This is the first Drum Circle in Culver City, on the LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, AT NOON. Culver City Cultural Affairs is behind us, and it's a regular event! Come be a part of Culver City Culture! We have a great group of drummers of all skill levels and disciplines from Masters to Newbies, and we always have a great time. We usually have dancers, hoopers, families, teens and seniors too.  Come meet us! There's NO SIZE LIMIT! We will be meeting under the Pavilion in MEDIA PARK, IN CULVER CITY. …

If you're an active single traveler, we invite you to join us!  Singles in Paradise was established in 2000 and is run by Ed Reder, who is also the founder of Athletic Singles Association, a club that began in 1985. The Athletic Singles Association is now called Active Singles Adventures and you may join us for local events by going to that Meetup group: LA: Meetup.com/losangelessingles OC: Meetup.com/orangecountysingles SD: Meetup.com/sandiegosingles For this Meetup, it's all about the tra …

Slope Surfers Ski Club runs bus trips to Mammoth Mountain. Our schedule runs January through April. We run three 3 day trips, and five 2 day trips. We leave Friday afternoon from Redondo Beach. Check out our website, WWW.SLOPESURFERS.ORG for more details.  We are an active fun group. If you have suggestions for actvities or wish to link to another Meetup please contact the organizer.  Thanks!

Hiking, Peak bagging and Backpacking throughout the year with many Sierra Club sections. Outings at all levels for beginning to conditioned and experienced hikers. Meet other like-minded folks who love the outdoors. Enjoy shared "happy hours" camping beside alpine lakes; celebrate with others as they achieve their goals of climbing local, Sierra, and desert peaks; make lifelong friends with whom you can explore the outdoors in every season. To find more Sierra Club outings go to http://angeles2. …

Are you full-figured, looking to get into shape and interested in making new female friends? Do you believe in HAES (Healthy At Every Size)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_at_Every_Size Curvy & Fit LA is a meeting group for plus-sized and curvy ladies that schedules outdoor fitness activities such as walks on the beach, walks in local parks, running, volleyball, tennis, stairs and well as social events for hanging out, on a weekly and convenient basis. If you aspire to get into shape and ma …

This group is for all  levels of runners- from beginners to experienced ultramarathoners.  The goals are to meet other runners in your local area, motivate each other to get those mid-week training miles in and learn training tips through fellow runners. We run an out and back course of approximately 5 miles. Beginners are welcome. We run on Tuesday & Thursday at 6m. ( The Time may change as the seasons and sunset time changes) See calendar for location- Culver City on Tuesday. There's plenty of …

Meet others in your local area to run with. Plan group runs and participate in various long and short distance running.  We will discuss safety like new stretches, better form and proper shoes. We've signed up for multiple runs in the area and have helped each other in training and preparation for those runs.  This will be both a great way to make friends as well as motivation to get out there and enjoy the sun and beach.   The mass majority of this group has progressed past the area of amateur …

HM SPORTS PERFORMANCE is proud to present this one of a kind Running Club that caters to a Runner's every need! RunMDR RUNS  3-Weekly 5K&10K/8MI&10MI Runs followed by socializing to meet club members! Wednesday  6:30PM Saturdays    9:00AM Sundays       8:00AM  114-A Washington Blvd. Marina Del Ray, CA 90292 “The Starting Line” Running Store. MARINA DEL REY RUNNING CLUB MEMBERSHIP  Rehabilitation/ Injury Assessment from HM Sports Performance and Its Affiliates  Running Form and Racing St …

The Manhattan Beach Moms Group (MBMG) is specifically for stay-home or work at-home moms who can attend weekday events with their children. The purpose of MBMG is for local moms who live in Manhattan Beach to connect and build relationships for themselves and their children.  Eventually, our children will attend Manhattan Beach schools together and it will be wonderful for them to already have familiar friends. MBMG is not an email list serve or internet group, so active participation among all …

We are a group for those who are: -- looking to experience more of what the LA area and environs have to offer -- meet some new folks, make new friends, or lurk antisocially, if that's your thing! -- break out of their routine and try something different! Our activities will be a mix of culinary, outdoors, cultural, and hopefully just plain odd events that will open our eyes to new experiences.  As the group evolves, I hope to get some regular hangouts too for folks to come and chat. Ideas for …

My goal is to get women together and enjoy this centuries old dance. Come find your inner goddess thru dance.

LOS ANGELES BABY BOOMER TENNIS TENNIS AFTER 40....WHEN LIFE BEGINS I read somewhere that age does not depend on years, but upon temperament and health. Some people are born old, and some never grow so. How many times have you thought it would be nice to get out and hit some tennis balls as you might have years ago? Could getting back into tennis without wooden racquets and finding players around your own age be just the spark to a healthier lifestyle we all want? Do you think all those people …

We are looking for runners of all levels to join us for a beautiful run through the Westchester bluffs and Playa Vista on Saturday mornings at 8:45 am. There are 2 distances to choose from (4 miles and 7 miles) - that's right, a mile longer than the typical 5K and 10K because YOU CAN go the extra mile! Meet back at the start for an optional 20 minute foam roll and stretch class to loosen those muscles and for optimal recovery. You know you should be stretching after you run.  As physical therapi …

