Calling all women writers in the Portland area, come join us for mingling, writing games and community. Help strengthen our local writing community! Connect with other women writers, have a glass of tea or wine, and play some fun writing games. Invite your friends! The more the merrier.

Willamette Writers is the largest writers' organization in Oregon and one of the largest writers' organizations in the United States. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt Oregon corporation led by volunteers. Elected officials and directors administer an active program of monthly meetings, special seminars, workshops and conferences. Continuing with established programs and starting new ones is only made possible by strong volunteer support. Members continually explore other ways to interact in the li …

The group mission: The goal of this group is to bring together any interested people in the Portland area who have worked in film or video, or otherwise have a special aptitude for these fields, in a fluid, creative workshop and discussion on given topics each month. The central idea is to get actors, writers and directors together to socialize and meet each other, and take in new information and offer creative feedback. We will focus on traditional as well as new media, from classical filmmakin …

The goal of Writers Who Read is to assemble a group of passionately committed writers interested in coming together to investigate craft in a friendly setting. One evening per month we will meet up to discuss a book voted on by the group. We will began by identifying the aspects of craft readers found to be most successful in the book and then turn our attention to those decisions people felt detracted from the story. Along the way members will be encouraged to explore how the author's choices r …

Working and playing with writing prompts is a great way to think out of the box, exercise your writing muscles, give birth to a new piece and/or enrich a work in progress.  My intention is for this group to be a place and space that provides encouragement and safety for new writing.  Writers of all levels of experience are welcome in this group.  It's not about creating a finished product -- it's about developing a practice, getting words onto the page, taking risks, and enjoying the company of …

Calling all word nerds, grammar geeks, heroes of hyphenation, and everyone who works with words for a living. At Wordshop Cafe, content editors and writers meet to share information--whether related to language, technology, or networking--in a friendly environment. Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and let's chat.

Actors, writers, directors, composers, film buffs, etc! This group is intended for anyone interested in filmmaking, and more specifically anyone interested in networking in the Portland film community. The meetups will be held at restaurants or bars and have a happy hour atmosphere where people can network and talk about their projects or offer services that others might need.

Calling all writers, bloggers, and editors who cover the topic of sex. Let's get together and work on our blogs, books, or essays over a few cocktails. Whether you are writing your own version of Fifty Shades of Grey or you are trying to navigate the tricky world of x-rated advertising for your blog, we'll write and promote our work together.

Mystical Adventure to Explore and Empower Shamanic Sounds was created to offer assistances in your awakening, healing, and empowerment to embrace, empower, and celebrate your own authenticity and creativity together in a safe and supportive environment. Through the use of sounds, music, movements, writing, creative expressions, drumming/shamanic journeys, and ceremonies, we discover and develop our inner gifts and awareness to share with the world. Each month on (or about) a full moon night, we …

Looking to share your poems with other non judging poets, maybe get some insight and discuss your and others poems? Then you should probably join this group, I just moved here from Hawaii and I would love to start a weekly poet discussion and reading. Very non judging and motivating club to help you progress in your art. Thanks

This is a group of poetry lovers that meets monthly to share poems. Some of us are poets, and some are not. We started with an emphasis on mystical poetry, and then yielded to the suggestion that poetry is inherently mystical. The format is informal: We each bring a few poems, by ourselves or others, and take turns reading to the group. Sometimes we choose seasonal themes, but all poems are welcome and appreciated. When we can, we bring copies to distribute to the group (usually not more than 5 …

This group is a resource for the Portland region of National Novel Writing Month Participants. November is National Novel Writing Month, when a bunch of crazy people attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, but more about that at http://nanowrimo.org.* We offer regularly scheduled write-ins around Portland and environs year-round. This group is also the planning headquarters for Portland's own regional fundraiser, the Soiree of Furious Typing (our hack version of the more official Night …

This is inteded to be a group for mutual encouragment and inspiration. We will be doing writing exercises to get the blood flowing to the dusty corners of our brain, as well as accessing that illusive subconcious. This is not a critque group. We will primarily be sharing work that is created in our time together. The philosophy is generous listening and a "more is more" approach to creative expression. We will meet in Taborspace, which is a lovely church-turned-community center. They have …

Portland Piano Players is a group for people who would like to: Meet other piano players Share the pieces you’re working on Learn from others Don't worry about how good you are. There's no competition here. All levels of ability are welcome, from beginners on up. Do you freeze up in front of an audience? This is a way to get used to playing for others in a casual, supportive setting. All styles of music are welcome -- classical, jazz, pop, whatever you play, we want to hear it. We meet ab …

The Society for Technical Communication's Willamette Valley Chapter represents technical communicators in and around Portland, Oregon.

