A group of new moms & dads that want to get out of the house and meet others going through the same milestones at the same time. Open to suggestions on activities to do with our loves. Trips to the Park, Hiking, and Coffee are just a few.

The mission of the Bay Area Bioinformatics Forum is to help scientists collaborate and grow by providing a network for sharing ideas and technical knowledge about bioinformatics. At our monthly meetings, you will find scientists, professionals, students and DIY'ers sharing information on best practices, the latest software, biological concepts, and new ideas. We meet at several locations across the Bay Area with the site rotating each month to San Francisco, Berkeley, Menlo Park, Mountain view, …

EBPAP members are plein air painters from all around the Bay Area. The group includes artists working in all media –watercolor, oils, acrylics, pastels and ink – as well as printmakers.  While some are weekend painters, many are professional artists, exhibiting their artworks in galleries, including solo and group shows. Group Policies: New members wishing to join the group must be referred by current members. Participating in group critiques at the end of each painting session is optional but w …

This group is for anyone, of any age, who wants to spend their time with good people doing enjoyable things. We are an eclectic group ranging from: - book clubs - outdoor activities (like flat water kayaking, hiking, photography walks and casual bike          riding) - wine / beer/ chocolate tastings - dinner parties - movies - the theater - and even an occasional art experience! Feel free to do what ever activities catch your interest at the time! There is no membership fee. You will pay for y …

This meetup group is for brand new and expecting moms who are looking to connect with other moms in Hercules and the surrounding area.  I started this group so new moms like me could meet other moms, share their experiences, learn from one another, build friendships for our children and ourselves, and lose the baby weight together while having fun with our little ones.  Activities might include stroller walking, field trips, story time at the library, arts and crafts, going out for lunch to kid …

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.

This is a group for Moms at all levels of motherhood who are interested in finding out more about Mocha Moms before actually joining.  We invite you to join us for 2 events before deciding to join.  Mocha Moms is a support group for our diverse community of mothers that call the Bay Area our home and any mother who has chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families and communities. While many of our members have eliminated employment altogether, o …

This is a group for anyone who wants to receive healing, who needs support in life and for people who want to create a space where we can support each other. This meet up is also for people who want to learn about healing and energy.

Raise Your Glass! Happy Hour Networking for Women Entrepreneurs For every women who believes that we are stronger together rather than apart. Who believes in tribal wisdom and the sharing of great stories. Who loves a great glass of wine (or two). Who believes that every woman has a right to find their inner warrior. Capture Power. Capture Love. Capture Wisdom. The Power is within You. This is for the woman in you. The woman who knows she has so much to offer the world. For the woman wh …

THIS WILL BE FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES TO PLAY UKULELE OR WANTS TO LEARN,SING AND SHARE SONGS.ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE WELCOME ALL GENRES AND STYLES ENCOURAGED.WE WILL START AND GROW FROM THERE.YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A YMCA MEMBER TO ATTEND. PLEASE BRING UKULELES TO SHARE IF YOU CAN WHERE - HILLTOP YMCA 4300 LAKESIDE RICHMOND CA94806 WHEN 1ST MEETING FRI. JAN 11 2013 4:00PM - 6:00PM QUESTIONS CHEFJON510@AOL.COM

Do you enjoy GOOD VIBRATIONS? Do you crave a NATURAL BUZZ? Want to find that place of inner silence and knowing? This is a group for anyone who wants to explore the healing power of sound, vibration, and music. A great way to relieve stress, free self-expression, and explore different realms of consciousness.

This group is being created for all of those Curvy Divas out there. Are you into fashion & accessories? Would you like to swap clothing and update your closet with cool new looks? Do you love to shop or maybe don't know where to shop to accentuate your voluptuous body. Would you like to know where to find clothing that fits your curves? Want the scoop on the latest curvy fashion trends or are you a curvy diva trend setter and want to share your fashion sense with other women out there looking fo …

Formerly East Bay Filipino Martial Arts. Since we started this meetup in November 2011, we've given dozens of folks exposure to traditional Filipino martial arts including stick and knife fighting. For 2013, we have a new name, Crossbone Filipino Martial Arts, and we're looking for new students to come and train regularly in effective martial arts movement and self defense techniques. The only requirement for this class is the ability to get out of bed and spend a few hours out of doors every Su …

Do you dream of hops? Does the smell of fresh malt make you weak in the knees? Are you the lord and master of billions of yeast colonies? If so, Brewstars is for you! Come join us once a month for some good brews, good conversation, recipe sharing, and maybe even a group brew session. This club is brand new so details have yet to be worked out. Meetings will be during the weekend only to maximize the opportunity for people attend. Join now to help build Brewstars from the botton up!

