BABS was founded to foster the local community of content creators, bloggers, authors, web experts, ebook creators, publishers and online marketing professionals. Our in-person meetings go deep and wide into the culture and tools of digital connection. Members share tips & tricks, hear new concepts by local start-up owners, brainstorm blog elements, and network for mutual success. Attending our meetings, you will find new blogging buddies, support for your ideas, and answers to your technical qu …

This Group is for Women looking to grow their friendships and network with women in the San Francisco BayArea. Our "meet ups" will occur mostly in the North Bay and possibly outings to San Francisco. We are mothers, business women, entrepreneurs, educators, artists, .....whatever your passion is for life. Please share with us! Women only please....

Savage Worlds is an award-winning, universal, generic roleplaying game and miniatures wargame, written by Shane Lacy Hensley, and published by Great White Games DBA Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. If you haven't played the Savage Worlds RPG, you can pick up a free .pdf of the Test Drive Rules as part of the Wild Hunt introductory adventure HERE. The Savage Worlds RPG is an amazing cross-genre game system. I invite yo …

I am a first time mom to a super active little guy-- we are always looking for new and fun things to explore as well as frequenting our "regular" spots! Joining friends, old and new, makes even an routine trip to the park more fun, right? If you are looking for playdates, friends to meet for outdoor activities, rainy day creative activities, mom's night out, shared support and information-- please join! Looking forward to meeting little people and parents too!

The Geekery is a community collective providing opportunities for geeks to share similar interests and fulfill their socialization needs. We are up for anything in the realm of geekiness including (but not limited to): - Board Games/RPG's - Video/PC Games (including Rock Band) - Magic/Pokemon/TCG Games - Book Readings and Discussions - Cartoons/Anime - Nerf Battles - Crafting - SciFi/Fantasy movies/books/TV series These could be group activities or just topics for discussion. Feel free to post i …

Weekend hiking with the canine companion(s) and socializing with other hikers in the community. One doesn't have to be a dog owner to be a member; just someone who likes hanging around dogs and the outdoors. Since I'm still learning the area, I will be posting dog-friendly hiking trails from www.bahiker.com, but other suggestions are welcome and encouraged. My partner and I have a senior Corgi, so most hikes will be low-key and fall within beginner-to-intermediate levels. The majority of the hi …

We hike in Marin, an outdoor paradise; where every hike may become your new favorite hike. With over 600 miles of trails, it's a hikers dream and local to the San Francisco Bay Area. An informative description of hikes will be posted when scheduled. Many hikes are chosen from "Hiking Marin" by Don and Kathy Martin. "Marin Hiking Meditation" is a hiking group in Marin California that combines hiking with meditation. Some of us have meditated for years, but most of us have little or no experience …

Gatherings of 20-30 somethings who live, work, and/or play in Marin. We will meet-up for happy hours, hikes, beach adventures, BBQs, and possibly some other fun events here or there!

This group is for startups building on the Microsoft platform.  You may be part of the Microsoft BizSpark startup program but this is not necessary to join. This group will share in our experience with being a startup based on the Microsoft platform and related technologies (.Net, Azure, Silverlight, etc. - you name it). Note: this group is not affiliated with Microsoft, though it was started by a BizSpark member startup and we are big fans! BizSparkSF is now a BizSpark Network Partner and can r …

Calling all tech entrepreneurs, founders, CxOs, investors and leaders in the South Marin area! South Marin DrinkTank is  the latest off-shoot of the highly successful DrinkTank series of tech meet-ups run in London, New York and San Francisco by Huddle and its partners. This latest event is brought to you by Huddle (Alastair Mitchell, CEO & Founder) and Ping Identity (Mike Desai, VP Global Channels & Business  Development) – both of whom are new arrivals to Tiburon! The event is a high quality, …

While San Francisco and the South Bay are known for their tech scene, Marin County and areas north have all kinds of cool innovation happening. I want to meet tech entrepreneurs who are doing really awesome stuff and I don't want to travel an hour to do it! Let's meet up and talk about what we're working on, trade ideas and support, and jumpstart the scene up here. Whether you're an engineer, a UI/UX, a business type or just an entrepreneur groupie - come hang out!

Enjoy sailing expeditions and adventures on San Francisco Bay sailing a modern 46 foot Hunter sloop in some of the best, most diverse and occasionally challenging conditions in the world.  This is an opportunity to sail a 'big' boat out of Richmond, California with new and old friends, and with an experienced crew.  You can participate as much as you like in sailing the boat and manning the lines, or just take in the sights, sounds and action of being on the water.

