We will formally launch this program to the Beach Cities communities on April 10th at Beach Cities Health District - Lower Level, 514 N. Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 at 6:00 pm. You can join a group in person! This is a group for anyone who is interested in making friends eating a healthier, primarily plant-based diet. Our group focuses on socializing and eating healthy. You do NOT have to be a vegetarian or vegan to join our group... everyone is welcome! You just have to have a desire …

THE THIRD STREET POTLUCK DANCE PARTY is a monthly event where we meet to dance to Blues & whatever in the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade on the 2nd Sundays of the month from 6pm until they send us home. Where the "potluck" part comes in is that YOU BRING THE MUSIC. While we're mostly concentrating on blues-oriented music, we encourage participants to be brave and experiment. This is your chance to see how your moves work to music that is only limited by your imagination and creativity. We'l …

Ladies…please join me in starting the West LA Chapter of the Blue Thong Society (http://www.bluethongsociety.com/). Let’s celebrate being a 50+ youngster…together! The Blue Thong Society (BTS) was started eight years ago when a woman turned 50 in Encinitas, CA. At that time, she decided to bring together her sisters from other mothers. Since then, BTS has created a phenomenon of Gal Pals who give back to their community while enjoying social events to create a community. Our Chapter, which is ca …

A walking moai is a group of people coming together for a common purpose. Teams spend time together and build friendships while tracking their steps as they compete for prizes. In the past year, nearly 140 local Walking Moai groups brought together more than 1,450 people turning strangers into friends. Walking Moai groups usually walk once or twice a week and times and locations vary throughout the Beach Cities community. This program is brought to you by Blue Zones Project. Visit us and take th …

This is a meetup for country musicians to get together and jam some classic and retro country tunes. We're talking, Hank, Buck, Cash, Merle, Lefty, Loretta, Patsy, Ray Price, Willie, Waylon, George Jones, Johnny Horton, Bob Wills, Graham Parsons, Kristofferson, Webb Pierce along with current retro-country bands like BR-549, Mike Stinson, Wayne Hancock, The Derailers, Hank III, Paul Burch, Two Dollar Pistols, Robbie Fulks, Asleep at the Wheel and so on. Any styles we can pull off we'll do. Shuffl …

Star Sapphire Lodge was born with the merger in 2009 of L.V.X. Lodge and Blue Horizon Oasis. Blue Horizon Oasis was founded in 2000 in Glendale, California. The idea of Blue Horizon Oasis was born on the beautiful beaches of Southern California: if you look over the waves into the blue horizon you can imagine the limitless possibilities that await you when you take that first step in any direction. The same holds true for humanity in that seemingly endless body of Nuit. Founded in 1989 by Frater …

Indie Hotspot invites all jazz fans to join us for great jazz around LA.

In October the Organizer stepped down and the group merged with a similar one. You'll now find additional Activities and Trips for people throughout Southern CA and around the world. To join us go to www.meetup.com/TravelAndCultures ________________________________________________ [center][b]EXPERIENCE "TRAVEL & CULTURES" WITH US! [/b][/center][color=blue][b]TRAVEL stems from a passion, and a curiosity about the next town over, the world and its many cultures. This group was formed out of that p …

Want to get your sox off? Want to play, NEED to play? We are a group of musicians who, from amateur to pro, lack a regular place to play and share our knowledge. Our aim is to progress, learning from others as we offer our wisdom to the group and entertain. We want to play, without ego, in a warm and nurturing professional setting. All ages, instruments including voice, and persons are welcome. We are new so please excuse the hang ups as we move forward to our first meeting.

Jazz in the City is a group for local jazz aficionados, which introduces you to the finest musicians performing at some of the most elegant venues this city has to offer. The group’s organizers, In Touch Entertainment, manage, book and produce both established and up-and-coming recording artists, so we have our finger on the pulse of the jazz scene!We started this group because we want to share our passion for jazz with other fans. However, the group is not exclusively for jazz connoisse …

The Purpose Moai group is an opportunity to meet with other community members to talk about and discover your life’s purpose while supporting others on their journey with encouragement and guidance. Finding and living with purpose has the benefits of better health, higher performance, and greater resiliency. Each Purpose Moai group typically meets once a week for 10 weeks to talk about purpose, what it means to each member, and how each member can live their purpose in everyday life.

Verbal tradition holds that Songmakers was started in the late 1940's as an informal jamming group. A 1963 newsletter reported the club was formally launched in 1953 as a "workshop" for songwriters. Since then it has evolved into a mutual support and social group for songwriters, musicians and singers wanting to improve their craft, meet like-minded folks, play lots of music together, and generally have a lot of FUN! Songmakers was incorporated in the '60s as a non-profit organization with a set …

This is a group of Families that enjoy getting out to the dirt for drinks around the campfire and riding in the day.

Paint Dancing is a new venue created solely for the purpose of openly expressing yourself for fun in 2 different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time) in private art studios around the Los Angeles area while helping support your local food banks. Watch some of our crazy Paint Dancing videos on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We will supply non-toxic paint, brushed and paper! All you need is your paint clothes (and shoes) …

We are the largest New York Giants fan group west of the Delaware River. We meet every Sunday (and sometimes Monday Night) to watch Big Blue lay waste to their opponents. Our current home is O'Brien's Irish Pub, 2226 Wilshire Blvd between 22nd and 23rd street, Santa Monica, CA 90403. You can recognize me by my new Victor Cruz or old reliable Aaron Ross jersey and the Giants kipa (Jewish skullcap) on my head.

