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DBSA SF (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of San Francisco)

Regular Support Group Meetings:

Every Monday at 6:45pm to 8:15pm

Every Saturday at 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Meets at lower level conference room B or C at St Francis Memorial Hospital. For more information contact Gail at dbsasf@gmail.com.

Young Adults Support Group (for ages 18 to 30 years old):

On the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:45pm to 8:15pm.

Meets at lower level conference room B or C at St Francis Memorial Hospital. Contact dbsasf@gmail.com for more information.

Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Palo Alto Meetup

Wed Jul 29

6:30 PM

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Palo Alto Veteran’s Hospital

3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA (map)

DBSA Palo Alto has served our community for over 12 years. We meet every Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30.

via Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Palo Alto (Palo Alto, CA) – Meetup.

Drop in

Drop-In Improv Class | Leela.

Tuition: $15 online (links above) or $20 cash at the door.
Prerequisite: None
Instructors: Rotating Faculty
Day/Date: Mondays & Thursdays, on-going every week
Time: from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, SF

EndGames Drop-In Classes – Saturday Tickets, San Francisco – Eventbrite.
Drop in to EndGames Saturdays at noon to infuse a little extra playtime into your weekend. Instructors rotate every week, and topics vary as well. Tickets are $10, payable only through Eventbrite. Cash will not be accepted at the door! Stay tuned here, or on our Facebook page for more information!

Voice One / Classes / Studio Theatre.

If you’re looking for entertainment for the cost of a movie, then jump on the Voice One stage Sunday nights and improvise away! After you play some warm up games, you’ll create scenes, build recurring characters and have a whole heck of a lot of fun. We welcome all – newcomers, seasoned professionals, and those in between. Just show up and be ready to play. No preregistration required.

ONE SUNDAY EACH MONTH IS SPECIAL THEME DAY: Super Heroes, Commercials, Radio Drama, Improv for Networking, Auditioning, etc.

Alternate Sundays 5:30pm-7:30pm

[No class on Major Holiday Weekends. To be added to weekly email updates, send a message to sundayimprov@gmail.com. Check http://www.facebook.com/sundayimprov for updates.

$15 cash at the break.

Classes

Foundation 1 | BATS Improv.
Schedule: 6 sessions (once a week for 6 weeks)
Class dates: August 18, 25, September 1, 8, 15, and 22
Class length: 3 hours (18 hours total instruction)
Tuition: $329
Notes: Class size: 16 students maximum

Improv Acting Classes for All Levels: Fun, Performance, Real Life, Etc.

Schedule: 4 sessions (once a week for 4 weeks)
Class dates: four Sundays: August 9, 16, 23, 30
Class length: 2 hours (8 hours total)
Tuition: $99
Notes: Improv 101

Buy Tickets | Made Up Theatre.

Schedule: 7 sessions (once a week for 6 weeks)
Class dates: Fall Session: September 9th – October 21st
Tuition: $150.00

ComedySportz San Jose |  Buy Tickets.

Schedule: once a week for 8 weeks
Class dates: Level 1 Mondays – 7:30-9:30pm 9/14/2015 – 11/2/2015
Tuition: $200.00 A $50.00 deposit is required to hold your spot for the workshop.
Improv I: Let’s Play! | Leela.

Schedule: once a week for 6 weeks
Class dates: 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1, 9/8 Day/Time: Tuesdays, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Tuition: $265

San Jose Improv | Classes | American Improv Theatre | Classes.

Schedule: once a week for 8 weeks
Class dates: Sundays, Sept. 20 – Nov. 8 5 – 7 PM
Tuition: $150

About the Class: This eight-week class is designed for people who have gone through improv training and are looking for a fun place to practice their skills, put on a show or two, and laugh the evening away. Participants will be working on long form improv skills as well as honing their overall stage presence, quick wit, and yes, and-ing abilities. The last two shows of the series will be performances for family and friends. Prerequisites: Improv experience. Contact AIT about your eligibility.

Today, I started a drug/mood/health log (on twitter because I like the mobile app– short updates with the time stamps) to help me keep track of what helps and what hurts. I had my first evaluation meeting with my new government sponsored psychiatrist where I was a bit more prepared with a list of symptoms I wanted to treat and we set goals and reduced some of the meds and increased some of the meds.

I went through some index cards. I called them “focus cards” when I was in my most producing days of what some call “mania.”

I’m feeling really optimistic about the future. I had a nice couple of days. I started reading again. It’s slow. I’m currently reading 101 Things I Learned in Law School. I’m considering going back to school because I would like to be a learned individual with a higher salary. Wake up call: being an “artist” means always wondering about the future and money and wondering if you’re going to “make it.” I was pretty delusional (alusional? Where one has no illusions true or false) about my future and so I’m giving it some heavy consideration before I make my next move.

I keep thinking about time. About how this last year has really changed me. About how I’m growing and learning about myself, psychology, pharmaceuticals, friendship, compassion and the brutal pace that society keeps.

Yeah, I am perplexed that I “took a year off” and when I came back everyone was passing me by and it’s hard to find one’s footing after going to the brink of insanity and back.