[Grovenet] Re:Bubbaville

[Michael O'Brien]

At 07:10 AM 6/3/2006, allnutt wrote:
>There may be a shorthand way to get the demographics you want for educated 
>populace by simply choosing a community that has a university or a large 
>research complex  within its borders.

And of course Forest Grove has both, namely Pacific University and the 
Advanced Rutabaga Studies Institute.

If I remember correctly (which is never guaranteed!), Joy also mentioned an 
interest in writing.  Pacific has a relatively new MFA in Writing program 
with an excellent faculty.  It brings many well-known writers to Forest 
Grove during the year.  The Portland metro area has a lot of resources for 
writers, including the Oregon Mountain Writers programs, the Attic Writer's 
Workshop, numerous journals of fiction and nonfiction, the excellent guest 
lectures at Powell's and other bookstores, the Portland Arts & Lectures 
series and many informal groups for writers.  And open mike readings at 
several Portland taverns.  No doubt I'm overlooking a few things, but this 
area has a large and thriving writing community.

Michael