Welcome to Oakland Happy Hour. We meet most Thursday evenings and visit a different clubs, bars and pubs, near BART, and in Oakland. Our target age range is 30's and 40's. However..... we do also travel to other Bay Area locations in the East Bay like Berkeley and Alameda. We sometimes have social events having nothing to do with happy hour. We also occasionally have events on other days of the week, and we do allow people of all ages to join. We're kind of free flowing like that with very lit …

Want to jumpstart your joy? Join us and get happified! Laughter Yoga combines playful easy laughter exercises with some yogic breathing. After laughing and playing with this fabulous group, you will leave energized and relaxed. Lift your mood, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and boost your immune system while you have fun. How cool is that! The Oakland LIfefire Laughter Club was started in 2007 by Annie Goglia, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Life Coach. Annie loves to share her laught …

Hi My name is Antoine Hunter and I am deaf .I feel it is important for me to set up a place where hearing and deaf people can meet up and speak the beautiful language of Sign Language. I love sign Language and sharing things about what in our deaf community. It is VERY important for me to participating in the deaf community and culture, and may we never feel that we get enough. East bay Berkeley and Oakland- Do not often have people to come together and sign so I felt it is important to contin …

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Have you ever wondered what dragon boating is all about? Now's your chance to find out. The Oakland Renegades Dragon Boat Team invites all Meetup folks to come and try it out. No experience is necessary, all age groups and fitness levels are welcome and we provide all the gear.  It's an outdoor, physical activity with occasional splashing so dress accordingly. The Renegades Dragon Boat Team is a partnership with the Oakland Recreation and Parks Department to provide an opportunity for the co …

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 …

Each month Oakland Social gets together at a different location for an evening of networking amongst young professionals and entrepreneurs. We choose some of Oakland's best locations and always have a great time.

If you're anything like me, you're a busy East Bay girl who could use more gal pals. After a few post-college years in Berkeley, I still find it difficult to find those close female friendships I enjoyed while in school. There's a bunch of awesome girls in this area, I don't see why we can't all be friends. ;) This group is for women ages 21-29 in the Berkeley/Oakland area who are ready to make new friends over some delicious food and drink! Three or four times a month we'll set up an affordabl …

We invite you to meet vibrant, ambitious and fun people at events in Oakland or the San Francisco East Bay Area ranging from casual get together's to professional business networking events. We provide a place to meet new people and make connections while helping each other significantly grow our businesses through quality LEADS. The purpose of Oakland LEADS is to assist you in getting good referrals that will expand your business success. Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's busines …

Queer and Trans Scrabblers - Oakland is a group of living, breathing homo gays who get together once a month to play scrabble at a local cafe. Typically, the group is small but outgoing and anyone who identifies as queer, trans, gay, lesbian, butch, etc is welcome. We bring at least two boards, name tags and the sacred Scrabble dictionary. RSVPing is encouraged so we save enough room for you in the cafe.

Welcome to the North Oakland Go Club! Our regular playing time is 11:00 AM 3:00 PM each Sunday at the It's Your Move game store at 4920 Telegraph Ave. in the Temescal business district (a block south of 51st St., across from Walgreen's). Our goal is to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for players from first-timers to experts, focusing on the beauty and intellectual challenge of the game at least as much as on who's winning.  Anyone can learn to play, including children as young as fiv …

This is a group of people who enjoy the diverse culture of Oakland, recognize a need, and want to be involved. Oakland is a terrific area with a diverse need and tremendous opportunity. We hope that you will head the call and join - there are opportunities to suggest/sponsor volunteer opportunities and participate in organized volunteer opportunities.

