If you love beading but would like to make it a more social activity, you can stop into Bead and Banter sessions at South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas. I love this idea, I have seen it before with sewing shops etc, but what fun to be able to do it and bead, and you never know, you might pick up a great tip or two from your fellow beaders.
If you need instructions rather than just a social event, try their classes. They offer beading and wire jewelry classes in a variety of topics which seem to start at the reasonable price of $25.