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org NOTE: We must have your first and last name in order for you to attend ONAC meetups. Please make sure these are in your …

Discover your inner creative self, or deepen your relationship with this part of you, through collaborative play, brief and approachable mindfulness practices, and a playful approach to creativity. Get back to the childlike joy of artmaking without the need to make something "good." You will be surprised and amazed at what flows out of your being when you set aside beliefs about who is an "artist" and who is not. We are all artists creating our own lives!

This ECKANKAR Meetup is about learning how you can get meaningful answers for yourself. It's about discovering tools that can help you gain more understanding of your life and help you live it better, calmer, and happier as a more aware Soul. It’s also about those special experiences so many people have had that can't seem to be explained and that have so much to teach us, such as: Hearing a sound no one else hears Visions Dreams seeming important or more real than life Out-of-the-body and near …

We get together to sing and play acoustic instruments in an informal setting in each other's homes. We bring bring a snack or a dish, some beer and wine, and merriment. Singers, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bass, flute players, etc. all welcome. If you play and instrument and/or like to raise your voice in song, please join! Right now I'm hosting two events.  One is a monthly Song Circle where both singers and musicians are most welcome.  We play mostly cover songs, but the occasional origi …

Thinking about starting a blog? Already blogging and interested in learning more? And most importantly, are you generous with your knowledge, kind to your fellow Portlandians, and willing to share your sense of humor? This group is for anyone who has a positive attitude and wants to write online, whether it's for fun, business, self-discovery or just self-indulgence. It's easy to start a blog -- and it can even be done for free -- but if we wait until our ideas are perfect and the stars are alig …

This Meetup is for those interested in discussing best practices for marketing & promoting books. Members may include people in the publishing industry or related fields and may include publishers, authors, marketers, publicists, bloggers, reviewers, literary enthusiasts, graphic designers, self-published authors, etc.

I can't get enough of the tarot “treasure house of images”.  I can't help buying books about the tarot. My reading would be more satisfying if I had others to discuss them with.  Let’s meet up to discuss some of our favorite tarot writing, both fiction and non-fiction. FOOL The wise man hears of the Gate and studies the lock every day. The devotee hears of the Gate and tries to squeeze between the bars. The fool hears of the Gate and laughs. Without laughter the Gate would never open. Rachel Po …

Too many books, to little time to read what a book group wants you to read. Right? But you still want to share the books you love, yes? This is the book group for you. First, we pair up, and each person gets 5 mins. to tell the other one about one of their favorite reads. After 10 mins., we switch bookpals. Lather, rinse, repeat. After 3 rounds (30 mins), we get to mingle freely. We'll also put everyone's book title and name on a board to stir up further intrigue. Optional: Scribble or send a tw …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, fin …

If you like wine and food, this group is for you. This group was started as a place to find other people who want to learn about wine and food in a casual, fun, and stimulating setting. This is not a dating or pick-up group. We meet at least once per month at a local venue that allows us to bring our own wine. There are so many great places in and around Portland that are BYO/BYOB we can enjoy wine and food in a casual, fun, interesting, affordable atmosphere. I have access to great wine and I a …

We are a group that meets at a fun bar to have a drinks and meet other creative types. So, say you're a photographer that needs to find a graphic designer for your business cards, or you're a filmmaker that wants to meet a musician to score your film. We will provide an informal and fun venue for meeting other creatives who could contribute their unique skills to your own creative goals. And if all else fails you just hang out and have a good time. I've done this before with another networking g …