Love to sing?  What's stopping you? The Organic Women's Chorus is ready to help you start again. We are an informal and welcoming group of women who love singing together in community.  Our weekly meetings are part singing, part support group, part family reunion, and another part singing! The Organic Women's Chorus started in April, 2009 with a group of women who met at Women Making Music camp (more info at www.womamu.org) and wanted to sing together more regularly and locally. We sing a variet …

Learn to sing in harmony! Seeking adventurous women and men who want to sing well with other people. No previous experience required. This is a 10-week/on-going-ish class with Michèle Voillequé, a soprano and music teacher who has a remarkable ability to teach to folks at a variety of levels. Very friendly people. Drop-ins welcome anytime! Class is 90 minutes long: 7-8:30 p.m. $25 drop-in. Please email with questions. We look forward to singing with you!

Where beginner's to intermediates meet up to help each other learn how to play the guitar. Whether it's playing that impossible rhythm in your favorite song or needing to practice playing in front of other people. Statistically speaking eventually there will be someone who can help you for anything. Meet music lovers, go to concerts, play in front of a campfire and just enjoy music. So if any of that sounds fun, make sure to meet up with us!

Excelsior Center is a non-profit organization with over 100 years of heritage in the east bay. We are committed to developing new ways to serve the German community & German interest in the form of helping the community, promoting German language and culture through music, movies, and ongoing programs.

Oakland Zumba is ZUMBA with an Oakland flair - like usual ZUMBA classes, it combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that are based on the principle that a workout should be "FUN AND EASY TO DO". In other words, no experience required. The routines feature a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. ZUMBA fuses the principles of interval training with easy to follow dance steps to maximize caloric output and fat burning. It is a mixtu …

1) Instant Chorus gets you singing a cappella music, hearing the rhythms and chords that form the underpinning of song, and singing cool rhythms in Bobby McFerrin style. Beat out body percussion while you sing, or skip that and simply hold your part. Expand your musicality, hear more in music, and experience the magic of a chorus. Adults and kids over 8 who love to sing are welcome. There are easy parts for beginners and solo opportunities for experienced singers.

We are a group of innovative young lightworkers whose purpose is to awaken and expand the Goddess presence on the Earth. We are here to join forces and share our knowledge, discoveries and experience in order to grow each other's repertoire as well as deepen our network of healers and modalities. We will meet once or twice a month, with different speakers and/or topics every time. Come ready to share, and ready to learn. No experience necessary :)

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, …

Zumba, Zumba, Zumba. What is this Zumba and what's the big craze? Zumba Fitness is the latin-inspired, international music, cardio-dance fitness workout. It's fun. It's easy. It allows you to DITCH the Traditional Workout and just enjoy yourself...join the party while toning and strengthening your body. Plus your exposed to various flares of latin and ethnic music and dance. Why should you choose to learn Zumba Fitness with instructor Nadine? Well.. Nadine's a licensed Zumba instructor whose cla …

I believe that everybody can sing! That's why I've created this voice improvisation meet-up in Berkeley. My approach is inspired by the work of improv legends like David Darling, Bobbie McFerrin and local voice artist David Worm. Using a variety of games, activities and techniques we create one-of-a-kind "music" from next to nothing, using solely the human voice. There are no "wrong" notes and no "bad" voices in The Soundproof Room. The goal is for all participants to enjoy producing their own j …

This group is for the people who are interested in House Music. This is for the party people and the people with adventurous spirits. This for the drinkers and the dancers, people of culture and those who want a break from normality.

Work hard during the week. Play even harder during the weekend! Bay Area Weekenders will explore all that this amazing area has to offer with a group of really fun and friendly people. Your favorite musician is coming to town...let's go! Hiking anyone? Want to visit the new bar, restaurant and lounge in the neighborhood... let's do it! Here is a sample of the kinds of events to expect in Bay Area Weekends: Cocktail Parties and Mixers Concerts and Other Music Events Competitive Events for Grou …

Are you a lover of live 'Straight Ahead' jazz? If you enjoy going to jazz venues in and around the Bay and you are seeking the company of other jazz enthusiast then this is the group for you. Let's get together to see world renowned legends and local artists at premier clubs, art galleries, and jazz festivals throughout the Bay.

