Portland book club groups

Aug 12, 2015 zucker points to the influence of such groups as one reason behind her decision to join gilberts book club in 1989. Eligible participants can request alternate formats of the book selection from the oregon state librarys talking books and braille service at 503. Pick up a copy at the library or find it in the library catalog. We read both fiction and nonfiction books and are open to all genres except. To organize the events and lessons of the book, you may profit from the authors ted talks.

Please see the events calendar for the latest reading selections as well as any potential changes of meeting dates. Recent reads have included the lake by banana yoshimoto, in praise of shadows by junichiro tanizaki, the oxford book of japanese short stories. Please contact the book club here or here if you are interested in joining. Brandon lesowske, campus sustainability office, is serving a fouryear term from 2019 to 2023 as a city councilor for the city of scappoose. Unlike other book groups, there is not a specific book that everyone reads each month. Portland stages members are the backbone of our organization, providing ongoing support and energy for our art. Join or start student organization portland state university. The general rule for portland book clubs seems to be that there are no rules. View all official stanford alumni association clubs. The danger of a single story 2009, 20 min and we should all be.

Radical feminist pdx radical feminist book club and. We offer many membership packages to best fit your lifestyle. We are a group of booklovers who meet once a month for a lively discussion. The hillsboro public library has over 60 kits available for checkout, and there are over 150 kits available through wccls. There are currently over 400 online meetings available provided by groups in the portland area. The first rule of book club is the newest entry in a varied landscape of clubbing options for portland s book lovers.

Grab a drink andor snacks if you want to and settle in with your book and a bunch of fellow. Participants read the book in french and discuss it in french at a venue announced in advance. Cr groups permitted women to be together comfortably. The women started a book club that has lasted 50 years, touching. Literary portland is a resource for the portland, or literary community, providing information on upcoming literary events, local publishers, places, reading series, and other organizations. Portland has a pair of venues geared to guys hooking up with guys. All are welcome to bring a snack and beverage with them. Steam boasts the northwests largest outdoor sun deck, and inside, features a large steam room with amphitheaterstyle. Book club meets the first thursday of the month from 6. This is a book club open to all adults who would like to read and discuss a given book each month. You can also search the catalog by book group sets or book club sets. Readers circle is the leading 501 c 3 nonprofit connecting readers to local book clubs, reading groups, and literary salons.

Tergar portland oregon tergar tergar meditation community. A reallife conflict prompted karen zacarias to write her spunky comedy the book club play. The south portland public library offers a number of regular book groups. We had an incident happen at my book club, said zacarias, who lives in washington, d. As part of this role, he serves on the citys urban renewal agency and budget committee.

A quick search on will lead you to groups that meet in pubs and some that meet in cafes, groups for women and groups for gay men, groups dedicated to a particular genre and some devoted to a single author. Best restaurants for group dining in portland, oregon. Judo classes resume this thursday, 30th of january at lithgow pcyc. Many of the neighborhood libraries offer book groups for kids, teens and families. A bunch of clever people get together and read cool books. Zucker points to the influence of such groups as one reason behind her decision to join gilberts book club in 1989. Each group submits a reading list once a year hollywood pageturner members vote on their list but for some groups the facilitator decides the. Radical feminists are in hiding, and it is time for us to come out of the shadows. Use the day, time, and type filters to narrow the list. Book club kits are a great way for book groups to make sure they have enough copies of their selection for all of their members. Organized hikes exploring the outdoors, mystery book lovers, card playing groups like pitch and bridge, and toastmasters. Deep envisions that affinity groups will be organized around the protected classes set forth in nondiscrimination laws such as race, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. Book club the jetaa portland book club meets once each season to discuss works from japanese authors and books related to japan and japanese culture. It would have been very difficult for me, earlier, to leave my husband and children at home for the night.

Our library book club typically meets on the last friday of each. Book club selection every fixed star by jane kirkpatrick. She said the women in the book club have been her support system. Some groups are general, and others specialize in areas like nonfiction, classics, or black voices. Womens groups and the rise of the book club jstor daily. Literary portland a resource for the pdx literary community. From chick lit to graphic novels, theres nearly a group for every taste. Nov 18, 2015 the general rule for portland book clubs seems to be that there are no rules. Olli special interest groups osher lifelong learning.

Find groups in portland, maine about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Home portland area intergroup of alcoholics anonymous. You can also participate in discussions remotely by joining the we the readers book club discussion group on facebook. Book clubs and book groups how to articles from wikihow. Theyre still reading and they want to talk about books. Book club groups in portland heres a look at some book club groups near portland. Radical feminist book club and discussion group in portland.