We are a group of intermediate to experienced runners who like to keep our runs social!  If you're a newer runner or coming back from injury, we welcome you to join us for a few miles as you are able.  The majority of our runs are on the trails in Marin, with some road running and track workouts.  We also do destination runs in the East Bay, Sonoma, and San Francisco.  Our run mileage varies from around 5 miles up to 20+, but runners are always welcome to adjust mileage shorter or longer.  We em …

Getting together to enjoy and discover the music and talents of our North Bay musicians, singers, bands, dancers, artists, composers.....including main venues and small, back road gems! We consider ourselves eclectic with our music...enjoying all forms of live music and the fine talent and musical gifts that these artists love to present to us! These"music flights" have many destinations...established to new finds...from rock, blues, bluegrass, zydeco to 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's, ethnic, cla …

The North Bay Film Group is a terrific group of men and women who enjoy seeing a wide variety of movies including indies, documentaries, blockbusters, and foreign films. This group is focused on fostering the genuine enjoyment of seeing an interesting film with others, and having an stimulating discussion about it afterwards! We primarily watch movies in Marin County. We regularly patronize the Rafael Film Center, but also visit mainstream cinemas, private homes, and other local venues. Very ra …

Welcome single parents! We are North Bay Single Parents (NBSP), the northern partner of the Bay Area Single Parents (BASP) Meetup group. NBSP extends from San Francisco to as far north as Santa Rosa, while BASP covers the entire Bay Area, with most of its activities centered in the Peninsula and South Bay. Combined, we have exceeded 1,500 members and continue to grow. We strongly recommend you also join BASP. Please go to their site to register there: http://www.meetup.com/BayAreaSingleParents/ …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a diffe …

The Quantified Self North Bay Meetup Group is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Meetup and the Quantified Self blog. Based in California's stunning North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area and encompassing Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties, it is a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digit …

The Marin Film & Foodies is a group of like-minded men and women who enjoy a wide variety of movies. Whenever possible, we try to match the ethnic cuisine of the film, but otherwise the goal is just to share a good meal and conversation before or after a movie. We primarily watch movies in Marin County. We regularly patronize the Rafael Film Center, but also visit mainstream cinemas and other local venues. Very rarely we will venture outside Marin and go to a specialty cinema in the East Bay, Sa …

Social Saturday nights for fellow CrossFitters in the North Bay; Break your Zone diet for your the night Health Nuts welcome too!

Welcome to all Bay Area Photography Events! Our Meetup is open to all photographers regardless of your current level of knowledge about photography, the kind of photography that you do or the type of camera that you use. We will have meetings, classes, workshops and group gatherings mostly in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties. Group Outings, Group Photo Shoots, Lighting, Composition, Posing of Subjects, Working with Strobe Lighting in a Photo Studio, Natural Light Photography, Strob …

It's great to start the weekend with a relaxing hike. The North Bay Area has so many exciting and beautiful hiking opportunities. The hikes will usually start in the morning of either saturday or sunday and should be suited for everyone with a bit of hiking experience. On an average 4 to 6 miles, and 3 to 4 hrs. These are moderate hikes, with the focus being on our enjoyment, and the restorative quality of the beauty and vitality of nature. Bring a water bottle, and a bagged lunch, and enjoy a p …

We are a friendly group of people who like to get together and do all kinds of fun activities, mostly in Marin but also in San Francisco, the East Bay and other parts of the Bay Area. If you are fun, like meeting new people and want to participate, you'll fit right in. We are singles and couples of all ages. We will be planning happy hours, game nights, movies, dining out, potlucks, house parties, dancing, night life, music, cooking, hikes, plays, festivals and many other activities. We encourag …

Are you banging your head against the wall trying to learn Objective-C, Xcode, and the iOS? Ever thought: "If I could just ask someone about this topic I could learn it in 5 minutes instead of 5 hours?" Then this group is for you. We will meet regularly to discuss Iphone/Ipad development topics, to ask questions about coding, and to share ideas on resources for iOS learning such as classes, books, online aids, etc. We welcome both people just starting out learning, and those who are more advance …

The greater San Francisco Bay Area has many drinking springs: some flowing and accessible, many hidden and abandoned. Our community seeks to hydrate with these wild healing waters, learn about foraging wild edibles, and motivate each other to live lives rich in passion and vitality. Join us so that you can enjoy: amazing wilderness adventure, spring water hikes, wild food walks, vitality food demos, cold spring restorations, hot spring pilgrimages, superfood party celebrations, organic potlucks, …

My intention for this group is to find fellow pagans and spiritually-minded people around the Northern Bay Area. For now, the main functioning event will be socializing at cafes and discussing/sharing spiritual paths so that members can get to know each other better. I plan to gradually include activities (in no particular order) such as: - group meditations and rituals - sun circles (non-exclusive instrument circles during the day) - seasonal potlucks - etc.

I wanted to form a group of 30’s to 40’s something, fun and energy filled people (singles or couples) who are looking to meet some new friends. Maybe you've drifted from the social scene a little bit last year for any number of reasons - you are new to the area, got consumed with work or family, a love interest didn’t work out, whatever. If you simply want to get back in the groove and restore that bounce in your life while exploring Marin County and SanFrancisco with a new circle of friends, th …

We're connecting the Bay Area community to leading social and educational events. Events are hosted at Gathering Thyme in Marin and other venues. The goal is to educate and support the health and wellness of our diverse Bay Area community. We are committed to helping you discover your natural ability to care for your health and the health of your family, friends and community. We do this through our high quality FREE weekly events as well as affordable educational programs. We host speakers from …