[Grovenet] Re:Bubbaville

[allnutt]

Oh my bad!
How could I leave out the Advanced Rutabaga Studies Institue!!!!!!

Katie
Now I guess I'll have to punish myself and eat a rutabaga!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael O'Brien" <rune777 at verizon.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Re:Bubbaville


> 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
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