Our idea is to create a community of performers and artists in the Tri-Valley area who want to decorate our area with free, spontaneous or planned acts of happy creativity. Whether it's theatrical, musical, clowning, acrobatic, our vision is for the streets of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore and surrounding towns to come alive with art and life. Would you like to come join us? There is a small yearly cost to run this group so we ask you for a small fee to join. The only rule is that you mus …

… Improv is short for improvisational theater, the art of using spontaneity within a structure to create everything from short skits and sketch comedy to full-on plays,  using no scripts!  The techniques used to create good performances in improv are fun to learn and bring a sense of play into one's life. 

I started this group to bring together people of all backgrounds to think about our humanity through art and dialog. I am looking to gather with people that are in search of the 'We' narrative in our lives in the global community. This group is for artist, thinkers, feeling folks and whomever is inspired to be a part of creating the kind of life we want to live in.

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 …

Do you enjoy museums and gallery walks? Are you looking for someone to attend a film festival with? This is the group for you! This group is for film, literature, music, arts and culture enthusiasts in the SF Bay Area.  

Hi - I'm Rick... a long-time professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. LIVE Performance and Theatre is my passion! Meet up with other FUN people in the South Bay and the greater SF Bay Area who enjoy LIVE theatre! The California Theatre Center (CTC) in Sunnyvale (I am the Marketing Director here), Broadway Touring Shows, SJ Rep, SJ Stage Company, City Lights, Theatreworks, Berkeley Rep, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, SF Shakes, and various amateur & school performances... I seek out the best an …

BAM/PFA Membership is your direct link to the best in Bay Area culture. We connect you to memorable art experiences and a dynamic community of fellow art and film enthusiasts. Our members make everything that we do possible. Thank you for allowing BAM/PFA to thrive as the cultural epicenter of UC Berkeley and our community. Our new Member Meetups give you the chance to get together with other members and discuss art and film in an informal setting. Examples of Meetups are sharing a coffee at R …

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 …

We aim to connect innovators in the field of arts, culture, and technology. Our meetups are designed to explore the ways in which social media and technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses. "Democratizing" the arts has been a long-standing goal in the art world, and no medium makes it more feasible than the web. The purpose of this meetup is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and technology to share ideas, strategies, successes, challenges and failures, an …

… For an online look at the season (with trailers and ticket prices), go to: http://www.sfballet.org/performancestickets/2011season.as... So let’s see how this goes; I wonder how many people besides myself are interested. We can buy our tickets singly or in pairs or trios or whatever, aiming for the same performances so we can hang out before or after, and/or at intermissions. (There are usually two intervals, and we can have a designated rendezvous-hangout spot.) I’m thinking that Sunday mat …

Welcome to Queerly Operatic, the San Francisco Bay Area's free lesbian/gay/queer opera club! Queerly Operatic has been going strong for 12 years now (since long before MeetUp). We meet for potlucks, DVD nights, and performances, often featuring operas with gender-bending "trouser" roles or selections from S.F. Opera's upcoming season. This year for the 2011-2012 season, we'll have something new: gatherings in conjunction with SF Opera Rainbow Series, so you don't have to go alone! In the spring, …

Meetup with other FUN people who enjoy LIVE Theater, Broadway Touring Shows, as well as the best and most evocative local shows and SAVE $ by enjoying Group Discounts! Members can Meetup for pre- or post-show dinners, drinks, carpooling as well as enter into lively discussions and the joy of sharing great performances... We are always looking for more Asst. Organizers, so if you have a show you'd like to promote, become an AO or just rave about it on the Message Board. If you need a ride, have a …

The South Bay Ramblers Women's Social Group is a group that was formed in the South Bay with the goal of gathering people together to have fun, while getting plenty of exercise (mental or physical) and making new friends. We are an active women's social group and our main activities may include hiking, kayaking, book clubs, theater and outings usually accompanied with optional coffee, lunch, wine tasting or dinner afterwards.  Lately we've mostly been doing theater and dinner nights and the book …

Left Coast Theatre Company is the newest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender theater in San Francisco. We were founded in the spring of 2012 as an offshoot of GuyWriters very successful playwrights workshop program. The company aims to produce and bring to the stage entertaining, creative and original queer-themed works by local Bay Area playwrights, actors, and directors. In order to bring these talented individuals together, the company holds monthly writing workshops to help writers develo …

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! I'm looking for people interested in performing, keeping track of upcoming performances, and promoting performances. All body shapes, sizes, and genders (i.e. burlesque is not just for …

Roll with Glitterati, Literati, Fashionistas interested in Art, Design, Dance, Theatre, Cinema Attend Gallery openings, First Thursday's Gallery Walks, Fashion/Store openings & various other cultural events in the Bay Area Open to all Gay, straight, boys n gals !