Bay Area Active & Social - 20s, 30s & 40s

Multicultural Women's Poetry Group

Fri, May 15 · 7:15 PM PDT

First Congregational Church of San José, 1980 Hamilton Ave., San Jose, CA, US

All Poetry & All Women are Welcomed!
PLEASE NOTE:

This event will be moved to the THIRD FRIDAY of the month, Friday, May 15th, 2026, because Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 10th, 2026.

WOMEN of ALL AGES, ethnicities, traditions, faiths (or no faith at all), careers, life paths, etc. are invited to join us.

Unfortunately, this is an event for Women ONLY.

QUICK LOOK:

Join us, women *(*only women), for an enchanting evening of poetry as we celebrate the power of words and the beauty of voices. The Multicultural Women's Poetry Group is excited to host this event, where we join to share extraordinary creations from our favorite poets and our own poetic creations. From thought-provoking pieces or heart-warming verses, this evening promises to be a captivating journey into the world of poetry.

Whether as a woman, you think yourself a poet, an aspiring writer, love the poetry you read, or simply love the spoken word, our 2nd Friday Women's Poetry Night offers an open and inclusive space for all women to express themselves. We encourage attendees to participate by reading from their own poetry or reciting works by their favorite poets. This is an incredible opportunity to connect with like-minded women, immerse yourself in the world of poetry, and support the immense talent within our community.

Join us as we uplift and empower women through the universal language of poetry.

IT'S IN THE DETAILS

What to bring:

BRING any poetry you would like to share aloud. This month, we have a suggested theme, which is just an invitation and not a requirement; any poetry may be shared. All Women are free to bring their own non-alcoholic beverage or snack. The group voted not to provide these items, but each could bring their own.

Inspiration:

The WOMEN in this group have agreed that we will post poetry writing prompts for the month that may inspire your first poem or your billionth poem. Poetry that is funny, based on true stories, word play, emotional, dim or bright, rhyming or not, long or short…. Give it a go.

Our Theme this month:

Your Place of Peace

What we will do:

Each woman who wishes can share their selection and any thoughts about their pieces, such as why they like them or what inspired them. Then, we will open it up for supportive discussion from the “I” & “and” perspectives.

Each gal can share, and we would like to respect everyone's time so that everyone who wishes can speak.

What to share in the discussion:

Anything you feel comfortable sharing. These could be the feelings, meanings, or questions that arise for you. It could be the reason you resonate with a piece, such as a personal experience or memory. Also, you may have insights into the writing, such as the historical context of its composition, the author, or other interesting details.

The goal is to have an engaging, supportive discussion amongst other women interested in poetry. This is not a critique environment. All discussions are intended to explore how the art shared during the event makes us feel and to provide support and encouragement to all of our authors who wish to breathe life into the words they have shared as a gift to our ears.

So glad you found us! Looking forward to hearing your poetry readings and interpretations.

Smiles,
Michelle Lee W.

To Summer -- Boogie Music Festival Friends Circle, Campbell

Sat, May 16 · 12:00 PM PDT

Starbucks, Campbell, CA, 267 E Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA, US

Whatsapp channel:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/ElglhwX62TXCIBirDbZ8p9

Summer is coming.

Have you decided your Memorial day long weekend plan yet? Do you want to make friends in this early summer music festival, to get ready for another summer?

The Boogie music festival, held in the weekend before Memorial Day, could be one of south bay's longest civic festivals. It started in 1978 to celebrate the fruit growing industry of then Campbell, (yes, the Prune Yard is a real prune yard), then gradually became today's music festival.

The festival draws about 20-30k each year, 5 stages of live entertainment, food, drinks etc., with line dancing, costume contests, and a Battle of the Bands on Sunday. Voted one of the South Bay's Best Festivals.

As usual, two tracks to attend the event:
1. Festival Volunteering:
Registration Link:
https://campbellchamber.regfox.com/boogie-music-fest-2026-volunteer
You must register using the above link to act as a volunteer, the benefits include Free T-shirt, one free drink ticket, sandwich lunch, and a volunteer appreciation party later on. The suggestion is to stay off the tear down shift if you are not a veteran.

2. Festival Social:
Meet at 12:00–12:30, walk the festival perimeter together, play the TownFlame social chain game along the way to meet each other, then split into small groups to explore the festival treasure-hunt style. Regroup after one hour to compare notes. After that, drift wherever the music takes you.
Volunteers welcome to join the social portion before or after their shift.

