For more info or to register as a vendor please visit www.venturacityfest.com CITY FEST is a once monthly celebration of everything local in Ventura County. Held at Plaza Park in Downtown Ventura we feature the best of music, food, art, and shopping from local businesses each month. MUSIC CityFest features the best in local Ventura County Talent. Each month we spotlight new up and coming musicians as well as local favorites playing live on the CityFest Pavillion Stage. FOOD CityFest is a foodie’ …

You love live music, to move to it, to get exercise, to make friends. Typically 60 to 90 of us are dancing each Sunday. This is a great place for non-dancers to explore a new kind of fun, for experienced dancers new to contra dance, and of course returning contra dancers. No experience necessary! Our live music includes all kinds of instruments depending on the band. Typical instruments include fiddle, guitar, piano, mandolin, accordion, flute. We offer a 20-minute orientation lesson before each …

I started the South Coast Audio Workshop in order to foster a community amongst artists, engineers and producers in Southern California. My hope is that this group will become one of diverse taste and experience, and that it will offer each member opportunities to share, refine his/her craft and achieve personal goals in technique, content and creativity. Do you have experience recording, mixing or producing audio? You're in the right place. I know, and I'm sure you do to, that tribal knowledge …

We are an easy going, friendly group of people based in the Santa Barbara area. Our Events will include happy hours, movies, house parties, casual bike rides and walks, gallery/art walks, fashion shows, dancing, festivals, dinners out or in, camping weekends, and live music & shows. Please don't hesitate to recommend an event or send/post your ideas. Thanks for joining and remember the key ingredient to a successful group is to participate.

The Santa Barbara Songwriters is dedicated to songwriter networking and collaboration. We host weekly workshops, public showcases, and special events. We have a regular weekly workshop. The weekly workshops are just us songwriters - no prying public eyes. It's a place where we can exchange ideas and workshop our craft, or just listen and hang out if you're in a dry spell. The workshop is a great way to meet professional local musicians and in general connect with the business side of music in Sa …

Santa Barbara Art Crawl is an open group of people who get together for the 1st Thursday Art & Music walk in downtown Santa Barbara (on, you guessed it - the first Thursday of the month.) It is a fun way to meet new people!

We are an active group of couples (married, unmarried, kids , no kids) who like to get together and have fun. We plan to have plenty of meetups each month such as: Meeting at local restaurants, wine bars, dance clubs, live music venues / concerts, weekend hiking, camping trips, weekend trips (Vegas, etc.), and even just an impromptu barbecue. Most events are for couples or dates (no singles please), and we will even have meetups to include the kids on occasion.

What this meet-up group IS about... • Meeting like-minded women • Doing fun and interesting things like happy hours, dinners, hikes, art and cultural events, movies, potlucks, live music and ??? • Making new friends What this meet-up group is NOT about... • Business networking • Selling anything to anyone (not vitamins, insurance, cooking utensils, purses or anything else) • Meeting men (just don't want this group to be about going to bars, but don't get me wrong...we love men and enjoy t …

Creating a closer global community through food, conversation, and new friends -- one bite and one word at a time A place for folks with global interests Have you ever traveled and came back to town - and just felt like you needed to connect with people who understood where you just were, what you saw and how you felt? Now you can. This is a place for travelers and those who seek to be more globally aware to unite and exchange. Its a place to get excited about things happening right in your comm …

Understanding Love through Modern Movies "Cinema is an ocean. Some float on the surface. Others dive for pearls." Are you a film lover and a fan of human relationships? I've created this Meetup group so single friends can enjoy a relaxing movie and talk about its beauty and underlying message. Each movie will be shown in a private home theater equipped with a large plasma screen and surround sound stereo. Initially, I'll choose films about love and romance, which may or may not have stereotypica …

Hello this is Rob and Diane van Haaren. http://www.yeahman.com/ We have started to teach locally afters years of traveling and teaching and performing. We wanted to create a local dance scene that could create enough momentum to have more outlets for people to meet others and share the HAPPY DANCE and GREAT MUSIC. Tuesdays at the Beautiful Racquet Club on 500 Sanjon Rd in Ventura and now a NEW Swing Dance Night at "YEAHMAN" Swing Club on Thursday with Swing dance Lessons and followed by dance a …

The VENTURA SINGLES ROCK group is aimed at the 40+ crowd and is geared towards SINGLES HAVING FUN! (although if you are younger, we don't discriminate :-) Meet other singles in a myriad of different activities ranging from happy hours, dancing, and wine tastings to outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, and kayaking. We are planning movie nights, picnics, potlucks, and participation in local Ventura County events as well. We are located in Ventura and welcome friends from all surrounding ci …

