REGION : Oregon
CITY: Portland
MEETUP PLACE:
Taborspace - ANNEX
5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97215
(503) 954-2610
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TqGBaHNF1GTbRhE87 32
Event is at capacity - no further entries allowed
DATE : Sunday, April 21, 2024
NO EARLY ARRIVALS
TIME: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PST
NO EARLY ARRIVALS
VENUE COST: $5 per person to pay for the venue rental and fees, bottled water, and…
MEETUP POSTCARD COST
NO CARD PURCHASE NECESSARY
.20/card
MEETUP PLAN: @steresem (Stephanie) and I are happy to be co-hosting this Meetup. Come join your fellow Postcrossers at Portland’s own Taborspace for socializing, postcard signing & possible swaps. Note to veteran Postcrossers: our signing format is that we place postcards on tables, then walk around and sign them. Thanks for understanding!
Our goal is to share our collective joy of Postcrossing, to make wholesome connections with other human beings, and to spread that positivity to our fellow Postcrossers across the globe!
An official 4x6 Postcrossing Meetup postcard will be printed and made available to attendees. 750 cards will be printed. First come, first served (these sold out in the first 15 minutes of our October Meetup). Postcard purchase cap: 20 cards - until 2:30 p.m. April 21. We want to ensure equal purchasing opportunity. If there are extra postcards after the meetup, we can open them up for trade.
Please see payment options at the bottom of this post. You do NOT have to purchase Meetup Postcards to participate: you can bring your own postcards for us to sign, or just come to socialize and talk all things Happy Mail.
Venue: 40ish people will be allowed. RSVP (using the blue GOING button above this post) before paying. You are WELCOME to bring (paid) friends, family, or visitors, we just need to know ahead of time. We welcome ALL people new to Postcrossing, and happy mail veterans alike.
Please bring postcards and other relevant items to show & tell or share.
Please bring your “trash” postcards that others might find to be “treasure”. We will have a Trash or Treasure table for people to look through.
Please bring things to trade (optional!) - I’ll be bringing some beginner fountain pens, ink samples and stationery items. You may find someone to trade things with, with no cost! 
We will also have a fountain pen station for (non-fountain pen) people to try out fountain pens and fun inks!
Guest speaker: Staci Paley will be speaking about the PNW Pen Show in Portland, July 2024.
People may want to participate in a group photo.
For convenience and efficiency, bring your Self-Inking signature stamp or stickers (1 inch or smaller), you’ll thank yourself later! I got mine made at www.rubberstamps.com – but Etsy (Riley Print), VistaPrint and other venues offer similar stamps. I highly recommend a ½ inch size stamp. Think about how to get 35 people to sign one half of a postcard….it’s tricky!
Loose itinerary:
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Collect funds, hand out Meetup cards (see registration table inside to pay; the Meetup card station will be next to the registration table.)
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. - Postcard signing
2:15 - 2:20 p.m. - Prize Giveaway
2:20 - 2:40 p.m. - Show and Tell
2:40 - 3.00 p.m. - Postcard Signing
3:00 - Prize giveaway
3:00 - Additional Meetup Postcards - if available - can be purchased.
3:05 - 4:30 p.m. - Postcard signing
4:30 p.m. - Wrap up and exit building
LOGISTICS
TRANSPORTATION : TriMet bus lines 15-Belmont and 14-Hawthorne are local to this venue. You can also get there via bike, car or on foot.
PARKING : Please use Taborspace parking lot located on 54th and Belmont. If the lot is full, please be mindful of neighbors’ driveways.
GETTING INSIDE: (NO EARLY ARRIVALS) Please avoid coming earlier than 1:30 p.m.
The BEST entrance is on Belmont: use the ADA ramp on the left of the stairs (see pic below), and once inside the door, the Annex is to your right.
If parking in the assigned parking lot, entry can be made by walking from the parking lot across 54th Ave. and entering through a side door. Main entry can be made between 54th and 55th Ave. on Belmont St. We can direct you to the coffee bar later (or read below). NO EARLY ARRIVALS.
RESTROOMS : Building is ADA accessible, and has multiple restrooms.
FOOD : no food is offered on-site. Please bring a non-messy snack to share. Coffee bar is available (upper level). If you want to get coffee before the Meetup, you can enter from the corner of Belmont and 55th Ave. - the door on the corner of the building goes right inside the cafe.
Nearby Stationery Stores :
PiPH!-Paper Epiphanies, 2501 SE CLINTON ST, PORTLAND, OR 97202 (opens 10:00 a.m. Saturdays)
Collage, 3701 SE DIVISION ST PORTLAND, OR 97202 (opens 10:00 a.m. Saturdays)
Also check out:
- Oblation Papers & Press (my personal, and ALL-TIME favorite paper store!)
Nearest Blue Box :
1500 SE 54TH AVE PORTLAND, OR 97215
PAYMENT
VENUE
For ENTRY, please pay Stephanie via Venmo: @steresem – and INCLUDE YOUR POSTCROSSING name – so we can save your spot. Alternatively, you can pay cash in person at the event. However, no change will be made. (Bring exact funds.) If paying in cash, please CLICK THE BLUE GOING BUTTON now – since that’s the final list we use to allow entry.
MEETUP POSTCARDS
Cards are first come first served - no holds. Postcard purchase cap: 20 cards per person until 2:30 pm. April 21. We want to ensure equal purchase opportunity.
$0.20/card
10 - $2.00
15 - $3.00
20 - $4.00
To pay, you can send funds thru Venmo:
@RandyAllen1721 - with your postcrossing username OR
Bring cash (exact change, please) to the Meetup.
Please make sure to read the Meetup Guidelines before signing up for a meetup.
hopefully next time.