Fractal Salon is an extraordinary experience in which 8-10 people connect deeply while eating dinner and drinking wine. Over the course of about 3 hours the group watches a short PowerPoint with guidelines for having a profound community experience. We share our responses to guiding question related to home, our art form, our passions in life, what we want next, and what we want to say to feel complete. The path each group takes is unique but always ends with a profound sense of relatedness, fri …

The Scriptwriters Salon is a place where twenty something to thirty something screenwriters/plawrights can critique and socialize. The rules are simple. Bring 10 pages of your feature screenplay, television script or play and be prepared to workshop the shit out of your baby. The goal of this meetup is to foster community and have fucking good time. See you there.

I took a wonderful play writing class at The Playwright's Foundation in San Francisco. It gave me an appreciation for the group dynamic that a class offers. Since I am not in the position to take a class at the moment I would love to have a meet up that offers what a class environment does. It is invaluable to the writing process to hear one's words read and being exposed to the ideas others has been a rewarding and enriching experience. I also love the idea of writing in a group setting. This s …

Meet other intellectually oriented gay men for spirited and intelligent discussion of current events, history, philosophy, politics, social trends, pop culture, etc.

Are you an Indian woman who runs her own business or service? Do you have your own company/consultancy/salon/business/blog? We welcome you to our group! We are a bunch of active, social and intelligent businesswomen who have come together for networking, forming friendships, colleague bonding experience, sharing the highs and lows in the day of a businesswomen and helping each other succeed in their fields. Additionally, we will also have business talks, brainstorming sessions, discussions about …

Connecting people who love fashion and style -- whether it be clothing, and accessories or home decor -- to fashionable products and services from hair stylists, nail salons, and tailors, to interior design and space planning. We will hold at least one scheduled event per month in a casual setting, but welcome group members to host additional events that can be added to our group calendar. There are no formal presentations -- unless we have a fashion show or a cooking demo! -- and no pressure to …

The Third Place is a concept of Ray Oldenburg, urban sociologist and author of The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. The First Place is your home, and the Second Place is your office. You have assigned roles and tasks at each place, and you know nearly all the people in each. The Third Place is where you meet with people you don’t know that well, or maybe at all, and you exchange ideas, learn about other people, …

A free, lunchtime program each Wednesday from Noon to 1 p.m. The first Wednesday, we will offer chair, hand or shoulder massage. The second Wednesday, we will enjoy lively discussion in a true Women's Salon, covering relevant topics facing women today. The third Wednesday we will have a speaker on various subjects, and the fourth Wednesday, we offer strategies and tips for self-care. Deborah's Palm is a new, women's non-proft organization, located in downtown Palo Alto, at 555 Lytton Avenue. Ple …

A meet up where artists from Marin (or beyond) come to talk about art and art related things.

You walk into my home to find a fire roaring and candles everywhere. The smell makes you feel like you are in Paris in a different century. There is something that feels familiar about the other 9 people in the room. You proceed to engage in the best dinner party you've ever experienced. Rather than a dinner party with many courses, this is a course about the perfect dinner party. I've been offering these for 5 years with extraordinary results. Come find out what this is all about!

BNI Burlingame is a group of professionals who meet every Thursday morning to refer business to each other. We currently meet 7:30 - 9:00am in Burlingame, CA for breakfast, juice and coffee. Visitors are welcome! (bring lots of business cards and there is a $20 fee, breaksfast included) We are currently recruiting new members. Our goal is to reach 30+ by the end of December. We are actively searching for: Architect Property Manager Moving Company Personal Trainer Plumber Painter Electrician La …

LOOKING FOR A WOMEN'S NETWORK REFERRAL GROUP TO CONNECT WITH? The San Mateo Women’s Leads Club is a well established group that has been meeting over 15 years. The sole purpose of the Leads group is to assist women business owners increase their business through weekly networking referral meetings. Since meetings are 1 ¼ hour, a minimum of time is expanded to accomplish this goal. ABOUT US We attract friendly, dynamic, success-oriented business women who are devoted to not only increasing their …

This is a group for Indian women looking to hang out and make female friends. Most of us have moved here and left friends and families behind which leaves a big void in our otherwise busy lives. The aim of this group is to help desi women foster lasting friendships. Also, we'll have kick-ass 'kitty' parties! Here are a few guidelines if you're interested in joining: 1) You don't have kids. If you do, you're welcome to join but this groups meetups are not the best place to talk about them. Consid …

As an East Coast transplant I miss those lively, intellectual conversations with my witty, sarcastic, well-travelled, well educated cosmopolitan friends and San Francisco is too far from my South Bay base. I envision a group of bright, open minded, outgoing and opinionated "women of a certain age" who get together to talk about everything from their travels, trials and tribulations to politics and ethics and well ... life. We'll wine and dine, attend cultural events, enjoy all that the Bay Area …

What food inspires passion and excitement in your? If you say, "chocolate," then this is the Meetup group for you. Meet with people who love chocolate? eating it, tasting it, trying it, cooking with it, and living with really great chocolate. Come to chocolate salons, chocolate tastings, wine events, cooking classes, chef demos, book signings (The Chocolate Guide, 2008), and other tasty stuff.

Do you have natural kinky, curly, or wavy hair? Are you in the process of growing out your relaxer? Are you considering transitioning from relaxer to natural? Join us as we explore natural black hair care, styling, products, salons, and also just connect as a community in general to make new friends!

Women 50 plus, don't you love it when people tell you " OMG, you don't look your age, you look fabulous!" I have been in the personal and corporate image consulting service for over 30 years. I would love to share beauty tips and secrets on how you can look your personal best without going under the knife. I also have an exciting list of guest speakers who will address our issues on beauty, health and lifestyle.  Some of our meeting will be visiting local designers, boutiques, spas, stores, salo …

If you're interested in the sensual and erotic uses of hypnosis and other kinds of trance work, this is the group for you! The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a burgeoning community of erotic hypnosis practitioners, and our group will help to nurture and grow the East Bay erotic hypnosis community (and beyond). We'll be featuring semi-structured meetings, with presentations invited from and offered by local erotic hypnotists. Our interests range from "vanilla" to edgy and our emphasis is exper …

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We started as a group of women gathering to take charge and “lift the fog” on our personal finances. We have now developed into a community of women who are shifting our relationship with money from a consumption-driven paradigm to one of giving, caring and ‘enough’ to co-create an economic future for humanity that sustains life on earth.  We do this by exploring our stories and beliefs around money, by continuing to educate and develop ourselves and by building community.  If you are interested …

We are active, and not only like to walk and meet new friends (or more!), but do other fun things: picnics, board games, overnite short getaways during the week, maybe have a salon to bring your creative wisdom, and tell about. The possibilities are there, we just need YOU.

For those who keep up with beauty and fashion. Brand name sale events, hair and makeup classes, beauty and nail salon trips, and anything to make us look fabulous!

This meetup is designed for women who want a fun night out with other women interested in friendships, fashion, inspiration, relaxation with a variety of events to bring us all together. No agendas, just fun!

Join other SF Bay Area singles over 50 for innovative events featuring ice-breakers and conversation. Speed dating, dinners, discussion groups, potlucks, hikes, and more in the San Francisco Bay Area. We never leave conversation to chance!™ Our focus is on the chemistry that happens when single men and women meet face-to-face. We provide the structure that helps you quickly find the potential common ground with those you meet. Events every month in San Francisco, East Bay, and/or Marin County. " …