An intimate social gathering to escape daily life, where you celebrate with friends, neighbors, artists, and discoverers, tasting premium wines, the smooth freshness of a micro brew, local and imported delicacies stir your appetite, and the visual explosion of seeing for the first time one of a kind works of art that are both beautiful and functional. The discoveries are just beginning here, as you talk with the artist, gain insight into the motivation for the work of art, and feel the craftsman …

Let's create a Grand-Guignol Theatre troupe! Let's make our own work! I need to be clear that this will be a labor of love. That being said, let me know if you know any backers. I need people from all aspects of theater who have a love for Grand-Guignol Theatre, Theatre of Horror. I need people who love gore shows, people who love sideshows, people who have a passion for historical horror theatre in all it's glory. I am a huge film buff and I have to say I know a lot more about film than theater …

I am looking to create a cabaret act that is inspired by old vaudevillian, circus and Grand-Guignol theatre. I need people who either, 1) know what they're doing with regard to theater and/or 2) I need some acts. P.S. We also don't have a performance space so if you know of any... Just to be up front, I don't know much about theater arts, but I know much about the history of this type of theatre and also know some individuals with a passion for theatre that can help me. Additionally, I have alwa …

This is a group dedicated to learning, growing, and performing together as opera singers. Let's bring free, live performances of opera to the community, whether this means putting together scenes concerts, an evening of arias and art songs, or a full-fledged one-act or grand opera! The Contra Costa County needs a community opera group. Let's be that group and bring opera back.

A Sunday afternoon, a glass of wine, a few snacks, a fantastic piece of playwriting, and a group of avid play readers who like to have fun!  What could be better? East Bay PlayReaders is a group for amateurs who are theater lovers and would like the social experience of group reading. The group is open to anyone, and actors can join, but the purpose is to bring in non-professionals who want to be a part of a playreading, without theater experience. The venue we have chosen is in Alameda, CA. , b …

Artists working in many disparate media are invited to join-- visual art, photography, fashion, hair, makeup, accessories, film, music, performance, mixed media and more.

Interested in honing your skills as a trained improvisor? Free on Tuesday nights? If so, join us for a creative night of small-group Improv practice and critique. The class is taught by two fun and energetic instructors, Paul Cook and Dorian MacNeil, who have been performing and practicing Improv technique throughout the Bay Area for several years. Paul Cook's areas of expertise include: voice acting and character development. He originally studied Improv with Matt Smith in Seattle and continued …

Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Dating Skills for Single Men* *For men who date women Therapy workshops and social outings where you can learn how to: Feel more confident in social/dating situations Meet women with similar interests Start conversations with women Confidently invite women on dates Have satisfying, relaxed first dates Communicate openly in dating situations Nurture a relationship from first date to long-term commitment Have fulfilling, passionate relationships In …

Bring a lawn chair and a friend and explore what lies beneath mainstream programming. Discover the history never taught in schools... or just drop by to heckle and challenge those who have dared to venture into the esoteric. As long as everyone respects one another's point of view, we can all have fun as we learn other perspectives in this crazy world. Videos will be shown with at least some relevance to current events.

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 …

This meetup seeks to provide a home for aspiring starlets, vaudevillian vixens, elegant ecdysiasts, pretty pin ups, and all others interested in spreading the love of burlesque throughout Silicon Valley. There's a ton of burlesque in the East Bay and the city, but it's time for the South Bay to have some fun, too! This meetup is for people interested in performing, keeping track of upcoming performances, and promoting performances that are either in the Silicon Valley or feature Silicon Valley p …

Calling all Alameda Artists! Have you ever wanted to head over to the ferry to sketch the boats, cranes and bright colored shipping containers? Or simply sit in the coffee shop and make quick studies of the patrons? The Alameda Artist Group is for artists in all creative media and practicing at all skill levels. (And you don't have to live in Alameda! we usually meet in Alameda but anyone who wants to sketch and draw and make art is welcome) Inspire others or be inspired, learn new techniques to …

An expressive arts group that combines dance movement with collage making. The movement is used to free up the mind so that the creative impulse is not encumbered by the mental process. This has been proven to assist creativity. Collage Experience is for EVERYONE. Whether you consider yourself an artist, writer, or are someone not so comfortable with creative expression, this approach is friendly, fun, noncompetitive, and is designed to stimulate creativity from a deeper source.

