Songmakers

Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club
2025-12-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 4117 Overland Avenue Culver City CA 90230, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join The Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club https://santamonicafolkmusicclub.org/
1st Saturday of each month.
Next meeting 6December, 6-9pm.
Below are the details (which you can also find on our website)
Where: 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230 corner of Culver Blvd and Overland Avenue
Time: First Saturday of each month from 6–9 pm.
Parking: there are over 300 free spaces accessible via Overland or Culver Boulevards.
This is Culver City Memorial Building, Kaizuka Room; you can enter from multiple entrances. Main entrance is at front of building by fountain near intersection of Culver Blvd and Overland. All entrances are on the first floor and restrooms are nearby to the room.
Our December themes are:

Sugar & spice
Coats & Sweater
Determinaton

Cost? Just $5 for a one-time admission, $50 for the year. (either can be paid in cash, by check or via PayPal or Venmo on site)

Pitts Ranch Park Song Circle
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-28 13:00 - 15:30 | Pitts Ranch Park, 1400 Flynn Rd, Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
SMPOC Steve Linsky invites Songmakers, Old Time Fiddlers & friends to come jam at Pitts Ranch Park, 1400 Flynn Rd., Camarillo, 93012. Led by Steve Linsky. Free admission. Bathrooms and shade available. Come bring your instruments, a chair and your voices and let’s make some music!

Agoura Hills Virtual Song Circle
2025-12-07 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-28 19:00 - 22:00 | CA
Steven Mark Berman, President@songmakers.org, is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom Song Circle. Join via: https://zoom.us/j/637717652?pwd=[REDACTED] Meeting ID: 637 717 652 Password: [REDACTED]

Chuck Behrman's Virtual Thursday Evening Zoom
2025-12-11 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-25 19:00 - 22:00 | CA
<chuck@chbphoto.com>. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83549396377?pwd=[REDACTED] – Meeting ID: 835 4939 6377 Password: [REDACTED]

David Steinhart's Virtual Song Circle
2025-12-12 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-19 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-26 09:30 - 11:30 | CA
Start the Day With A Song! dstein1209@yahoo.com – Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89162569327

Los Feliz Acoustic Music Club
2025-12-13 13:00 - 16:30 | CA
Los Feliz Acoustic Music Club – A live song circle in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Hosted by Douglas Kerr and Linda Szitkar.
Only guests with tickets may attend. Tickets and attendance are free but limited. We handle attendance through eventbrite.com. A Google search for “Los Feliz Acoustic Music Club” will show our song circle as the first result. It helps to have an Eventbrite account to register. Eventbrite accounts are free. Each person may acquire a maximum of 2 tickets. More information about our song circle, including the location, is on our Meetup website, Los Feliz Acoustic Music Club. You can also join our Facebook group to see the information there.
Eventbrite software allows us to create an RSVP window so that an opportunity to attend does not depend on when you read the announcement. The RSVP window will open at 8 PM on Monday, December 8, 2025. If you don’t already have a Eventbrite account it would be prudent to create your account before the RSVP window opens. Use your browser to go to, eventbrite.com. Instructions for creating a free account can be found there.
You do not have to be a member of Songmakers to join our group. It is open to the public.

LIVE POTLUCK Mensa Folksong SIG (special interest group)
2025-12-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Alan’s house, 5515 Keokuk Ave, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367, United States
Dec 13th – 2nd Saturday, LIVE POTLUCK Mensa Folksong SIG – 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (special interest group). Host Alan Stillson invites you to attend an IN-PERSON song circle event for up to 15 participants (couples count as two attendees). Participation requires a reservation – please contact Alan Stillson directly via astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284. The Folksong SIG is a long-running event for members of Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa and invited guests. It is not listed on Meetup. The address is 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367. It’s close to the Ventura Freeway and Winnetka Ave. All musical instruments are welcome. The gathering is indoors. There is a full-size keyboard in the room. No alcohol. The host will provide light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Please bring a potluck item to share.