Come sing with East Bay Harmony, an Oakland-based a cappella chorus established in 1999. Men especially encouraged. We rehearse weekly and exist to promote the fun of singing together and building community through music making. THE BASIC INFO - No audition required - all adults welcome! - No music reading skill required! - Super fun, friendly community, low-pressure environment - Eclectic, all a cappella repertoire - We provide easy-to use online tools for helping you learn your part quickly an …

A dance group for lesbians (and those who love them) who dance or want to learn to dance to Latin music -- Salsa, Rhumba, Cha Cha, Merengue and more!!!!!!!!!!!

Kizomba is a beautiful and sensual partner dance, originally from Africa, which is taking the world by strom. For experienced dancers, it is an exciting breath of fresh air. The basics are comfortable to slip into, yet, the dance is challenging enough to keep anyone dancing it for years to come. This also makes Kizomba perfect for anyone wanting to enter the world of dance. A beginner can enjoy the pleasure of social dancing much quicker than with other types of partner dances. Kizomba was deriv …

This is a group for anyone interested in opportunities to come together as a multi-ethnic community through pan-African spirituality and performance arts. We'll get together to experience everything from bead-craft to live music and dance performances and Earth Wisdom ceremonies.

~This is an interfaith service, open to any and all~ That means if you are religious, spiritual, or somewhere in between. ~We come with an open heart, seeking to create peace within, while simultaneously cultivating and learning ways to take that peace outward to the world. CONNECTION. ~We come seeking peace and rejuvenation for oneself, and inspiration to keep moving towards fostering and nurturing a more peaceful just community, culture, and society. HEALING. ~We come to REMEMBER.  Remember th …

Like you, I'm a parent who is always on the look out for fun, healthy and empowering social activities that allow the whole family to participate. Kinderfolkz works with theaters, museums, galleries, festivals, concert venues and more to identify free and low-cost high quality events for us to create playdates within. For example, we've partnered with The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA to present a quarterly family film festival and dance celebration honoring children's educational media: Se …

Our mission is the empowerment of women and girls through the message of the drum. We sponsor drumming workshops, concerts, and other events ~ mostly in the SF Bay Area. Our events give us an opportunity to get together to drum and dance, to learn new rhythms and approaches to music, and to make a place to enjoy the familiar. We have a lot of fun together. Most of our events are open to everyone, including children.

East Bay 'Old-Fashioned Music Sharing' Group This group will connect people interested in discovering new music, including curious listeners, hobbyists, and experienced collectors. Once we gather a number of interested members, meetups will be of two varieties: One, to discuss general music sharing/what we hope to get from the group. Two, meetups organized to encourage ‘old-fashioned’ music sharing, through interaction and listening. These meetups will be themed by genre, and participants will …

Like they do in Nashville, let's do some co-writing! Whether you specialize in lyrics, melody, chords, or all three, come join us with your partially-formed ideas to mix with others and form a tasty musical stew. This is different than other songwriting groups (i.e., it's not for bringing your already-written song for review by others, and it's not to learn how to write a song). Here we pool our talents and create one or two songs on the spot each time we meet.

This group is for the LBGTQ and the open minded audiences interested in networking, socializing, dancing and showcasing their talent's for the shows that will be hosted by First Impression Entertainment.

Potluck and singalong at my house in The Montclair district of Oakland ( near the Caldecott tunnel) We provide songbooks, two experienced guitar players will lead the event. The music genre covers popular songs including folk, rock, blues, country etc.

Join us on the 1st Friday of every month. We'll learn simple dances from around the world (Turkey, Serbia, Russia, Israel, Scotland, etc) hear beautiful music, eat tasty snacks,& enjoy company of dancing friends of all ages. No prior dance experience necessary. Comfortable clothes, festive or casual. Live Oak Park, 1301 Shattuck St. Berkeley, CA 7:00pm-8:15p.m. For more information contact Mel Mann 510 527 2177 or meldancing@aol.com

If you like live music, like to dance and have food to boot, then this is the meetup for you. We will meet monthly in the Albany/Berkeley Area. To sum it up, it's all about the music, food, meeting new people and having a good time.

We are Unitarian Universalists located in the SF Bay Area, in their 30's & 40's, who wish to connect with one another.  CARE TO CONNECT ?  Let us know what type of event you wish to share with the group - we'll talk about making it happen!  We are a community!!!

Welcome to ABE. The Albany/Berkeley/Emeryville Happy Hour Group. There's allot of great bars with great bargain happy hours in the area. Little gems to be collected. So let's get together and meet at some of these great neighborhood bars. We'll do the research and scout the locations. If anyone has ideas...let'em fly.