Every two weeks we meet at various locations to learn the secrets of Santa Barbara's sensational cuisine from the people who produce, market and prepare our food. We visit farms, markets, restaurants, culinary stores, wineries, the marina and many more. Learn and experience what local is all about. In the future we will harvest or shop for food together, cook it and share a simple meal along with conversations about sustainable food with myself, Gerri French. I am a long time foodie and dietitia …

… This meetup group offers a space for imaginative people to hang out together and have fun. In this group you'll meet creative thinkers - people who may have special "gifts" or talents in the arts, spirituality, and related fields: fashion/design, writers, psychologists, actors, chefs, musicians/performers, web designers, graphic artists, inventors, beauticians, wildlife managers... (actually any right-brain activity would count) and people who just have a knack for enjoying LIFE - and who love h …

    All 30s and 40s fun people are welcome. (If you are a bit above or below no worries). If you are new to town or been here a long time come join us. This is a group for any and all fun, outgoing, people that like to socialize and have a great time making new friends and hanging out with ones from other fun meetups. We have dinner parties, beach parties, happy hour meet ups in town, go hiking, go biking, dancing, and are open to suggestions that are fun.

… At the last gathering we officially adopted each other and became "family" members and laughed about starting a meetup. Well being one who acts on a good idea, thought it might be fun to do so. I'm amazed at the variety of meetups and some have very specific purposes which are targeted at very specific interest or age ranges. Well this meetup is just about gathering and having a good time. Meeting new people and sharing your thoughts about life, the world or your favorite thing to do in your …

… About 7:30 we move into the adjacent art studio and I teach everything about oil painting - from picking out your subject from tons of books of French Impressionists I have here, or photos of Santa Barbara ocean scenes, then we wash our canvas - I teach you how - then off to sketching our composition, then to the painting. I teach you how to use all the professional oil painting materials, handling, brushwork, cleanup etc. After we paint, about 9 ish, we go back to the dining room for a homemade …

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 m …

Ventura Girlfriends Club is a group for all women, any age, single, married or anything in between. The goal is to have a group of gals that like and want to do things together. Maybe you have friends right now that don't share all your interests. Maybe you find yourself wanting to go somewhere or do something with no one to join you. Seems there is always something going on in our area... and out of our area! (Concerts, dining, movies, beach activities, BBQs, shopping, road trips.... what idea …

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.