Are you a fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Are you a fan of any other music? Do you enjoy going to concerts and other live music performances? If so, join this kick-ass Meetup group, and let's enjoy some live music and other fun activities! I'm a huge fan of concerts and other live performances, especially in the Summer time, and hope to meet other folks who enjoy live shows as much as I do. Let's get together and see some shows. Unfortunately, I don't know much about smaller venues and u …

I love all that the Bay Area has to offer and have formed a group of peers who enjoy interesting activities like  theater, dining out, trips to the beach and to wine country, to live concerts, to hiking trails, and tennis courts, to gay/lesbian events, and whatever else sounds fun! If you're ready to meet some interesting women for social and professional activities, want to have lots of laughter and fun, consider yourself a "boomer" ( 40's-early 60's) and live in the East Bay, this group is fo …

Your first Meetup is FREE to see if you LOVE US..Once you join you have a month to attend your Meetups...If you do decide to join it will be $10.00 for the year (WHICH EQUALS 83 CENTS A MONTH, LOL) Meet other women in the Tri-City area (Fremont, Newark, & Union City) for fun and friendship. Let's face it, it's hard to meet new people in the Tri-City area, so most of us end up driving to Oakland, Berkeley and SF for fun. Instead, let's gather with women in our local area who are professional wom …

The meetup for comedy improv theater in the Bay Area: classes, workshop, shows, events, and other shenanigans.

Drama therapy uses acting, improvisation, theatre games, and psychodrama as tools for personal growth and change. It is playful, yet sparks insight. It promotes spontaneity, creativity, and expressiveness. This group will offer workshops and groups that  introduce participants to this powerful means for changing self-defeating patterns and practicing new roles and constructive behaviors. No previous theater experience is necessary. Shy people are welcome!

We are a community of performers, models,  producers, directors, production professionals, make up artists, and film goers. We meet regularly to collaborate on producing films and other projects. We also watch films and critique them.  We also have events of interest to people interested in still photography. We will share our knowledge and skills with one another. We will support each other in achieving our aspirations and realizing our dreams. Most of our events are free and open to all.

Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Personal Growth for Couples A meetup group for couples who want to revitalize their relationship. Our meetup events explore common problem areas for couples, such as: Communication Money Sex Parenting Depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles At our therapy workshops, you will meet like-minded couples, learn relationship skills, and resolve difficulties in your partnership. Through role-playing and drama therapy exercises along with g …

Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Are you a gamer, LARPer, or self-identified geek? Do you want to improve your role-playing skills? Are you also interested in improving your dating skills? Join like-minded gamers at our dating skills workshops and groups, where you'll learn how the principles of role-playing games can be applied to your dating life. Through improvisational games, learn and practice how to: Feel calm and relaxed in social situations Feel confident around p …

We are new, groundbreaking company looking for interested artists, actors, and theatre folk to join us in creating an alliance of people whose mission is to develop challenging theatrical works for a contemporary audience, effectively incorporating new technology, re-imagining theatrical conventions, and setting a new standard in live performance.

Hello MJ fans, This meetup group is for people genuinely interested in learning the styles of dance that MJ employs in his stage performances / music videos. We will get started with the basics and then proceed to execute fully choreographed pieces. Come learn, dance and make new friends. Do not forget to have fun along the way.

The Art Beat Writers' Society http://ArtBeatFoundation.org Mondays, 7-9:30 starting July 30th @The 25th Street Collective, 477 25th Street, Oakland, CA (Between Broadway and Telegraph) Taking Bart? 19th Street stop in Oakland. Walk up Broadway toward 25th. Set in a working arts warehouse right in the heart of the historic Oakland Arts District, the Art Beat Writers' Society is a weekly two and a half hour writing and performance workshop designed to generate new material, workshop pieces, focus …

Let's face it: seriousness is overrated. It cuts into our enjoyment of life, the satisfaction we can get out of life and even into our productivity. We at Rumor Improv believe that people give up make believe games far too early in life. In fact, our main goal in holding these classes is to remind adults that playing is fun and relaxing and even sort of therapeutic. Improvisation could be the road for you to rekindle your sense of excitement and mystery, to delve into your toybox of excitement a …

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. LIVE Theatre is my passion! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and enjoy sharing my knowledge of theatre history, literature, and any "insider information" I may know, with others. Join us and Meetup with other FUN people in the South Bay and the greater SF Bay Area who enjoy LIVE theatre! Let's share some great sh …

Do you like telling stories...or listening to storytellers? Then this group is for YOU! Delta Wordweavers is one of the local Story Swap groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. We meet on the 2nd Monday of most months at Antioch Public Library 501 W 18th Street in Antioch from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The evening has a featured storyteller and then time is opened up to the audience to bring forth their own tales to tell. They may be personal, historical, folktale, fractured fairytale, myth, etc. Your story …

DATELINE 36 YEARS AGO. IF you were a member of Merril's Masochists, Stage crew at Chabot college in the mid 70's, Please sign up. It'd be great to communicate with others of that era.