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)

If you are interested in establishing an active Humanist organization in San Francisco and the East Bay, please join this Meetup.  As meetings and events are organized, you will be invited.  We envision discussions, speakers, social activities and events to work for a better world.  For those who may not be familiar with humanism, below is the Humanist Manifesto III, which describes what many Humanists believe. HUMANISM AND ITS ASPIRATIONS Humanist Manifesto II Humanism is a progressive philosop …

Founded in 1979, the Northern California Branch of the Oxford University Society is the official alumni association of the University of Oxford in the Bay Area.  Our official website is http://ousnorcal.org/ The Branch serves the San Luis Obispo to the Oregon border region, but most members live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Our role is to help local University alumni, former official Visiting Students, Visiting Fellows, and University staff, build connection and community with one ano …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP.  Your passport to mingling. Sponsors provide m …

Have you ever felt that you were meant for more? Maybe it's a higher level of love, success, health, happiness, or abundance. Maybe it's just living on your OWN terms. Whatever your dream is, you probably faced some obstacles that seem insurmountable. You did everything you could--read self-help books, watched the videos, attended the seminars--and still, you can't move forward! What could be holding you back? It's NOT your fault. If it was only you, then your challenges will be resolved by y …

Meet other Earth lovin' people. We are gather to practice shamanism, natural spirituality, and bring back our connection with a sacred Earth. This is an open-hearted group of folks who perhaps have heard about shamanism or have been hearing the Earth's spiritual call, or perhaps have had training and seek to gather with others who have been walking this extraordinary path. It is equally for those who come because of a nagging curiosity, as it is for those who are experienced. It is a group with …

TSAA, formed in 1970, is the oldest society in the United States devoted to the study and development of technical analysis of stocks and commodities. Membership in the TSAA is open to individuals who are interested in technical analysis as part of their investment strategy. Annual dues provide members with invitations and discounts for seminars, meetings, and luncheons, as well as a subscription to the Quarterly newsletter. The TSAA is a nonprofit organization with over 100 members, including i …

The number of Bitcoin users around the world is growing at a lightening pace. This Meetup Group is designed for Bitcoin users, merchants, monetary exchange dealers, developers, and consumers -- anyone who's interested in the success of the new totally anonymous digital currency called Bitcoin. Additionally, it acts as a mutual aid society, and a business networking group. Bitcoin Meet-ups in Other Cities Around the World DC - Washington http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinDC NY - New York …

We read and discuss books that are rooted in or inspired by history in all its shapes and colors. Fiction and non-fiction, both scholarly and popular. Stories that re-create the past. Journalists who tell us "what happened". Interpreters who openly argue a point of view or seek to illuminate the present through the past. There are also many opportunities to leave our armchairs for fun history-focused field trips to museums, walking tours, films, theater, author lectures, etc. For our book discus …

The Bay Area Lifetech group is a meetup every few weeks to bring our local community of Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Stem Cell, and Health scientists, investors, executives, practictioners and anyone else interested in creating therapies that benefit the health of society. We also heartily welcome patients to participate in this group!! The goal of the Lifetech group is to get outside the lab, office or home and organize events in and around the Bay Area in the spirit of buildi …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'Italian themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP. Your passport to mingling. Sponsors pr …

BAASICS (Bay Area Art & Science Interdisciplinary Collaborative Sessions) is a series of San Francisco-based evening programs that bring together working artists, scientists, and other creative individuals to present engaging, multi-media programs that explore a given theme. In the United States, the contemporary fine arts and sciences are generally set apart from popular discourse, and despite much talk of commonality between artists and scientists, there is little substantive dialogue between …

I am looking for East Bay singles over 50 who would like to get together to expand their social network, and are interested in engaging in various types of activities such as dining, concerts (especially jazz, classical, folk, soul, reggae, rhythm and blues), dance performances, exploring San Francisco, political forums with intelligent and articulate leftist-oriented thinkers, flea markets, beading, sightseeing and day trips in and around the SF area. The group is open to all singles, especial …

The Art Beat Writers' Society http://ArtBeatFoundation.org Mondays, 7-9:30 starting July 30th @The 25th Street Collective, 477 25th Street, Oakland, CA (Between Broadway and Telegraph) Taking Bart? 19th Street stop in Oakland. Walk up Broadway toward 25th. Set in a working arts warehouse right in the heart of the historic Oakland Arts District, the Art Beat Writers' Society is a weekly two and a half hour writing and performance workshop designed to generate new material, workshop pieces, focus …

California IPv6 Task Force - CAv6TF is an open user group accepting members from all geographies (not just California.) The California IPv6 Task Force (CAv6TF) is dedicated to the advancement and propagation of IPv6 (Internet Protocol, version 6) in the state of California. The CAv6TF mission is to advocate, educate and promote IPv6 by providing technical leadership, white papers, events and local/regional meeting.