Date: May 16 Sat.
Location: Starbucks, Campbell downtown
Schedule (social track)

• 12:00–12:30 — Get to know each other
• 12:30–1:00 — Walk the perimeter together, social chain game
• 1:00–2:00 — Small group exploration inside the festival — five stages, 100+ booths, plenty to discover
  2:00 — Regroup, share what we found, then open afternoon, enjoy the festival.
  5:30pm For volunteers whose shifts are in the afternoon, we do group dinner after shift ends at 5pm.

Note:
The host will be sitting at the volunteer check-in table upon entering through first street. Find there if not at the Starbucks.
And we use WhatsApp for real time in festival communication. So post to the channel is you are lost.

Join TownFlame , make friends through civic engagement, see life happening

Liability Waiver: Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

Volunteer SF -- Volunteering Social in Bay2Breakers

Sun, May 17 · 7:00 AM PDT

San Francisco San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA, US

Notice, you have to register with Bay2Breakers to attend the volunteering:
https://titanvolunteers.com/volunteers/sign_up_individual/1199-Bay-To-Breakers-2026
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The Bay2Breakers, SF's iconic costume run and walk. Started in 1912, part race, part parade. Usually 50k strong. It is a fun event, as volunteers, you get to see all kinds of people parading in front of you, yes, ALL kinds as you can imagine for SF :).

The Volunteer SF series isn't to ask your free labor :), more offer you a chance to do group social by volunteering together in such an exciting huge culture and history rich community event. Such community volunteering is a great chance for us transplants, especially immigrants, to go out of our professionals' cocoon, to meet the local, to see what is going on, to feel the life.

Of course we don't want to send you out there just by your own. Rather, we organize people to go in groups, and get connected with your fellow civic minded while doing good. As usual, we will provide in event real time WhatsApp channel so you can sync with fellow volunteers for after-shift group coffee / meal. If you met other volunteers that are interested in social, invite them along. Given enough people, we would also organize community participation group to socialize and support volunteers in the event, may also visit you on the shifts. To be announced.

Info link:
https://www.baytobreakers.com/volunteer

Registration Shift link:
https://titanvolunteers.com/volunteers/sign_up_individual/1199-Bay-To-Breakers-2026

Notice, you have to register with Bay2Breakers to attend the volunteering.

The suggested shifts are:

• C1 water station at Hayes St between Larkin & Polk
• C2 water station at Fell St between Baker and Lyon
• And the D7 Post Race Beer Garden at the Ocean Beach parking lot.

As you well know, we have been organizing volunteering and social in large public events. And volunteering in any one of them isn't the end of it. We expect to give our volunteers priority in the event social, also would welcome you to help organize follow up social as well.

TownFlame: Growth Social Volunteering Professionals

Liability Waiver: Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

SF Bay to Breakers 12k/15k party-run

Sun, May 17 · 8:00 AM PDT

Main Street/Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, US

NOTE: this is more of an informational event posting and less of a typical Meetup event posting since this is a city event with thousands of people, so meeting specific people from our group will be hard. Making this event anyways though as a way to get the word out to people who might be new to the area and don't know about this, and also leaving the comments open to anyone who wants to try coordinating something.

If you're new to the Bay Area, come check out this annual 12k run/walk in San Francisco. Thousands of people attend this event, and this race even set the world record for most participants in a footrace with 110,000 participants back in 1986! This is a pretty laid back event, with many people dressing up in costumes for the race, so don't worry if you're not a runner since there will be plenty of us walking too. This is less of a race and more of a party where people eat, drink, and play music along the course, so this is a fun time! Here's another article discussing the event.

There's the traditional 12k race, an extended 15k race, and a centipede version where you're tied together with (up to) 12 other people and you need to complete the race together (links to all of these below).
The first wave starts at 8:00am and last wave starts at 8:45am (from Main Street and Howard Street near Embarcadero).

Also keep in mind prices increase as we get closer to the event, so get your ticket now if you know you want to go!

Event links:
Registration: https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=94447218
https://www.baytobreakers.com/12k
https://www.baytobreakers.com/15k
https://www.baytobreakers.com/centipede

General:
https://www.baytobreakers.com/
https://www.baytobreakers.com/eventschedule

FAQs:
https://motivsports1.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/14024414239771-Bay-to-Breakers
NOTE again in case you skipped the start: since there are thousands of people at this event and people might be in different heats, meeting before (and probably during) the event will be chaos, so this will not be a typical Meetup experience. If you want to run with other people, I encourage you to come out to other events we host so you can meet people in person and figure out who you want to run with.

SAFETY DISCLAIMER
The organizers of this meet-up are unpaid volunteers and not expert guides. All participants agree to assume 100% responsibility for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and recognize that possible hazards exist while participating in outdoor (or any other) activities, and agree to participate solely at their own risk. If you RSVP “Yes” and/or attend any of our events, it shall be conclusively presumed that you understand and agree to this policy.