This is an adult group is for anyone interested in forming a coalition, joining skills and resources with one single goal in mind.... to shoot a film. This can be a collaborative measure where participants will brainstorm ideas related to the story and art direction, to choosing characters for the film or you can choose to recruit members for your own project. Looking for screen writers, DP's, producers, music composers, editors, video colorist, sound men, CG artist, story board artist, location …

Welcome to the LARP Alliance Meetup Group! We are a non-profit 501c, education and charity based corporation dedicated to promoting the art and hobby of LARP (Live Action Role Playing). **The movie 'Role Models' features a LARP game called LAIRE, and we became involved when Adrianne Grady of the LARP Alliance was hired on as the technical advisor on set - we arranged to have actual LARPers in the film, and the weapons were provided by http://www.IronLiege.com , a custom American LARP weapon bu …

Well, let’s just dip our toe shoes into the water, here, and see if there’s any balletomania afoot, for a new meetup now. Amid the epoch of “Black Swan" at the movies, and with the Giants having won the World Series (yes, whipping through 32 fouetté turns is almost as hard as hitting a Lincecum fastball), and now the first book ever published about the entire history of ballet (“Apollo’s Angels,” by Jennifer Homans), and, ta-dah, most important of all, with the world-class San Francisco Ballet …

Calling All Cosplayers! Let's get together between conventions - we can hang out, talk about our costumes, sew together, make props together, teach each other, and meet new people! This group will mostly be for cosplay-related outings: sewing circles, prop days, fabric hunting trips, and things like that. Maybe we can even have lectures from local awesome costumers? After all, there's always something new to learn!

Welcome to the SF Bay Area and Beyond Bellydance Meetup Group! We welcome all California -- Northern and Southern, National and International -- belly dancers and enthusiasts.  California belly dancers UNITE! PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR AND MESSAGE BOARD for the latest news and current events.  Come to a Meetup and share the joy of belly dancing (Raqs Sharqi or Oryantal dansi if you prefer) and find out about costumes and veils, shows, dancers, classes, teachers, styles and more! Teachers and da …

East Bay Anime is being created to give the community a place to gather, watch, and talk about Japanese animation. From projects, conventions, cosplay, each meeting will include screenings of anime films and episodes, discussions and much more. This group is primarily focused on youths and young adults. Our goal is to grow and nurture a supportive avenue for the community to enjoy and share their anime fan experience. The meeting may have giveaways from sponsors which include Viz Media. Artists, …

We’re an open running group training for the Arthritis Foundation's 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk. Join us on our training runs and go from couch potato to 5K running super star! The Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Marin Fairground and Lagoon Park in San Rafael. Everyone is welcome to join us for a festive holiday themed 5K timed run, a 5K fun run/walk, a Kids' Elf Run, costumes and prizes! For more information please contact Beth Miller at bmiller@arthritis.org or 4 …

The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions are a dynamic group of service-minded individuals. We come from many backgrounds. Some of us are starting families; some are in college or graduate school; and some are professionals in chosen fields. Diverse with individuality, when we come together, we are unified in our service to the local and global communities. We serve. The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions have several fundraisers and activities. We throw a marvelous Halloween …

Join us for some terrific Bay Area Photography. Have a great time shooting in and around the Bay Area and beyond. If you are just starting out in photography or have been in it for a while you will fit in just fine shooting with us in the North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, SF Bay and exploring interesting places beyond the bay area as well. Our group has members of all levels, all experience, and all photographic mediums. So shoot digital or film, color or black and white; it’s all good here. Seaso …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Socialite-Extraordinaire-San-Francisco-Events/106067432820409 San Francisco 'themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP.  Your passport to mingling. Sponsors provide m …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'Italian themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP. Your passport to mingling. Sponsors pr …

Welcome to NorCal Women's Clothing Exchange Group (NCWCEG)! We love clothing and get together several times a year to share and exchange the best of the clothing we have but don't wear. Exchanges are centrally located in Sonoma and Marin Counties and hosted by members. Here's the deal: 1) check out your closet(s)  2) Bring the absolute best clean, nice clothes, shoes, costume jewelery, hats, scarves, yoga clothes, jackets, vests, dresses of all types, in nice, clean bags. Have things folded and …

