Suggested Groups near Petaluma, CA
Sonoma County Fifty-Plus Singles
Santa Rosa, CA
What we're "about": We are.........
• Single people 50 years of age and older, interested in connecting with other 50+ singles in a safe, supportive, and fun environment. (Note: Not 50 yet? We appreciate your interest in us, but we respectfully request that you honor our membership guidelines. Thanks!)
• Unfortunately, as we are all aware, getting together in person these days is pretty much out of the question. Hopefully in the not too distant future that will be happening again. But until that time please feel free to log in to the Zoom get togethers held on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Those are always posted on the calendar or the events listings. Yep it is BYOD (bring your own drink whatever that might be). This is a great way to meet some of the others that have either been in the group for a long time or maybe some of the other new people.
If you have ideas for anything else we might try please either message Kendra via meetup or post it in the discussion board.
I know we are all looking forward to the day that we can once again go out and see each other in person. That day will come at some point in time. In the meantime please, everyone, stay safe and healthy!
• About gathering with others to explore all that northern California has to offer: hiking, biking, golfing, kayaking, dancing, show-going, game-watching, brunching, lunching, "wining" and dining, or just hanging out and making new friends. Our members are "up for" and "down with" almost anything that's fun and easy to access, at places that welcome 2 or 200.
Most of all, we're about helping YOU connect with others in friendship and fun!
About Membership:
Your annual dues are $5. You can pay through the site or via check (Note: If sending a check, email John, the Organizer, for specific directions). Dues help to cover our organization's dues to the national Meetup-dot-com organization, maintain our PO box, and contribute a bit to a general event fund. Read more about our dues when you join and create your profile.
About Attending Gatherings:
To RSVP: Just click on the event title and then click "Yes" to RSVP.
Can't attend after all? Just return to the site and change your RSVP to "No." (Then, accept heart-felt thanks from the event Organizer for helping us to keep RSVPs realistic. No one wants to be in charge of saving 20 seats only to have 10 people show up.)
Is there an event charge? Nope. We generally DON'T CHARGE for our events, unless there's a special requirement from the venue.
How Events Get Scheduled:
ANY member can post and organize an event! Got something special in mind? We invite you to check out our hosting guidelines (see PDF link below) to learn about the responsibilities.
http://files.meetup.com/2633412/HostingGuidelines2014_1.pdf
SEE YOU SOON!
Novel Lovers of Sonoma County, CA
Sebastopol, CA
Novel Lovers of Sonoma County, CA (originally Novel Lovers of Sebastopol) is a book discussion group where we talk in depth about contemporary literary fiction. Yes, we really discuss the book for two hours! We assume that you’ve read the book and are eager to talk about it. We’re friendly and welcoming – not stodgy at all -- but we do take our book discussions seriously!
We read contemporary novels, almost exclusively those that have received critical acclaim and/or won literary awards. We try to schedule a few books ahead so you can get the book and plan your time. To participate in this process, comment on our message board, especially the current Book Recommendations thread.
Please RSVP “yes” when you know for sure that you’ll be there, and please change your RSVP if your plans change. Don’t RSVP “yes” if you mean “maybe,” and please don’t be a no-show. As a courtesy to the wait list, our host, and me, please change your RSVP if you can't attend, even at the last minute.
Each time I announce a book, the RSVP list fills quickly, and we often have large wait lists. Almost everyone does get in (people's plans change, emergencies and illnesses happen, etc.), so if you're on the wait list, read the book. If you get in, even as late as the day of the meeting, you'll be ready.
Bring a snack to share if it's convenient, and a couple of dollars towards the organizer dues.
We look forward to talking books with you!
Questions? Email Joan Price, organizer.
8/16/20: I realize I haven't updated our group description since we moved our meetings online in March 2020. Here's what we're doing now:
* Novels: During the pandemic, we're still reading one novel a month, meeting online for 1.5 hours.
* Short Story Group: Our book club has been reading contemporary novels, and we also created a short story spin-off group that met monthly before the pandemic. After we started taking our meetings online, we switched the short story group from monthly to weekly, one story, one hour. We have a core group that meets each week. We're open to new members who want to discuss short stories in depth.