The Tasty Book Club pairs good books with good food. We read a variety of genres: silly books, smart books, memoirs, literary fiction and, yes, we even once read a book about werewolves. We pair the book with food or countries that appear in the book. If a book takes place in Greece, we eat Greek food. If we read a book that takes place in the American South, we go for BBQ. And so on. We aim for diversity among our book choices. Everyone is welcome to suggest books, but preference is given to b …

Ladies Who Lunch is a wonderful, supportive group for women who live in the South Bay and who want to make lasting friendships with others in their neighborhoods. You'd be surprised how ful-"filling" a lunch can be! Our lunches are on weekdays only.  We have members in their 30's all the way up to age 70. Lunches take place in the South Bay at a diverse mix of  restaurants.  Our emphasis is on friendship and not food; consequently, we are looking for women who can commit to lunches and actively …

This is probably one of the most active groups in the Southern California area, whether it's volleyball, karaoke, rock climbing, happy hours, wine tastings, game nights, skiing trips, pubcrawls, dinners, bbq's, you name it we probably have done it.   This group has a lot of great people who are looking to make new friends or try new activities or just live life.. There's tons of groups in Southern California, but this group is dedicated to people living in the South Bay areas (Manhattan, Redondo …

Join our Meetup to stay afloat on all happenings at Road Runner Sports Torrance, including our weekly Thursday night fun run from the store. You can also keep track of RRS Torrance events on our website at http://ww2.roadrunnersports.com/retail/torrance.html or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RRSTorrance.

We are a group of healthy active people who want to inspire the community to get out there and run and be healthy.  We each come with our own set of running skills/capabilities, pace and goals. Who Should Join: We encourage anyone who loves to run, walk, wants learn how to train for races, get healthy (and maybe shed a couple of pounds), and meet new people.  No matter what your skill level or goals there is a place for you! Purpose: To expose the community to a healthy way of being and to ins …

We Exercise. We Socialize. We Thrive. Social GreenRunners share the joy of running and walking in a social atmosphere. Our Meetups are free and full of possibilities. We meet weekly at a Culver City park to run and walk as a community. All runners and walkers are welcome. No one is lost or left behind. Our Meetups are rooted in the belief that we are all natural-born runners. We run to feel good. We run to think. We run to bring people together. Join us…your health needs the runner inside you! J …

What the group is about… This meetup group was created for single parent families it will be a place where single parents can come with their kids. While our meeting is going on your kids will be doing a fun activity like art, art/jewelry, cake pops etc. The kid’s activity will always be conducted with a business who I know very well and will be giving an introduction to their business via an activity. The business we are partnering with for this meeting and next is Kiki Designs. They will be wo …

South Bay (Los Angels) JVM User Group is a group of people interested in all languages, API's, and applications running on the Java Virtual Machine. The group meets monthly to discuss presentations on Java, Groovy, Scala, and other JVM languages. Mobile, Web, and Desktop (thick) application developers are all welcome.  You can connect with us via Meetup or join the mailing list.

Any individual that is interested to meet to talk about any facet of adoption. If you're an adoptee, a birth parent, adoptive parent, etc. I would like to start this group because I myself am an adoptee who has been reunited with my bio family, and have always been happy with my adopted family. My husband and I plan to adopt also, which is another element in my story. I have run into others who always wished there was a support group but no one could ever find one. So, here I am starting one...a …

Athletes, Novices and Newbies  looking for a group of likeminded Cyclists, Runners and Triathletes who like to train hard and socialize while doing it. We are looking to establish a group of fun people who like to workout and compete in races all over California. Weekday early am runs and rides originating from Venice near the corner of Venice Blvd and Abbott Kinney Blvd. Weekday runs of 5-8 miles, rides 25-35 miles. Weekend bricks and beers and longer more challenging canyon rides depending on …

To be more active, enjoy this beautiful location we all in live in, and to reach that personal fitness goal you have for yourself. So take an hour from your day away from that pc and go out for a run.

SOULFUL SUNDOWN is a contemplative gathering in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Engaged with culture, inspired by the arts, sustained by the community, we aspire to be an open generous community re-imagining our collective and personal narratives for the present moment. The thread that has run throughout our journey so far – that the arts, spirituality and community make for a heady mix of creativity and challenge – is now leading us into new collaborations and ventures. GOALS: * Present and create a v …

Have you had a dream of running your own business with passion & purpose? Have you ever felt unappreciated, underpaid or even worse not enjoying going to work? Have you ever felt fearful financially or emotionally when thinking on you need to make a change but feel trapped & don't know how? Have you ever dreamed of having a better life, full of excitment, purpose, & a knowing that your adding value to the world & getting paid really well for it, making a 6 or 7 digit annual salary doing what you …

We are starting this group to run pier to pier along the beach from Venice Pier to Santa Monica Pier. We will have the group meet up at the Venice Pier starting off with some positive thoughts then we will run to Santa Monica Pier and Back! My boyfriend and I do this run a couple times a week and thought it would be fun to get a bunch of like minded locals around to do this jog together and hopefully make some friends along the way! Pier to Peer run's goal is to create a place to be fit, positiv …

This is a free women's self defense group. Combining skills from Kung fu, Krav Maga, Muy Tai Kickboxing, Judo and Brazilian Jui-jitsu we'll be focusing on the following skills to help you survive: - understanding the psychology of an attacker - the 3 things you should say to an attacker to stop him temporarily to give you an opening to escape (or break his arm if you like). It's not what you think! - when and how to use pepper spray - when to fight, when to run and when to relax - escapes such h …