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September 2022 – a hazy, in-person meeting!

Seven of us took over the events room at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall on NW Quimby on a smokey Sunday afternoon. Hybrid meeting attempts were foiled by Zoom meeting setup (curse you, oh waiting room!) but we did have a computer and speakerphone to provide a mediocre A/V experience for all callers. No particular […]

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August 2022 – Zoom Mtg

The August meeting happened on the second Sunday of August, over Zoom, as scheduled. The webmaster unfortunately was unable to attend and so has no details about the meeting, other than they mentioned the Sailor Pen event that was at Oblation (now past).

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July Meeting – Outside at the Lucky Lab / Hybrid

Sunday 10 July we had a hybrid / in-person meeting at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall on NW Quimby (1945 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209). Talk about a beautiful summer day to sit outside, in the shade, with a lovely breeze and drool over pens, inks, and pen storage – we couldn’t have asked […]

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June Meeting – An Antique Writing Desk

On Sunday June 12 we gathered 11 members over Zoom (4 new folks!). Notes as below: Next meeting:  should be Sunday 10 July at the Lucky Lab in NW (in-person/hybrid!).  Likely keep the noon time for in-person (stay tuned) Our members introduced themselves and chatted about recent pen-related acquisitions, including a nib-meistered TWSBI Eco with a cursive […]

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May 2022 – Special Nibmeister opportunity

Exiting news – Oblation Papers & Press are hosting Kirk Speer from Pen Realm for a nib grinding event. No affiliation with PDX Pen (other than I think they’re as much fans of our club as we are fans of them). No shipping your precious precious pen! (Almost) instant gratification! How much more awesome could […]