What is this group? Super FRYS is a group of people that want to enrich their lives by meeting new friends, socializing, and trying new things. Our main purpose is to foster an awesome community of friends by consistently getting out together and doing fun things in this fun city. To that end, Super FRYS is not so much a "meetup" as it is a social club. Members are encouraged to stay active over time, and "drive-bys" are frowned upon. Our Core Values Socializing and making new friends: This i …

GoRampUp! will cause you to attract new clients faster and more easily, make those clients more profitable to you, and make doing business easier and more enriching for you. The GoRampUp! Success System(TM) allows you to create your three Core-Success Platforms: Mastery of your "Personal-Best A-Game" Mastery of your "Business Impact Essentials" Mastery of your "Power-Alliance Networking" This means that as you pursue your passion to make a living by helping others to be successful, You will …

We are a community of performers, models,  producers, directors, production professionals, make up artists, and film goers. We meet regularly to collaborate on producing films and other projects. We also watch films and critique them.  We also have events of interest to people interested in still photography. We will share our knowledge and skills with one another. We will support each other in achieving our aspirations and realizing our dreams. Most of our events are free and open to all.

GoRampUp! will cause you to attract new clients faster and more easily, make those clients more profitable to you, and make doing business easier and more enriching for you. The GoRampUp! Success System(TM) allows you to create your three Core-Success Platforms: Mastery of your "Personal-Best A-Game" Mastery of your "Business Impact Essentials" Mastery of your "Power-Alliance Networking" This means that as you pursue your passion to make a living by helping others to be successful, You will …

GoRampUp! will cause you to attract new clients faster and more easily, make those clients more profitable to you, and make doing business easier and more enriching for you. The GoRampUp! Success System(TM) allows you to create your three Core-Success Platforms: Mastery of your "Personal-Best A-Game" Mastery of your "Business Impact Essentials" Mastery of your "Power-Alliance Networking" This means that as you pursue your passion to make a living by helping others to be successful, You will …

Free Software = free society!  Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is sweeping earth bringing freedom to people everywhere.  Our little corner of the Libre Planet is the San Jose / Bay Area.  Come join the FLOSS evolution! GNU/Lindepence Hours Have an hour or so now and again to spend advocating for FLOSS? Want to get things fired up in your area? Want to raise awareness for both FLOSS and the Free Software Foundation's Libre Planet in Silicon Valley? Start an GNU/Lindepence Hour! They are …

This is a group created for those of us who support the mission of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and who love a good Saturday morning hike among friends to get the weekend going! For now, membership is by "Invitation-only" but read our "About" Page and, if it still sounds like a group you would like to join, send us an introduction and we will invite you when we open our group to the world :-) We will hike some familiar trails and also try new ones in the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay a …

GoRampUp! will cause you to attract new clients faster and more easily, make those clients more profitable to you, and make doing business easier and more enriching for you. The GoRampUp! Success System(TM) allows you to create your three Core-Success Platforms: Mastery of your "Personal-Best A-Game" Mastery of your "Business Impact Essentials" Mastery of your "Power-Alliance Networking" This means that as you pursue your passion to make a living by helping others to be successful, You will …

What if your sense that something is wrong with what society tells you that relationships "should be" was your intuitive sense that there has to be something better and more that what the culture currently offers? What if we all got together and considered a new, upgraded format for intimate relationships? Let's do it! If you are interested in human sexual psychology and want real insights into why many relationships don't work and what you could do about it, this is the place for you. If you wa …

Ladies of the Book Club is perfect for queer, lesbian, bi-sexual, open-minded individuals who enjoy reading a variety of books and delving into provocative conversation about characters, plot, parallels to history and society, symbolism, and meaning. We will create a group of people who are excited about meeting monthly to build new friendships through insightful, creative, intellectual, and fun discussions.

Do you think there has to be a better kind of society - one where we can live in solidarity and cooperation, where we aren't destroying the planet and where production is based on social need, not private profit? Let's get together to get a better understanding of what is wrong with the rule of Corporate America and how it can be changed and what we can do to bring about a change. The premise is that none of us is really all that different from those living around us here in Oakland. Discussions …

Looking for a casual book club that doesn't feel like homework? Look no further! This club will be meeting twice a month, but each meeting will be unique in its own way. The first meeting of the month will be your conventional book club, where the group reads the same book and we discuss our thoughts. Book genre will be open and books will be chosen by a majority vote at the meetings. The main request would be for those attending to actually have read or are almost finished reading the book. The …

Virtual reality has the potential to profoundly impact work, play, and society as a whole. Immersive virtual experiences previously known only in the realms of science fiction are finally within reach. Who should attend? SVVR is open to anyone interested in or curious about virtual reality, including developers, hackers, futurists, gamers, entrepreneurs, investors, and dreamers. The Oculus Rift, Kinect, LEAP, and Razer Hydra are the first wave of affordable consumer VR devices. Join us to discus …