It's so hard to meet other lesbians when you are single! You are almost forced to do the internet meeting game. That often proves to be either unsafe, unreal, or unavailable after all! Here is a way to meet other single Lesbians face to face. Practice talking to each other in a safe, loving environment. Listen to what others are doing to increase their chances of finding love. You will always meet several beautiful people, and you will always leave thinking about what was shared. We meet  twice …

Poetry, short stories, plays, novels, history, philosophy, science, not necessarily in that order, classics that are worthy of discussion, current and past, western and non-western, these are the works we discuss. The discussion is what is most important. We discuss these works to enlarge our understanding of the ideas that shape our culture and gain a deeper appreciation for what it means to be human.

Too busy with life to organize family trips and meet new people.... Then join us. We will have 1-2 hikes per month that are family friendly along with nights at the movies, adventures at local and familiar haunts, the zoos, events and more... We are a family with a toddler and an infant and find that we have a difficult time meeting other families with kids. What is a better way to get out and adventure than with others from our community. It takes a village to raise a child... let's create that …

Join us! Whether you are new to riding or have a lot of rides under your belt, we invite you to join us on the beautiful roads and trails of the Bay Area. Rides will be led by the staff of the Pedaler Bike Shop in El Sobrante. We currently meet each Saturday morning to ride the 3 Bears... this is one of the most popular road biking routes in the Bay Area, and continues to challenge and excite all levels of riders. Additional rides to varying locations may be added as the days get longer, includi …

Lesbians/Queer/Dyke/Butch or Fems looking to gather hang out for Sunday football & BBQ, Friday night dinner & video or trip to the movies. Game night, poker, doggy hikes, biking, bowling, camping, Salsa classes & parties, outings to San Francisco dancing, festivals, Napa wine tasting. Looking to connect with others that live in El Sobrante and the areas surrounding. Let get together enjoy what this area has to offer. Couples and singles, with kids or dogs. Let's hang and build community. Let the …

For engineers, scientists and anyone else who wants to embark on a journey of learning Data Science

Singles Singles Singles is a group of singles that would like to create interesting, interactive, events for singles to interact with each other. Activities need to be clean, safe, drug free, engage the mind, body, and or spirit. Events should not be expensive.  We have a beautiful place / space to have events  and hosts that will spoil you. Call Margaret anytime, she will help you set up an singles event, answer questions about events, tell you about the singles, and advise you on the meet ups …

Savage Worlds is an award-winning, universal, generic roleplaying game and miniatures wargame, written by Shane Lacy Hensley, and published by Great White Games DBA Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. If you haven't played the Savage Worlds RPG, you can pick up a free .pdf of the Test Drive Rules as part of the Wild Hunt introductory adventure HERE. The Savage Worlds RPG is an amazing cross-genre game system. I invite yo …

"I choose to shift and create that new abundant idea on expressing my joy in life living fully certain and free. " You have had amazing experiences and moments in life to realize who and what you are to the world in which we live.  Perhaps its time to shine.  If you haven't realized already this is an advanced group on self mastery In this meetup group we will actively engage in learning and exercises and course material regarding direct manifestation. This will be a class circle like setting a …

Creating a successful business starts with creating a successful mindset and treating yourself like a VIP client. Come and learn powerful tools to become magnetic to your ideal client and network with heart centered women entrepreneurs. The motto of this group is "We Thrive Together." This is a place where you can be yourself and get support for your heart centered business mission and create business friendships that will create prosperity for all! We meet at the beautiful Richmond Marina at Th …

“This is a group for anyone interested in exploring ways to energetically heal through art/creativity, learn more about your authentic self, and ways to create more joy and happiness in your life. People of all backgrounds are welcome to join. If you're curious about spirituality, learning about energy or interested in meeting like minded people this group is for you. I will be leading healing through art classes and planning fun topics based on spirituality/energy. I started this group to bring …

This meetup exists to facilitate tabletop board and role-playing games in the East Bay. We meet semi-regularly in the El Sobrante area (near Pinole and San Pablo), in the back of the El Sobrante public library (atop the site of an old Huichin village and burial ground). We are generally not hardcore gamers and hope to share a large spectrum of game play. We have played such games as Arkham Horror, Descent, Munchkin, Resistance, and Monopoly. Currently we are meeting semi-regularly (c.f. El Sobra …

The goal of this group is to get as many people in the Contra Costa County to leave the couch, get out and hike, bike, walk the beautiful trails that we have around us; hopefully meeting once or twice a month. This group is open to everyone regardless of age and as long as it's allowed friendly dogs are absolutely welcome. We want to select trails that have an average difficulty in order to fit all levels. The group is also open to suggestions if anyone wants to hike a particular trail.

The purpose of this meet-up is to focus on developer productivity tools:  a place we can showcase and share ideas to make life easier for us developers...  although SQL / SQL Server is mentioned prominently, this is due to the focus on data, but building complete applications which are based on SQL are also fair game.  The mention of SQL-Hero is not because anyone needs to have a working knowledge of this product or that it will receive prominent focus, but because Joel will inevitably demonstra …