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 …

Upscale nightlife can be hard to find especially if you have relocated or are looking for quality events. Young, Black, Socialite is strictly for those looking for extremely upscale nightlife in the Oakland area. We will feature events tailored for the young black professional looking to enjoy hip hop music in a safe environment with like minded individuals. You will never have to question if the events featured here will be worth your time and energy. Each event is planned with a posh crowed in …

Sliding scale yoga in Lake Merritt, North Oakland, and West Oakland: $ 10 drop in $ 5 class card for 25 (must be used in 3 months)

Do you live in Oakland and realize how baddass it is but yet have very few people to enjoy that with? ME TOO! I'm looking for people in the Oakland area primarily in their late 20's to late 30's, to go out eat, hike, dance, drink, sing, skip and party with! Whether it be the farmer's market on Grand on Saturday mornings, or the art walk on Friday evenings, or Van Kleef's amazing grapefruit goodness, let's get out and explore Oakland! I, myself, am very new to this amazing cultural mecca and coul …

The goal of Oakland Authors is to create a virtual and physical place for East Bay writers to gather, exchange ideas, and help each other in any way needed. The publishing industry as a whole is struggling. It’s up to us to decide if it dies or reinvents itself. The modern author doesn’t have the luxury of being able to retreat to write, letting others do the work of editing, producing and distributing books, coding e-books, or marketing him or herself. We at Oakland Authors hope that by banding …

Do you like basketball, but can't seem to find a semi-regular pick-up game in Oakland? Would you describe your bball skills, at best, as decent to slightly better than average? Did you play basketball for your high school? Are you in your late 20's or 30's and have seemingly lost a quick first step? Do you enjoy a competitive game, but more than anything, just want to play some solid basketball with a good group of guys and to get in some exercise? Let's make it fun, competitive, fairly regular …

DHARMA INC is an international community of people expressing lives filled with joy, freedom, and contribution to others. We welcome all and join together in an effort to cultivate natural wisdom in all aspects of living. All our classes are made available on a donation basis. We are a non-profit community center, supported entirely by community contributions. At Dharma INC Oakland, we offer classes and programs to the local community, so that all who see value in this approach to life have an o …

This group is for mommies in the Oakland area with babies born between Spring 2012 - Spring 2013.

Welcome to the North Oakland Chess Club! Our regular playing time is 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM each Sunday at the It's Your Move game store at 4920 Telegraph Ave. in the Temescal business district (a block south of 51st St., across from Walgreen's). Our goal is to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for players from first-timers to experts, focusing on the beauty and intellectual challenge of the game at least as much as on who's winning.  Anyone can learn to play, including children as young a …

Check out the latest and greatest eateries with Savor Oakland. We also sponsor special events throughout the City Of Oakland that highlight the culinary and artistic renaissance in Oakland. Come join our group and Savor A Taste Of Oakland Soul!

We are the Oakland Ping Pong Party! Our local events, held at various wonderful Oakland venues, are all about community, contentment and play. In the middle of each of our parties is a ping-pong table and a game of Berlin-style ping-pong* — a communal game where dozens can play at once and skill is optional. Surrounding the pong action: good food, tasty drinks, euphoric music, great people. We love ping-pong, we love Oakland (and the wider Bay Area), we love partnering with great community gathe …

OpenOakland, a Code for America Brigade, is a civic innovation organization that brings together coders, designers, data geeks, journalists, and city staff to collaborate on solutions to improve how our local government serves all citizens of Oakland. We draw on our wide range of expertise and perspectives to build open-source applications and working relationships that promote civic innovation and open government in Oakland. Our projects range from events like CityCamp and the Open Government P …

Play Waka Kickball in Oakland! The perfect way to make new friends, stay active, and have something fun to do during the week after work!!! kickball.com/caneptune kickball.com/cabayshore

Tri Oakland! Finally, a triathlon club for the great city of Oakland and the East Bay! The goal of this club is to bring triathletes together of all levels and distances, and, provide them with an environment to grow and succeed in the sport. We also want to encourage people who are interested in the sport to come to a meeting or contact us so we can give them the guidance and support they need. We want all of our members to succeed in whatever distances they race in. At the same time we want to …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about Kundalini Yoga & Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan in Oakland, CA, and surrounding areas. I started this group to expose new people to Kundalini Yoga & Meditation as well as connect blissed-out and awakened Kundalini Yogis. Let's get together and have some Kundalini Love!

I am new to Berkeley via San Diego (via Bay Area, via Seattle, via Philadelphia, via Santa Barbara :) and looking to meet some new girlfriends. I started and was a member of a book club in San Diego and had a blast. We actually had a great group of girls who ended up being friends- reading, going out, running races, together, etc! I'd like to recreate something similar here in Berkeley/Oakland! This group is for ladies only (sorry boys) in their mid 20s/mid 30s (roughly!) who are looking to meet …