I have been to more than 10 events hosted by Plenry and they have always been great. The events on…read morePlenry are quite diverse so I could easily find the ones that attracted me. Here are several cool ones on top of my head that I went to: Shakespeare play in Cupertino park Japanese Lantern Ceremony for World Peace The Stanford Dish hike Laser tag adventure Room escape And of course my favorite weekly board game nights. I have met a lot of sincerely nice people while attending these events and eventually became friends with some of them, which is quite nice. I would recommend Plenry to any friend who is willing to try new things, meet new people and expand their social life.

Absolutely a wonderful product. Discovering many social events and meeting a lot of new friends…read more The iOS app is lovely and it works very well. The most attractive part is the design of this product. It is very cute and user-friendly. Recommend to someone who would like to have fun and know new people in bay area!

My co-founder signed our small business up for a business accelerator run by the Dojo. I was a bit…read moreskeptical, but I ended up really enjoying the experience. The accelerator had a wonderful sense of camaraderie and was a supportive environment in which to learn business essentials, and to learn from each other. Outside the accelerator program, the Dojo is a really friendly, grass-roots environment in which people can hang out, do work, and share ideas, and the people in charge of it are very passionate about it. (As an example of it being a friendly place, one of the regulars there impromptu-shared delicious bacon sandwiches that he had just barbequed.) I've grown very fond of it.

I like what Hacker Dojo has to offer. It's a fair coworking space with access to conference rooms.read more

I just threw a 90th birthday party for my mother and chose the University Club to stage and cater…read morethe event for 60 guests. It was fantastic. Chelese, the event manager was extremely easy to work with and the staff was very helpful. I expected the food to be good but it was truly outstanding. I've rarely been to an event for a large number of people where the food was so exceptional and many guests raved about it. I strongly recommend the University Club as a venue for your event.

I absolutely love the University Club of Palo Alto!…read more For me, the highlight is the pool. I love swimming here--there's an excellent lap pool where you can sign up for lanes, a diving board for extra fun, and plenty of open swim time for families. Kids can't get enough of the swim team, and there's even a shaded baby pool that's perfect for infants and toddlers. The tennis courts are top of the line, whether you're playing just for fun or competitively. The tennis pros are fantastic, and the whole tennis community here is great. Pickleball is also really taking off--it's always fun and social. The gym has everything you could want: Peloton bikes, free weights, machines, and a full range of classes. Beyond fitness, people also gather for bridge, mahjong, and other activities, so there's something for everyone. The food is excellent, the full bar is always a plus, and the events calendar is packed. There are great adult activities (salsa dancing, wine tasting, Aloha nights) and plenty for kids too (kids' night out, movie night, and more). Best of all, the community is welcoming and friendly. It's easy to meet people here, and many members end up making lifelong friends. All around, it's a wonderful club--I can't recommend it enough!

Great way to meet friends if you are new to the Los Gatos, Monte Sereno or Saratoga area.read more

Great historical space for events!…read more I've been coming here for a few years. From book talks with the authors to soirées. Its main feature is an open auditorium and stage. There are a few cozy sitting areas as well. It has a great historical background built in 1929. A cool spot for events.

Cool little theatre Christmas show gift from friends…read more 90 minute show It's cozy in here Smells like old wood of course

Julia works very hard to make sure everyone has a great time during the trip. The meals she…read moreprepares are excellent and caters to everyone's needs. She always has a lot for everyone. The group is diverse with members aging from their 30s to 60s! They com from different background, ethnicity and culture. The group tends to bond during dinner and wine social. None of the members talks about religion and politics. At the end of the trip, I felt like I known these people I met I just met all my life and I'm always looking forward to the next trip.

Please find something else besides this service. Match, Our Time but not this "service" that…read moreinsults you if you are overweight and if your income is not to their liking. Money hungry is written all over this service's face. As another reviewer says, "She never returns calls back." I can add that she does not even respond to emails. She is always, "on vacation", "family emergency", or some other lame excuse. I'm sorry, but if you have your own business, you are never on vacation. Cell phones, laptops can connect to a wireless carrier in less than a minute to answer an email. Even answering an email takes only a minute. Same with returning phone calls. I prefer emails so there is nothing lost in communication. Send a message by not doing business with these money hungry people.

This dating company is bad. They stated per contract that you had to attend a certain amount of…read moreevents and if not happy you can cancel. When I attended many events then asked to cancel, they refused my request and told me that the remaining balance I owed would be put on my credit. They charged me twice for an event of which I had to dispute through my bank. After my last one on one date did not go well, I sent an email expressing my opinion of their company. My membership was terminated do to vulgar words used in the email. I am so happy this fraudulent company dissolved. They suck big time and their liars as they did not follow the promises of the contract.

