This is a folk singing group. Well, mainly... We also get into singer-song-writers and other music as well. Take a close look at the list of listed meetups for details. [b]TIMES[/b] The [b]1st Saturday[/b] of the month is open to hosts suggesting and providing other music (e.g., The Beatles, James Taylor, Motown...). The [b]2nd Saturday[/b] of the month is usually a sing-along using the book [u]Rise Up Singing[/u] (see note below)*.  We usually start at 6:30, begin singing at 7:00 pm, play for …

A fresh Start. The IWAA purpose is to positively stimulate the mature person experiencing any of the many life transitions by following the IWAA Achievement Principles. These principles have been carefully crafted and researched for effectiveness and creativity. This involves identifying and using your strengths and other related untapped resources such as your natural environment, connections, personal skills, and identifying untapped opportunities. We will empower you by linking you to resourc …

Opening To Relationship Gatherings are happening! We'll be exploring many ways in which we humans get ourselves into entanglements (without even knowing how or why) that end up blocking lasting, fulfilling relationships. Get out of your old interrelational rat wheel and come find out how your relationships may be improved. There are key associations, hard-wired into human automatic response systems, associated with relationships of all kinds that raise old familial patterns that often feel impos …

Internet marketing encompasses a broad, diverse set of processes: search, content networks, email marketing, affiliate networks, video ads, social media, viral marketing, and more. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We meet regularly to discuss how to utilize these tools to …

This group is for you if you are a real estate investor interested to expand or a beginner wanting to learn from others' experience. We will meet periodically, discuss different investment markets and trends and help each other make money either by buy and hold startegies or flipping properties. I'm in Indianapolis now learning about the local opportunities. stay tuned for our first meetup coming up end of April! If you'd like to suggest a subject for future meetups- feel free to do so- this is …

First and foremost, we wanted to create a place where everyone in the Bay Area can meet and make new friends doing something fun. This group is for all ages over 18!!! WHAT WE DO?   We do things around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara): We eat: dinners, pot lucks, happy hours, parties with food We have fun: zip lines, paddle boats, beach parties, camping, treat yourself to a massage/spa treatment, holiday parties, monopoly board games, social dances We get fit: hiking, walking …

We believe that innovations in biology should be accessible, affordable, and open to everyone. We’re building a community biology lab for amateurs, inventors, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to experiment with friends. Welcome to BioCurious Visit the BioCurious homepage http://www.BioCurious.org BioCurious Community Lab Opened in Sunnyvale, CA; Fall 2011! Join the discussion at Google Groups http://groups.google.com/group/biocurious Our successful Kickstarter campaign (http://biocu …

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 …

Purpose: This group is open to professionals who help manage other people's money (lawyers, cpa's, financial planners, financial advisers). I don't want this to be just another weekly referral group at some restaurant in town. It's ultimately a professional referral group of wealth management professionals networking on the golf course. We are open to sharing information and helping fellow members grow their practice. Goals: Open to all Bay Area professionals involved in Law (Estate law, P …

I have a lot of problems and a lot of challenges. I am not able to decide what to do in most of day to day situations. I need people who can listen to me and tell me what I should do. Sometimes I am just stuck in simple problems. This is the problem example we will discuss on March 7th: Axiom1) I always wanted to do the business. I wanted to make money and tons of money. This money will be for my family and their families. Axiom2) I also want freedom. I want to live my life. I want to use …

*** Fun, Value & New Friends - BAC - Bay Area Snow Sports Council - Clubs - Year-Round Activities & BenefitsAre you interested in fun, value & new friends?Bay Area Snow Sports Council (BAC) www.skibac.org is a nonprofit, volunteer-run association of more than 30 snow sports clubs founded in 1947 covering the entire Bay Area from Monterey up to Napa and out to the Sierra Foothills. There is no cost to join the BAC Meetup group but we would like to encourage you to consider becoming a member of o …

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 …

Café Aquarius is hosting, after restaurant hours, an Astrology Center where anyone interested in Astrology and other metaphysical disciplines can come for our various events. You not only learn about new models of the world, but also about yourself and the energies you're working with in your life. Events • Metaphysical Night - we have 6 readers, each of whom practice a different metaphysical tool: Vedic Astrology, Tarot, Handwriting Analysis, Numerological Astrology, Hand Analysis, and Destiny …

