each week you will tap deeper into the infinite creative energy, integrating it into your mind, body, and spirit, and harness it in your daily life. Weekly sessions include : Creative expression experiential Body awareness exercises Guided meditations and visualizations Encouragement f …

Hang out with Indiegogo team members and campaigners in a city near you, find out more about crowdfunding best practices (offline and online), and more than likely have a drink on us. Indiegogo empowers people around the world to fund what matters to them. As the largest global crowdfunding platform, campaigns have launched from every country around the world with millions of dollars being distributed every week due to contributions made by the Indiegogo community. At its core, Indiegogo is the …

The University of the Commons offers university-level classes in San Francisco, free of charge, for all who wish to attend. We encourage new faculty, students, and the community to participate by taking a class, proposing a class you can teach, or attending a meeting of the collective. For additional information, see UOTC.org. The commons: What we share. Creations of nature and culture that belong to all of us equally. Who are we? The University of the Commons is a collective of teachers, artist …

This is our meetup group’s second year. We like to get together with people who are interested in all kinds of Middle Eastern music - Arabic, Persian, Jewish, Turkish, Kurdish, …. - , have food and drinks, and go to concerts and performances around the Bay Area. Above all, the meetup is about getting to meet people interested in sharing and exploring great music and having fun. I personally like music from all over the middle east and really enjoy discovering new performers and local hotspot …

This group will seek to support and enhance the capacity of its members to listen to themselves on all levels, which is the means to realizing physical, emotional, and spiritual resonance. Music is an essential human expression and vehicle of healing and transformation. Sound is recognized as the source of all that is visible ( and invisible) in many traditions. The invitation is to join us in weekly and monthly guided practices and events that integrate a number of different approaches and moda …

We're a group of guitarists and luthiers, professionals as well as amateurs, of all ages and levels, who enjoy getting together, playing for one another informally, meeting for open mics and occasionally going to concerts together. We welcome acoustic guitarists who play any music in fingerpicking style. (Image by Made Underground, from flickr)

Being Breath Yoga ™ A System for Sexual Alchemy Transformative Breath Journey & Sexuality Teachings with expert sexologists: Annette Gates & Roy Turpin and live musicians: Jim Dias & Mer Zandifar Learn sexual alchemy from experts. Use breath and sex to heal. Communicate better. Read more: http://annettegates.com/ILMCircles.html Being Breath Yoga is intended to help individuals use the power of breath to integrate body, mind and spirit for a more whole experience of their sexuality. We do …

Every Sunday evening, a small group of us get together to indulge in glasses of wine, delicious cookies, and drawing beautiful naked women. This all takes place in the chapel of an old convent turned artist collective. The acoustics and lighting in this room are amazing and we take full advantage of it with well selected tunes, and occasionally a live musician to tantalize your ear drums. Bring your own materials. We do not provide easels, but we have cushions, backjacks, and chairs. $10! wine a …