Here's the scoop on this 'dating' service. I was a member for a little over 12 months (the length…read moreof the contract) a couple years back. Keep in mind that they could have updated the way things work since I was a member, but I doubt it. The cost is around $1400-1600 depending on the 'special' they have running at the time. That price might cover 12-14 months, again, depending on the special. Table for Six is a service where they pair 3 women and 3 men for an evening dinner out. You are seated at an age-appropriate table. That means the 20 somethings sit together. The 35-40s somethings sit together and the senior age group sits together. They don't generally pair people who are overly age inappropriate. For example, I was always seated in the 35-40 somethings group and never sat at the 'older' or 'younger' tables. You visit the web site weekly and set up your availability. If there's a table for you, they'll call you and tell you where and when. If not, you wait until the next week. As a guy, if you set up availability in the south bay, peninsula or SF, you're likely to get a table every time since there seemed to be fewer active men than women. The restaurants are priced anywhere from $$$, like California Cafe to $$$$, like Trader Vic's. That means, you're likely to drop anywhere between $25 and $50 on your meal. The only food item that is included as part of your 'meal' by T46 is a single glass of wine. You are responsible for the rest of food and tips for your own meal and each person pays their own check. The restaurants they use are generally limited and more upscale. Because T46 has a hard time getting restaurants to agree to how they work, they are limited to but a handful of places you are likely to visit over and over. So, in addition to the $1400 you have dropped for the membership, you're still going to drop $25-50 for each meal. With all that said, the 'dating' part of this is extremely loose and left up to you. If you find someone you like, it's up to you to take it further. But, don't go into T46 assuming you're going to find someone. Just take it one dinner at a time. If you don't go into this service with a lot of preset expectations, you'll have a lot more fun even if you don't find someone. If you go in assuming you're going to be perfectly age matched and find people with the same interests, you're going to be disappointed with this service. Instead, go in with no assumptions and you'll have a lot better time. At the same time, don't go into this service and only do one dinner a month. That's just a waste of membership money. You need to be a whole lot more active than that. T46 also offers other outings less frequently such as whitewater rafting and BBQ get togethers, but these are less about dating and more about mixing whole groups of ages of people together (including the T46 staff). These outings can be costly, like the whitewater rafting excursion. But, everyone I talked to who attended the excursion said it was tremendously fun. I personally felt the Table for Six service was pricey, especially for what you are getting out of the deal (e.g. setting you up with dinners that you still have to pay for). So, what you're paying for is primarily getting seated for dinner with 5 other people. Sometimes you have nice conversation and other times you have weird conversations. But, I never got the idea that T46 was really there to help find me a match. After my contract expired, I didn't renew and I also didn't get hounded about renewals either (which I've heard they do a 'hard sell' to get people to renew). While the dinners were mostly nice, I just wasn't getting anything out of it that I couldn't do on my own. That, and I was just tired of dropping $45 each time I did a table. I'm giving this service 3 stars because they at least provided a decent job of pairing up people for the dinners, but the duplication of restaurants and the expense of the dinners wore thin. If you go into Table for Six just looking to eat out once or twice a week without any other expectations, then it might be worth it. Just be careful about empty 'matching' promises and their hard upsells once you get into their office. Note, early in the lifespan of Table for Six they once sold lifetime memberships. While they no longer sell these memberships, there are still a number of people in the bay area who have them and occasionally use them. So, if you do enough tables, expect to be paired at a table with a lifetime member at some point. What I've generally found with these folks is that they're just in it for a night out with no real intent of looking for anyone. In fact, I think that they may use some of these membership holders as 'standby' when they can't actually make 6 at a table.

Very traditional Zen Center, at least for America. If you are looking for a democratically run…read moreorganization this is not it. The teacher is definitely the authority in all matters here. Having said that, it runs more or less smoothly and people treat each other kindly and respectfully. If your focus is on the meditative aspects of practice, and you'd like to interact with others that have that focus as well, then this is a fine place.

I have been doing a lot of general reading about Buddhism over the past year or so, and a friend…read moreconvinced me to stop reading and start doing, so last month I went to the Saturday morning beginner's class at Kannon Do. This center is affiliated with the San Francisco Zen Center, also founded by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki,s o they are mainstream, excellent pedigree, nothing cult-ish here. Unlike the San Francisco Zen Center, the program for beginners was intense even for me, and I don't think my attention span is as gnat-like as some people. We began by meditating after about a ten minute talk. We sat for 20 minutes, did about 15-20 minutes of walking meditation, took a 10 minute break, did another 20 minutes of meditation, then another 10 of walking, then another 20 of sitting. I was overwhelmed. All the books I read said to start a few minutes at a time, and that even that would be a challenge. I was really struggling. And I had no idea what the purpose of the meditation was. What exactly had I been reading about? If I could focus, to what end? This class was mainly meant to get you started on focusing your mind, and getting your body used to the posture. The nun was very nice, the facility was clean, tranquil, and the gardens beautiful. But this was just too intense for me, and from what I understand, much more intense than the beginners classes at the SF Zen Center. The Wednesday night sessions also have beginner's session, followed by 40 minutes of sitting, followed by a service, then a dhamma talk, which I'm sure would be great to listen to, but I got the distinct impression you couldn't come for just the talk. I don't expect to be good at this overnight, or to gain understanding or insight even after a few years at it, but I think I may need more guidance and a more gentle beginning. If you want to start though, these people are nice and you'll have plenty of time to think, focus, and work on posture.