This group was created to unify Post-Apocalypse enthusiasts. We will meet and discuss our favorite Post- Apoc. interests! They can be from any medium: movies, novels, comics, tv shows, animes, games, etc. Movies like: Mad Max The Road 28 Days Later (zombie enthusiasts are welcome) Night of the Living Dead Sunshine Anime: Desert Punk Ergo Proxy The Big O Trigun Comics: Y: The Last Man Walking Dead Tank Girl Wasteland Games: Pandemic (board game) Half-Life Manhunter Fallout Borderlands Any …

Events for an ELITE group of Pleasure Seekers! San Francisco 'Italian themed' social parties. FUN singles and fabulous couples, beautiful people. Wine tasting, dance, clubs, music, dining, cocktails, networking, and mingling. We plan exclusive Bay Area events at luxe San Francisco venues. Members are invited to attend our elegant parties, and cocktail soirees. Professional men and women, formal attire requested. Complimentary admission for members who RSVP. Your passport to mingling. Sponsors pr …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in San Francisco. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. There is a chapter already started in N …

This is the Amtgard group for the South Bay San Francisco area. Amtgard is a LARP game dedicated to not only medieval fighting, but also to the arts and sciences that existed then and now. We meet every Sunday at Bowers Park in Santa Clara at 1:30 pm. We have loaner gear for anyone who comes out and it is 100% free to play. No special gear is needed to play and we use padded weapons with a light touch so everyone can enjoy the game. Come out and have a great time with us. Everyone is welcome. Th …

Founded in 2011, our group now has over 150 members, and this is SOME of what they do: making collaborative sculpture, making music, crafting, making video and film, making art in the environment, dancing, contact improvisation dancing, creating dances, being a bodyworker, creating collages, creating 3D illustration, writing plays, writing poetry, writing screenplays, cooking, making ceramics, , knitting , painting, drawing, tinkering, being silly, playing, making music, making rhythm, drumming, …

The Duchy of Lemuria is no longer planning events on Meetup.com, but we are continuing to have events. If you long to reconnect with your creativity, your inner child, or your mythological self, or if you are looking for a place to celebrate the Wheel of the Year, feel free to contact us at: inquiries@arcadian-empire.org

This is a group for artists interested in drawing from live models. We alternate weekly between clothed or costumed models and nude models at locations in Brentwood and Oakley. Our clothed sessions are called Figure Sketch and the nude sessions Figure Eight. Our models range from amateur to professional - We started the sessions in February of 2012 and would welcome some fresh artists to the group. We've had some repeat models, but over the course of one year have drawn more than 20 different mo …

Frenchie Friday's, is now in its 9th season. We meet every Friday in Dolores Park. It is a wonderful place for Frenchies and their people to socialize. We find that Frenchies really enjoy socializing with other Frenchies. Its also a great place to share your experience as a Frenchie enthusiast/lover with other Frenchie enthusiast/lover's. This group meets from Spring to Fall (The first meet up is the 1st Friday after the "Spring forward" time change and the last one is the Friday before the Fal …

From the founder: Upon graduation, I promised myself I would never wear a suit, nor would I work in an office. Fate threw me suited up into an office for seven years. This was my tour of duty in the illusory world of hierarchical control, greed, fear and systemic hypnosis. I was living a half-life, and no-one was more aware of this fact than I was. There were, of course, moments of stunning humanity in my time in “the office” working as a financial adviser and all round salesman for the corpor …

Founded in 1898 around the death of Adolf Sutro - a league of concerned and dedicated San Franciscans vowed to dedicate their resources and imagination towards preserving and upholding the legacy of the great imaginateer. After close to 80 years of falling into obscurity and irrelevance, the organization is now resurfacing, armed with a shelf-ful of old books from the organization's origin and sparkle in the eye - The Esteemed Society of Sutronians is breathing new life! Modeling ourselves on ep …