Synergy TV, an online channel that entertains, enlightens, and inspires, hosts the Mindful Media Visionary Series every other month. We provide space for connecting/networking, conscious conversation through panels and audience Q&A. Our community is full of filmmakers, actors, entertainment industry executives, entrepreneurs, and an audience passionate about more uplifting and positive media. Our past events have included visionaries such as Tom Shadyac (BRUCE ALMIGHTY, I AM), Sally Kirkland (GE …

Inspired by the documentary "The Blue Jewel", powered by a strong belief in collective consciousness and driven by a deep desire to contribute to the healing of our beautiful mother earth, we (my friend Sheryl and I) felt called to gather those that share a concern for our planet. Earth Healing Circle meets every other Sunday to join our spiritual energies toward personal and planetary healing. Join us in meditation, drum circles, and other energy generating activities. We have only one Earth. S …

Greetings! Welcome to Westside Geeks & Nerds! "Westside Geeks & Nerds Logo" - Allyson N. Jason © 2013 Come join us and get together with other nerds, geeks, and dorks who meet up doing engaging and stimulating things mostly at locations all around the westside of LA proper. Some of the most popular events, among newbies & regulars alike, are: Game Fest & Potluck - monthly gaming & potluck extravaganza The Geeky Salon - monthly gatherings of deep discussion on various stimulating topics Westsid …

Namaste, Join the collective of local certified Yoga Instructors, including Stefani Manger, for quality yoga classes outdoors on the grass under the blue skies at the Silverlake Resevoir Meadow. Classes are 60 minutes Hatha / Vinyasa Flow yoga at various levels. We ask for $5 per class which is donated to the teacher. Our goal is to provide quality instructions at an affordable community price, so everyone can practice yoga. We have a great group of regular students and lots of new to yoga peopl …

Join us for Jazz.  Do you love live jazz music?  Then this group is for you.  Our group is for jazz lovers. Come out and watch some of LA's best jazz musicians at some of the coolest venue's in LA. Enjoy jazz with other jazz enthusiast. Make friends while enjoying good food, jazz and wine.

madFEMMEprideLA: grrrl/women's social events for LA-area queers of all colors and walks of life. no-attitude, 100% positive vibes, totally genuine gatherings for queers, especially girlie grrrls. we rock and we roll. use the message board for planning meaningful fun-friendly gatherings; to network, discuss issues, flirt, announce, collaborate, celebrate, activate... always pro-butch. pro-trans. pro-feminist. anti-label. pro-equality. (we are femme-positive but not femme-only, nor only femmes4fem …

WELCOME to our "Happy Place" - and the LARGEST Disneyland Resort fan group here on Meetup.com! (=3 For most of us, the Disneyland Resort -- to include Downtown Disney, Disney's California Adventure (DCA), and the "Mouse House" itself -- may be considered our "home away from home", or simply a fun and safe gathering spot to unwind from the everyday chores of life, work and all-things hectic. Many of us feel comfortable in coming to "the happiest place on Earth" - either alone or (preferably …

The So Cal COMMUNITY IS LARGER THAN REPRESENTED BY THIS SITE & IS ON ANOTHER low volume, nonmeetup EMAIL LIST which you can join in addition to, or instead of this, meetup(info provided in your welcome email): we've added this meetup site to expose more people to these events & provide more social media options to our community so that the email-list stays low volume.  Plus our focus is around sharing experiences together in the real world, not spending time reading & typing on the internet: The …

We invite all entrepreneurs, independent contractors, freelancers, and home-based business owners ~ and anyone still looking for the right gig ~ to our weekly networking events in Eagle Rock.  We offer business networking in a casual environment with a committed group of entrepreneurs from a variety of backgrounds.  Our aim is to "go beyond the elevator pitch" to build lasting, professional relationships and build a solid referral network. Our luncheon events are always free and there are no att …

Hi everyone! Thanks for checking us out. Skydiving is SO much fun and we're here to give you all the info you'd need and want, to make your first, second, or thousandth jump! We're a bunch of skydiving enthusiasts, from the "I've-never-done-it-before", to the "I'm a super pro". This is the place to meet up with other existing jumpers, or to make plans to go on your very first one! We will be organizing first-timer trips (tandem skydiving) as well as licensed-diver jumps. Are you a current …

Welcome to the Fineday Dance Class! ABOUT THE CLASS This class was created as a fun project to raise funds for a meetup group that studies physics and metaphysics! The organizer of this group and the physics study group David Watkinson has enjoyed ballroom dancing for many years. His love of dance goes back to his senior year in college when he needed money and answered an ad that read "Dance teachers needed - we train you." It turned out to be an Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance School. Although Da …

We have numerous music events to enjoy both as a performer and an audience member! By way of music performances to attend, we have many throughout the year. PUC's musicians, choirs and ensembles maintain rigorous performance schedules year round. The department is devoted to the study and practice of music, and exists to provide a first-rate music education that gives students advanced skills and knowledge of music history, repertory, and performance. PUC is known for its exceptional music depar …

Taking Los Angeles by the curves! We’re not talking Mulholland Drive or Highway 1. Curvy Yoga Los Angeles is focused on bringing yoga to rounder and thicker bodies: there are now yoga classes specifically designed with your needs in mind. And though Cirque du Soliel is amazing, contortionism isn’t a focus in our classes. We will be building flexibility and strength through gentle movement and alignment. These classes are open and engaging for people of all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities. The …