Hey, SMUGgers, Meetup.com has been great, but we've got a brand-spankin' new home and we've just got the keys to move in. Boogie on down to http://www.fisheyeconnect.com/instructor/3573/san-francisco-north-smug/profile.aspx and help us warm up the San Francisco North Bay SMUG's new space over on FishEyeConnect.  Just sign up for an account and you will get info on our latest meetings. You'll love FEC because they're focused on photography. It's their mission (like ours) to connect great photog …

This one hour yoga class, appropriate for all levels,  is being offered on a  "donation" only basis. Not only does it offer a one hour class of yoga postures, breathing and relaxation, but all money collected goes to support the formation of a non-profit, Recovery Cafe San Jose. Recovery Cafe San Jose is being modeled after Recovery Cafe in Seattle ( www.recoverycafe.org), a program offering support and hope to homeless, mentally ill and addicted individuals. Nancy is a certified yoga instructo …

Are you a queer woman looking to thrive in your thirties, or flourish in your forties? Want to meet new friends, but tired of run-of-the-mill lesbian brunches? Stuck in a rut? Want to get up off your arse and go do something less boring instead? Join us for fun, diverse activities that will leave us with lots to talk about over lunch. Come and bond with new friends on a mini bay area excursion. Ever wanted to try indoor skydiving, go-kart racing, or kayaking? What’s that you say – you don’t want …

The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work to …

MRREN opened doors in 1979. Today it is comprised of over 50,000 members nationwide, most of whom have purchased investment property through our education and hands-on mentoring. Thanks to our size, there is no fee or obligation whatsoever to be a member. We make our money from the seller, not the buyer. You won't find expensive book and tape packages at MRREN. We walk the walk and have teams scouting the entire country for the absolute best real estate deals, and we bring them straight to you. …

Vital Systems supports people aligning their values, passion and money for community profit and a regenerative economy. Because everyone must eat to survive, our activities are focused on one of the most vulnerable global issues of our time -- food and farming infrastructure. We bring together various communities to collect, frame, and share knowledge about food and farming infrastructure practices that can help build communication processes, interconnect communities, and provide infrastructure …

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Hello there, "Two Wild and Crazy Guys" welcome you to our amazing group. Founded by Dorian and Nick, two close friends of over ten years, this group is all about having fun and meeting new folks. Basically, we often find ourselves getting into spontaneous Bay Area adventures and thought it might be fun to invite other cool cats. Everybody has a few close-nit friends that they would take a bullet for, and vise versa, but why not expand your network of friends so that fewer bullets will hit you... …

The Drawing for Fun Workshops are for inspiring artists who like to draw for fun. All levels are welcome from beginners to advances, and even non-artists! I want to make this group as fun and unique as possible. The events are always fun. We can have field trips to art and cultural festivals, open studios,  anime, and comic conventions.  We can hang out in zoo, science and art museums to draw from animal, science, beautiful paintings, and sculptures. Meetup several places to chat and draw sci-fi …

Clay Busters Trap Skeet and Sporting Clay shooters. This sport Builds Self Confidence and skill. Having the discipline to Hit a moving target makes you feel good. Open to men and women boys and girls minors must be accompanied by an adult. We meet-up at different ranges for clay busting. Average cost is about $17 per round of 25 shots in a round. Beginners can take lessons from a certified master. Number one rule is gun & range safety. bring your shotgun if you have one. Starting time is 10am en …

Big Data Silicon Valley was created to help demystify big data, explore interesting use cases in different industries, go over some opportunities in the market and share tools that are available for your big data projects. We'll also go over what are some opportunities that startups can tap into in this industry. Why should you care: Big data will drive $120 billion of IT spending in 2013, according to Gartner. 93% of businesses feel like they're losing money by not being able to use the infor …

Are you a musician who records music at home? Do you get all giddy at the thought of playing around in GarageBand, Logic, ProTools or WaveLab? Are you the next great thing to hit the music industry (if you would ever get around to finishing that album)? Are you looking for other musicians in your area to connect with? Then look no further! The "East Bay Home Recording Artists" is the MeetUp for you! This meetup is open to all types of musicians: rock 'n roll, folk, rap, electronica, hip hop, R&B …

What is Ripple? The way moving money should be — simple, global, open, and practically free. Ripple is an open source person-to-person payment network — a simple way for anyone in the world to send money to anyone else at practically no cost.