Pitts Ranch Song Circle
2025-12-14 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-21 13:00 - 15:30 | Pitts Ranch Park, 1400 Flynn Rd, Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States

Agoura Hills Potluck and Song Circle
2025-12-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Steve and Sandy’s, 4032 Defender Dr, Agoura Hills, CA, 91301, United States
Always the 3rd Tuesday of the month. An RSVP is required for all in-person attendees. For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
https://www.meetup.com/Songmakers/events/278765396
. Potluck at 6pm – bring a dish to share, Music from 7 to 10pm. Please bring seating (folding chairs with rubber feet preferred). Five armless chairs available. This event is Songmakers guidelines compliant.

Instrumental Music Song Circle - Thousand Oaks
2025-12-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Instrumental Music Store, 1501 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362, United States
The Instrumental Music Song Circle meets at Instrumental Music Store, 1501 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks CA 91362 on the third Wednesday of every month, unless notified otherwise.
Armless chairs are provided. Bring your own instruments, music and stands. Please be on time, set up with your music organized, and ready to play, when your turn comes. No politics. Silence cell phones, please. This song circle is led by Pat Cronin and hosted by John Vanselow, owner and manager of the music store.
Song Circle Attendees may make purchases in the store while the song circle is going. Any questions, please contact Pat at 805-236-7958, or call the music store at (805) 496-3774. Open for all acoustic music styles and levels.

Sage's Topanga Song Circle
2025-12-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Sage’s Room behind Topanga Community House, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA, 90290, United States
Come play in Topanga!!!
4th Thursday afternoon 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Call Linnea Richards 818-818-3004 for more information.

Stagecoach Inn Museum Song Circle
2025-12-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Stagecoach Inn
Held the 4th of Saturday of each month from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Led by David Steinhart. This venue is a beautiful historical site located in Newbury Park. Dressing in Western fashion is optional but a fun way to support the theme of the Stagecoach Inn Museum. Donations to support the museum’s mission are welcome. For parking, please use the lot on Susan Drive. Do bring your own chair.

LIVE Woodland Hills Potluck and Song Circle
2025-12-27 17:30 - 21:00 | Alan’s house, 5515 Keokuk Ave, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367, United States
Dec 27th – 4th Saturday. 5:30-9pm: LIVE Woodland Hills Potluck and Song Circle. Alan Stillson astillson13@gmail.com is inviting you to attend this in-person event. The address is 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367. It’s close to the Ventura Freeway and Winnetka Ave. The landline telephone number is 818/884-4284. Co-leaders are Linnea Richards and Alan Stillson. All musical instruments are welcome. It will be held in compliance with the rules adopted by the Songmakers board of directors for in-person gatherings. Attendance requires a reservation via Meet-up or direct contact with host. The maximum number of attendees is 15 (couples = two attendees). The gathering is indoors. There is a full-size keyboard in the room. Bring a Potluck item to share. No alcohol. The host will provide non-alcoholic beverages.

West LA Hoot & Potluck Live
2025-12-28 16:00 - 20:00 | CA
4th Sunday – 4-8pm Potluck at 6pm Potluck – Please bring a contribution for the 6pm potluck. Contact info: WestLaHoot@songmakers.org or mhaatma@earthlink.net.
* Attendance RSVP via Meetup, no exceptions. Attendance will be limited to 20 people, with a waitlist for any who register after that.

Collage Song Circle - San Pedro
2026-01-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Collage Arts and Culture Venue, 731 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
New Song Circle – Sunday, September 7, 2025, San Pedro, CA
Collage, A Place for Arts and Culture*** is a thriving non-profit that has requested that Songmakers host a hoot, in our traditional way. We are going to do it!
Chuck Behrman, Michael Singletary, and Louise Dobbs will be there to lead, keep the music lively and the atmosphere fun! Please come and share a song or two, and we are thinking this may turn into a regular, monthly event.
DATE: Sunday, September 7, 2025TIME: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMLOCATION: 731 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA, 90731, 424-450-8239
This is information from Collage’s amazing and diverse website showing their offerings:https://www.collageartculture.org/
***COLLAGE is an arts venue in San Pedro that opened in July 2021.
The mission of COLLAGE is to serve both the local and broader community with programs that are adventurous yet accessible. This is done by taking an expansive view of art that can include the visual, performative, culinary, and literary world, and making culture inclusive to consider ethnicity, affinity, ability, and emerging ways people are brought together. COLLAGE builds relationships with artistic and cultural communities and provides a space where they may come together to teach, learn, and entertain.
