We host monthly figure drawing parties- with live music, beautiful models, booze, coffee, and famous naked historical figures to inspire your pencils and pens. Come make art with us and be a part of something sacreligious...

The Bay Area Nature Journal Club is a diverse community of artists and naturalists, of all levels, who meet together to connect to nature through art. Through free monthly field trips, hands on technique workshops, and community events we explore the Bay Area, developing our artistic and naturalist skills and deepening our love of nature. The club and its activities are a program of the National Wildlife Federation of California. We welcome the diverse communities of the region. The program is i …

Let's get together on weekends to wander around San Francisco, sketching people and places. You don't have to be the next Paul Madonna, just someone who likes observing city life and making marks on paper. (Note that we used to be called Urban Sketchers. Same group, just a different name.)

The San Francisco Project Reboot Group is a group of production companies and production services vendors working together to revitalize the Bay Area Film, Television and Digital Media production community. Upcoming event on Thursday June 13, 2013 from 2:00pm-9:30pm.  See our Meetup page for more details. The Second Annual Project Reboot extravaganza “reboots” the San Francisco film production community on June 13th, bringing together industry professionals and clients to venture out and network …

‘’If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly. From my own experience and from working with patients, I have come to believe that proper breathing is the master key to good health.’’ - Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Natural Health, Natural Medicine This  group is created to support breathing ( and eating) practice that helps us to breathe (and Eat) properly and deepen the nurturing and healing aspect of breath. Breath is l …

To all the painters, and those who wish they could paint, in the Bay Area, join this group and participate in paint sessions and workshops in the spacious and sunny Studio Teobi, San Francisco. Take painting classes with former Artist Fellow of the de Young Museum Todd Thomas Brown (workshop series "The Art of Not Knowing"), and also join the painters club every Tuesday... All in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with good music!

A vibrant and social group of creatives and people who want to have more creative energy in their lives. Events and workshops are led by Megan Finlay.

Welcome to the San Francisco HTML5 User Group—the largest HTML5 Meetup in the World! We have free monthly events in San Francisco with presentations by the industry's leading experts in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and other cutting-edge web technologies. Past speakers have included HTML5 superstars like Paul Irish, Bruce Lawson, Steve Souders, Divya Manian, Brian Leroux, PPK, Faruk Ates, Rob Hawkes, Peter Lubbers, and many more. We enjoy free food and drinks from our generous sponsors and encourage …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 19 cities across the country.  Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels a …

Drawing membership from across the San Francisco Bay Area, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) is a vibrant and supportive community of women in business as employees, entrepreneurs, licensed professionals and small business owners. If you're seeking inspiration, friendly networking, and skills development, join us for lunch on the first Friday's of every month. Our meetings are more than just a meal! Visit PWN online at www.pwnetwork.com and at www.facebook.com/pwnetworksf.com

In a safe space, we will explore a variety of different sexuality practices to increase sexual energy, enhance connection and intimacy, and expand our sexual horizons. This monthly workshop will be a hands on laboratory where we will examine a variety of topics around intimacy and sex and learn exercises and practices that we can incorporate into our personal lives. Drawing from the principles of Somatic Sex Education, Tantra, Taoist Erotic Practice, and Human Sexual Awareness, we will learn how …

Explore your true potential through harnessing the forces of nature and releasing your body's true potential for self healing. Master Healer, Alan Waugh incorporates Shamanic Healing Techniques, Universal Life Force Energy and Depth Hypnosis to assist your etheric mental, emotional, spiritual and physical bodies to achieve equalibrium and harmony. This meetup group is an opportunity to draw from his many years of study and practice, to develop your own skill set for mental, emotional and spiritu …

Lost Coin continues a tradition of evolving the presentation of the Dharma while retaining its central essence. Founded by Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei in 2006, Lost Coin incorporates Zen teachings and methods with insights and practices derived from other wisdom traditions—most notably, those of G.I. Gurdjieff. It is an approach that abandons traditional religious and cultural trappings in order to embrace and unite with contemporary development in science, technology and art. In the individ …

This is a hands-on practice group. Our motto is "You do the drills... you get the skills!" No previous experience is necessary. All you need is curiosity, an open mind and a desire to learn. Our focus is on practicing techniques such as hypnotic inductions with many partners so you get competent very quickly. We cover a range of hypnotic phenomena and topics drawing from Classical Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP).

As longtime grassroots activists on global issues, we noticed that most gatherings were centered around specific projects, and there were not spaces to support our journeys to make a global difference. Globalicious Gatherings are a smallish, heart-centered circle of women and men who live locally (SF Bay) and who are working to effect positive change globally This grassroots change work is challenging, and for our visions to be realized it helps to connect with, encourage and support each other …

Anime Visions introduces moving paintings that are fresh and startling. We talk about them while eating delicious food. American animation consists mostly of kids' TV, goofy family movies, and a few indie weirdos. Japanese animation has a broader range, consisting mostly of kids' TV, geeky TV miniseries, artsy TV miniseries, and family and geek movies. It also tends to have a more emotionally expressive, rather than goofy, style. This group's focus is artsy, geeky miniseries and movies. About ev …

Scout Masters is about developing and recognizing new skills & experiences, from the useful to the unusual. We're modeled after the Boy / Girl Scouts, providing merit badges for each new skill you master. Scout Master goals: 1. Help each other develop new skills ("you know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills..." *) 2. Reward creation, learning, & discovery with merit badges 3. Enjoy maximum fun! No experience with boy or girl scouts required:  You just need an …

A monthy workshop, led by AWE artist Susan Black, uses watercolor paints and everyday materials to express our divinely-given creativity. The emphasis is on enjoyment and relaxation, not the outcome. All materials provided by herchurch -- no experience or expertise needed -- just bring your creative self. 3rd Saturday of each month 3-4:15 PM at 678 Portola Drive in SF. Enter through the AWE Gallery. $5 suggested donation to herchurch towards supplies. RSVP helpful -- susanb224@aol.com.

Still have those old decks from high school boxed away somewhere? Want to try to get into the game again without worrying about tournaments? Just want to have fun, play casual Magic the Gathering and drink beer? Then our group is for you. We play every Sunday evening, and have been for years. We'd love for you to join us! Almost any deck is allowed! (Yes, bring your broken-ass type 1 deck! It's multiplayer, and if you haven't played a lot of multiplayer, you will soon discover the Golden Equati …

Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA is a network focused on empowerment, leadership, and growth of next generation arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and partnerships. Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA’s events connect Bay Area arts and culture workers to each other, to the field at large, and to emerging ideas within and around it. Attendees can develop their skills, connect with peers, and find ways to sustain their commitment …

Moving Laughing and Dancing Circle for Meditation -awakening in ``Spirit`` as ``Spirit`` This Circle was created with the aim to support our awakening and healing process and spiritual practices . This Circle is a community of loving, caring people who love truth, beauty and goodness. The Circle provides a safe, loving and empowering space for awakening to unfold in all types of people; in their body, mind and spirit through various tools of movement, dance and meditation. Our practices comes …

San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation (sf.citi) is a 501(c)6 organization created to leverage the power of the technology community around civic action in San Francisco. sf.citi supports innovative policies and works collaboratively with government to find new solutions to historic problems facing San Francisco, and consolidate a voice in promotion of tech sector interests and growth. We actively engage our membership’s employees to focus on substantive issues, and to d …