Experience individual, partner and group creative art activities, in painting, writing, drama, music, drawing, dance, collage. Have fun while being creative. Learn more about yourself and others through art therapy. We are about creativity, experiencing all the creative arts, making new friends, self-awareness, communication, finding your personal and professional path through the unique process of art therapy. No prior experience in the creative arts is necessary. Please view my website www.ard …

Join us to promote and enjoy Japanese culture and student exchange here in California. Travel with us to Japan, and visit Japanese-related events in the LA area! We're the oldest Sister city of Santa Barbara (over 45 years) with the longest-running student exchange program (over 20 years). Our summer family-to-family exchange program is for children 13-15 years old. We seek individuals and families interested in learning about and fostering Japanese cultural exchange--gardens, dance, Tea ceremon …

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting new people, through fun and exciting events in the Santa Barbara area. Singles of all ages are welcome! This group was started in order to connect singles in the Santa Barbara community, through local gatherings that will truly be beneficial to all, no matter what you are looking for (e.g., making new friends, dating, etc.). Looking forward to mingling with you!

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things movin …

A Conscious Creator is someone who believes that we are each responsible for the life we're living, and who chooses to consciously (with decided intent) build on the blueprint of his/her life, creating the life experience s/he chooses to live. Consciously creating your own life also involves examining the past conditioning and rote behaviors that have led to the life you may currently be experiencing, and deciding to do something about it.  We meet once a month to discuss topics relating to the  …

Hi! This group is for singles all over the Central Coast who are looking to have a fun evening and meet people they might be interested in dating. Please join this group and meet other Santa Barbara singles and have a great time! What it will look like: Inside the venue, speed daters will find that tables are arranged to accommodate two participants at a time. The women stay seated at the same table, and the men move from table to table. This table-hopping method has been compared to musical ch …

This group is for people - single or couples - who want to learn and dance West Coast Swing. West Coast Swing is a modern form of swing dancing that evolved from the jitterbug of the 30's and 40's. It's a little slower, smoother and sexy.  We are a very social group that mixes up partners, so you don't need a partner to come to one of our events. We've currently got monthly dances in Thousand Oaks and quarterly dances in Ventura.  At the T.O. dances, there is always a beginning lesson at the be …

Bitcoiners unite! This group is focused on promoting and exploring the world of bitcoin; looking at business opportunities, discussing mining and whatever else may come up including alt coins. Digital crypto currencies are here to stay and its time to get involved! Also a nice way to explore new venues in SB; good food, libations and music. Thanks, John Gainor

From referrals to networking The Collective is Santa Barbara/Los Angeles based with a focus on the sharing of talents and some resources by its members. If you would like to be a part of an open-minded group of thinkers bent on business success but tempered with empathy this may be the group for you. We welcome the sharing of all aspects of the entrepreneurial experience including but not limited to: Writing - Graphic Arts - Medical - Non Profits - Wellness - Accounting - Real-estate - Music …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning a new skill, having fun, socializing with new people and dancing! West Coast Swing is a linear style of partner dancing that has a very smooth look to it. The dance is easy to pick up and can be done to a wide range of music such as Blues, Top 40 Contemporary, Swing, R&B, Acoustic and more! The best part is that as a first time dancer, this is a dance you can pick up easily at any age!

This group is a gourmet dinner party with up to 12 people and after dinner we go into the art studio and I teach French Impressionist oil painting. Wine, dinner, materials and instruction all provided for $50 per night, which covers expenses. We meet typically on Monday nights, but sometimes on a Wednesday. It's a great way to make new friends and learn how to create a wonderful piece of art. Participants are typically beginners, although a few intermediates and advanced are in the class. I play …

The three activity and discussion areas of this group are: the Forestdweller Rendezvous, the Life Practice Forum, and the Life Practice Circus. Forestdweller Rendezvous is for those who are interested in living in the forest-- please see http://directory.ic.org/22140/ for a bit more about that idea. Life Practice Forum is for anyone interested in meeting to share life questions and enthusiasms. Here are some thoughts about that part of this meetup: Where to invest our life is not always clear. …

Ventura Area Couples is a MeetUp group designed for couples who are looking to make new friends! Maybe you are new to the area and don't know anyone to hang out with, or maybe you just need NEW friends! We live in an amazing town and we should all be out there taking advantage with cool people. How many times have you wanted another couple to go bowling with you, or to dinner, or go with you on a cruise or rent a cabin in the mountains for the weekend...but all of your other couple friends were …

This is a fun group that gets together to practice Spanish in local cafes. We try different Latin American cuisine, watch films in spanish, discuss Latin American culture, history and politics and attend local Latin cultural events. If you really want to master a language you need to make it part of your everyday life. The key is to have lots of friends who speak Spanish! • Drop in Conversational Spanish Group- Location, days and times vary. Check calendar All levels! Come to this fun spanish m …