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, …

This is an evening group of poetry and wine enthusiasts. It is also a follow up to Poems and Coffee for those who can't make Sunday morning, but still love poetry and would like to discuss poetry over a glass of wine. This will be a group for writers and readers of the literary art form. This first meeting will be designed around what people bring to the group. I'd like to discuss the idea of creating a forum of reading poetry by members or others and those who enjoy writing poetry. Part of the …

Do you want to come out of your creative shell? Do you believe there is a special gift of some sort hidden inside of you that is aching to be felt, and expressed? Are you unsure of yourself or your talents and need some help and support to discover this genius inside of you? Have you always wished you could be an artist but felt too afraid or unsure where to start? This group is especially crafted for the person who yearns to allow his/her innate creative gifts to be unlocked, nurtured and b …

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.

This is a group for working artists, producers, high-craft specialists, etc. who are building a business/career in the creative or high-craft industries - everyone from audio engineers to vintners.  We'll meet to socialize, discuss upcoming challenges and past successes, brainstorm strategies, and of course have lots of fun! Members are encouraged to add events for their own business or creative endeavors.  Once these are approved by an administrator (a one-click process for spam-filtering purpo …

… To achieve its mission in the world, the Institute: empowers those who always wanted to sing or speak their best with the vocal, emotional, and spiritual tools and techniques to do so; enables professional, ex-professional, and professional-calibre singers to recover their true purpose and thus heal vocally, emotionally, and spiritually; offers Teacher Apprenticeship programs in both Voice and Musicianship to develop a cadre of holistically trained teachers certified in the Transformat …

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 -- classic …

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 …

As I create sacred space here in the stillness at Rawprincess Studio I find the clutter is emerging from deeper and deeper layers. As I release all that is not my soul's calling and willingly release mistaken identities and beliefs, my own power from deep inside is literally being pulled up and out. Until I am turning myself inside out. I have suspended yoga slings called Om Gyms here. I have space to do yoga. We have trees and a trail to Washington Park and on into Forest Park. We are doing a m …

We started this group 2 1/2 years ago to create space for Portlanders from diverse communities to meet and learn about one another. It is our effort to build PEACE in our community. Once every two months every last Friday ~ we create platform which are Art Show and Open Mic for old timers, newcomers, immigrants, refugees, gay, lesbian, disability, homeless, home renters & home owners ~ All are included as ONE to learn about one another through story telling, poems, art, cultures exchange, tradit …

It's fun to get together with a bunch of people and play some fun and lively music. This is a call to pickers of all styles and skill levels to get together and play some good ol' down home bluegrass. So rab your guitar/banjo/fiddle/mandolin/bass/washboard or whatever instrument you enjoy playing or want to learn, dust off the old songbook or be ready to learn some new songs, and get ready to have some fun with great people.

Sundara organizes cultural and educational events. We have more meetups on various topics on the way, including...   +Creativity workshops                    +marketing & publicity   + tai chi & qi gong                           +Philosophy & cognitive science       +Numerology & tarot                       + language exchange   +Music meetups                              + and others... Check back or join the group to stay updated. If you have any suggestions for Sundara meetups, please send an …