Events

Monthly Meetings

When we meet in person, it is normally at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall on NW Quimby (1945 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209). See map below.

Currently we are meeting regularly in-person on the Second Sunday of the month, at 1PM.

To get Zoom information if for some reason we’re meeting that way, you must be a member of the private Facebook Group PDXPen or the Google Group PDXPen which also needs a request to join – please indicate what neighborhood you live in to help the moderators confirm you’re local. Meeting details will not be posted here.

What’s up in 2025?

  • PNW Pen Show dates are set: July 11-13, 2024. PNWPenShow.com
  • Pelikan Hub 2025 – If Pelikan has one in 2025, we have been making plans to get a larger venue, as our rate of growth has been significant the last couple of years. Expect a different location for 2025.
  • Pen Bazaar is confirmed for the weekend after Thanksgiving (Nov 29-30) at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall.

2024 saw a lot of growth

Somehow our meeting size has continued to grow – by the end of the year we’ve been seeing over 20 and often 30 people show up to hang out and meet up. A lot of credit goes to the PNW Pen Show which has fired up lots of interest and has helped us connect with more FP Friendly Folks in the area:

  • PNW Pen Show happened on July 13-14, 2024 – fingers crossed for a 2025 announcement. PNWPenShow.com
  • Pelikan Hub 2024 – Pelikan registration has closed – if you missed out, look for registration opportunities in late spring of 2025. Sorry, no unregistered folks may join, we’re at capacity for our venue.
  • Pen Bazaar is confirmed for the weekend after Thanksgiving (Nov 30-Dec 1st) at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall.

Annual Events – 2023 was fabulous!

  • The first Pacific Northwest Pen Show is DONE! It was held July 8 & 9, 2023, produced by Got Your Back Solutions LLC (not the pen club). It had a healthy turnout, four fabulous nibmeisters, and a lovely variety of vendors.
  • Pelikan Hub 2023 – This had a fabulous turnout and our all-time-high of folks signed up. (We’re one of the biggest hubs in the country!). If you’re a member of PDX Pen we do let people know about signup deadlines as soon as we’re aware of them.
  • Pen Bazaar – Saturday & Sunday, November 25-26, 2023. This was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and kicked off the Holiday shopping right!

Meeting Topics

  • January 2025 – in person

    My Goodness, it’s the New Year already! Come see if we hit over 30 people again in our first meeting of the New Year. The usual place and time: Sunday Jan 12th (second Sunday) at 1PM at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby St, Portland, OR 97209