Class Description Learn the fundamentals of stick fighting (escrima/kali/arnis) and Filipino-style shotokan karate footwork in these free classes.  You might be new to martial arts, wanting to get into your Filipino heritage, or an experienced person who wants to learn more about stick and knife fighting.  Any way you cut it, stick fighting is a great art and lots of fun to learn! This class does not include specific cardio or stretching routines, although we are currently experimenting with a p …

Discover San Francisco's food, fun, & entertainment with new friends. Most meetups will fit into one of the following categories: EAT: Dine in a new San Francisco neighborhood every month. Primarily brunches & dinners, but we're open to munching any time. PLAY: Board games, bowling, mini golf, laser tag, video games, musical instruments. If it can be played, let's play it! SHOW: Performances of all varieties: Movies, Music, Theatre, Street Art, Cabaret Eat, Play, Show meets at least once a m …

… . * Activate members to produce and take part of participatory dance and art events for social change. * Spontaneous Dance weekly events in the Bay Area on Occupy sites. * Activate and connect local, national and international community members who are leveraging the power of dance for social change.   Stay tuned! Many great events to come.  

We created THE ART OF ACTIVE NETWORKING to help you do better and to make better, genuine ACTIVE connections, And people from all careers, well employed to unemployed attend. Check out our site at http://www.TheArtofActiveNetworking.com. At THE BOX SF, we give artists, musicians and foodies a unique new home in which to collaborate and build their art as well as their following. At The Box SF you will taste and sip something fantastic, see and hear some wonderful things and you will experience a …

The purpose of this Meetup group is to encourage and foster participatory singing in the San Francisco Bay Area, to be a forum where people who love to sing can connect with like-minded individuals and groups. Organizations that list events with this Meetup group include: CircleSing A term coined by Bobby McFerrin, CircleSinging refers to a group collaborative song created in the moment. This group is for anyone (not just singers) who wants to come together in spontaneous song for the betterment …

These mission-to-mission walks are open to all who enjoy nature, art, history. And walking. Though many of the walks are between 16-22 miles, they're set at a reasonable pace and are easy to train for.   Why'd You Start the Group? Long story short: In March 2011 I walked 330 miles of the Camino de Santiago, a 1,200 year-old pilgrimage route in Spain. I lived with very little for 3 weeks. I experienced nature, art, and history. I met people from all around the world on the same simple quest - to …

Learn Photography while touring San Francisco neighborhood. We are Walking Photo Tour and we specialize in teaching people photography while touring specific neighborhoods of San Francisco. www.WalkingPhotoTour.com We are currently re-mapping 2 of our tours in San Francisco. Civic Center/Hayes Valley Tour Castro Street/Dolores Park Tour Our tours normally cost $30.00 per adult but for a very short time, we are offering them for free because we are re-mapping and re-designing the tours in those p …

Jazz * Spoken Word/Poetry * Spirit/Jazz Improv Jam Session Featuring the amazing Mary Watkins, Pianist, Robin Nzingah Smith, Saxophone & Flute, & the Spirit/Jazz Band with Spirit/Jazz Vocalist, Cheri "Note" Anderson! Spirit/Jazz (S/J) merges Jazz vocals and intrumentals with spoken word, poetry, and life-affirming principles that touch the Soul and heal the Heart. Each month, S/J will spotlight musicians and vocalists who bring their own unique “jazzy” message filled with Spirit! Spirit/Jazz is. …

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! The new Pacific Pinball Museum has opened and they invite you to come play with the exhibits!! It is an extension of the Lucky Juju but has a new address @ 1510 Webster Street AND extended hours! Check out the website to see more! Do you like to play pinball but can never find them in your area? Well, we should get together in Alameda the last Sunday of every month! What is Lucky Ju Ju? Juju (joo'joo) noun: - An object used as a fetish, charm or amu …

Hello! Calling all Island gals from ages 20 to 40 - happy Park Street Hipsters, Kite Board riders, Julie's Coffee and Tea Crafters, Wescafe lingerers, City Hall politicos and East Ender mamas - to come hang and meet semi-regularly for tea/dinner/brunch and more! Let's build a sense of community on our kick-ass piece of landfill! The Alameda Ladies Social Club is growing into a tight-knit group of ladies to lean on and (gently) party with!

What:  Queer & Feminist Creativity-Cultivating Salon Why: We hope to create an environment that supports and cheerleads for all manner of our own and each others’ creative endeavors. We are transplants to northern California and want to help build fierce artful community here in the Bay Area by crewing for each other, sharing knowledge and tools, encouraging and stimulating each others ideas, sharing the things that inspire us, helping each other to set and meet deadlines and, above all, to be b …

This group is for like minded individuals in the San Francisco bay area who are interested in seeing what the city has to offer. We'll have social gatherings during the week, and on the weekends we'll plan trips outside of the city or just gather for a BBQ in the park. This group is for young professionals around their Mid 20's to Mid 30's. I'd love to have people who are entrepreneurial at heart and want to meet others who are just passionate about their work as they are about their social l …

I didn't decide to start this group, but my friend in Colombia suggested me that I should. He (Julian Giraldo) started a group called Medellin Que Parche with the purpose to show through photography, how artistic Medellin is. Now that I'm living in United States, my friend said "Hey, why don't you start the group over there? at the end you're part of Medellin Que Parche, so it could be like a separated group with the same purpose." I thought for a while and finally I said, let's do it! The group …

Join us for a month of thought-provoking, playful discussions on sex and the reproductive experience. Every Wednesday night in March @7pm Million Fishes Art Gallery, 2501 Bryan Street SF March 7th: This Hormonal Life March 14th: Orgasm Outside the Box March 21st: What is a Full Spectrum Doula Anyways? March 28th: The Science, Art and Eating of the Placenta If the March Salon Series goes well, we'll keep this meetup going! (Although at a less frequent pace :)

… Some things we Love: potlucks, game nights, improv/comedy shows, beach bonfires, picnics,  concerts in the parks, street festivals, Wii tournaments, movies: in theaters, our homes, SF Film Festivals, and midnight showings, live music (local open mike nights, Karaoke, stadium tours), riding/walking over the Golden Gate, Giants games, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, photography walks, golfing: mini/driving range, our book club, Groupon deals, new restaurants, HGTV crafting parties, our wal …