Are you a writer who gets inspired by the publications of Cleis Press and Down There?  Do YOU shop at SheBop?  Meet to share writing, resources, experience, and dedication to sex-positive culture! All levels of writing and publishing experience are welcome. We'll grow together. Let's host workshops and readings, provide sex-positive and intelligent editorial support, help publish each other's work, and form community around the oldest interesting subject in the world.  Note: This is a space for …

This group is for people interested in reading and discussing Russian fiction literature, from authors like Sergey Lukyanenko, Roman Zlotnikov, Oleg Bubela, Andrey Kruz, VItaliy Zykov, Yosif Golman. We are interested in finding common interests, book recommendations, satisfying intellectual discussions, personal growth, creative brainstorming, and just laid back socializing.

Although the topic matter is of a somber nature, I invite you to bring your joyful, creative and humorous selves with you! We will find gentle and nonthreatening ways to educate ourselves and share truthful information with the greater community.  Together, we can shed some light in the shadow of 9/11. We are a group of people interested in taking a closer look at the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001, and exploring creative and effective ways of sharing what we learn.  We have a s …

Portland Patrons of the Arts is a group of enthusiast Arts Lovers living in Portland. "Our mission is to awaken love for art through intimate experience of its various expressions, and thereby inspiring enthusiastic support for our Art Community." The Art Patron is anyone interested in supporting, planning and attending arts and cultural events. I started this group to share my love of the arts and music and to help promote and support the young artists programs within our community. I declared …

Calling folks who love to create, design, wear and sell crafted jewelry. I have more beads than I can shake a stick at, do you? Would love to have folks who want to exchange, teach, and play with beads, wire and findings. Let's meet and exchange and teach our ideas, find ways to sell our pieces, and just enjoy a culture of creativity. We'll work with wire, crochet, beads and whatever other mediums we want to bring into the mix. I'll share my jewelry making skills with you, you share yours with u …