We will start off by doing the intellectual and emotional work reading, learning, and consciousness raising, and hopefully progress into activism. Urban mamas urban moms meets about one weekday evening a month moms and nonmobile kids and one sunday morning a month moms and kids. Carla foft discusses spirits rights on her website and it has started some lively discussions. We love your comments and work hard to ensure they are productive, considerate, and welcoming of all perspectives. Bside book club a cappella is a community of friends, voices, and musicians who all share a love for creating music. Chef fatou ouattara serves her acclaimed west african cuisine at akadi, her bright yellow eatery in northeast portland. A happy place for bibliophiles to come together and read as a group. African american community the official guide to portland. Portland real book spy thrillersuspense book club 150 members portland non12step recovery.

Thursdays, beginning 423 the south portland public library has a new online book group with a format designed for the times. Our actionable articles can also teach you about joining an online book club, creating rules for a book club, hosting book club meetings, and more. Book clubs spring up in portland, offering options for every. Based in portland, oregon we work together to creatively produce music that is enjoyable, beautiful, and meaningful.

Members meet the third thursday of each month from 3. Start or join a we the readers book club to participate in this statewide. The first rule of book club is the newest entry in a varied landscape of clubbing options for portlands book lovers. Cohen childrens library at the main library 5 monument square will be hosting and facilitating a monthly book club for girls ages 912. Its by a new author, so it has some really different perspectives. The university club is run by its members and as a result, many of our events and affinity groups are steered by member interests. Also, winner of the national book critics award for fiction, one of pbss bestloved novels, and a barack obama summer reading pick. The south portland public library offers a number of regular book groups, offering a broad selection of options for differing tastes in reading. Affinity groups are voluntary, employeedriven groups that are organized around a particular shared interest or dimension. During this pandemic, everybody is apart but, you know what. Southwest portland founded by ron jeremy, club sesso is an upscale swingers club, but on the first thursday of the month it lets the public come in for an erotic, but nonsexual, art show.

Book clubs spring up in portland, offering options for. Silent book club sunshine coast takes place on the third sunday of every month between 2 and 5pm at mykies by the bay on grand parade, kawana island. Just off of i84, exit 1 or 2 depending on which direction youre coming from, the attractive steam portland 2885 n. Literary portland is a resource for the portland, or literary community, providing information on upcoming literary events, local. Pageturners is supported by a generous grant from the friends of the library. The stanford association of oregon, based in the portland metropolitan area, has two primary goals. Practice and group discussion of tergar meditation community youtube channel teaching videos. Book club has 94 books on goodreads, and is currently reading american dirt by jeanine cummins. On sunday, july 21, we will be meeting at the home of a local book club member cape meares to discuss brian doyles mink river, a novel by an oregon author set at the oregon coast. We strive to support the community through awareness and connection, helping writers, creators, and fans of literature find welcoming spaces for voices.

Portlands rich african american community reaches beyond its historic roots to create worldclass connections and relationships. Weve discovered that readers this age love to read books lots of books. Addressing spirits by carla foft would be a good choice for a book club. Find groups in portland, oregon about topic and meet people in your local community who share your interests.

Portland launches escooter rider survey, announces focus groups september 26, 2018 judge denies motion of conservation groups trying to stop timberline mtb park april 3, 2018 note. Its short, so the club can finish it quickly and get down to discussing it faster. A quick search on will lead you to groups that meet in pubs and some that meet in cafes, groups for women and groups for gay men, groups dedicated to a particular genre. Experience book groups made easy with pageturners to go, a library service that makes it possible to check out a set of 10 books for your book group. The portland book club meetup group portland, or meetup. This facebook group is for members and nonmembers of the portlandia womens club, interested in its. Check out groups in the portland area and give one a try. All requests to join will beed to answer the three 3 questions. Pageturners, family book groups, anime clubs and more meet at the library for interesting and engaging discussions. The jetaa portland book club meets once each season to discuss works from japanese authors and books related to japan and japanese culture. Organizations, writing and reading groups, programs, grants, and more. With a diverse range of organizations and businesses, portlands. Pageturners to go is sponsored by friends of the library. Through this, we strive to share our music with other music lovers in and around the portland area.

The portland step mom facebook is a club for step moms to share experiences, difficulties and triumphs with other step moms in the portland area. Were a global book club for likeminded women to discuss great books. This book discussion group is co sponsored by the oregon state commission for the blind. If you have trouble finding the book in the portland library system, please contact us. We the readers constitutional book club classroom law project. Please tell your friends about the page so they can request membership themselves. To find online meetings click on online meetings in the top menu bar. With our buildings closed, it can be challenging to get book groups on the same page of the same book. Find groups in portland, oregon about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. A french language and literature group meets every other month to discuss a frenchlanguage book. A portland, oregonbased a cappella group of friend who love to sing. We are a book club, discussion, and consciousness raising group for radical feminists in portland, oregon. We thought about taking a class in english literature at portland state university. Membership at portland stage is more than just a seat in the house, its joining our team with insider access, great savings, and flexibility.