Well, we've decided to go with monthly meetings during the summer months, so here are the details re: the upcoming June meeting:
Date: Thursday June 17, 2010
Time 6:00pm-6:30pm ("meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm (approx.) meeting
Location: The usual place---Perks pen store at 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, across from Oakridge Mall (one block from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop)
The theme for this meeting will be FOUNTAIN PEN FILLING SYSTEMS (suggested by VPC member Bruce R---thanks for the idea, Bruce!). Please bring examples of fountain pens with various filling systems/mechanisms---eg. cartridge/converter-fillers, piston-fillers, lever-fillers, button-fillers, eyedropper-fillers, aerometric-fillers, Snorkel-fillers, Touchdown-fillers, Vacumatics ..the list goes on and on!
Our secondary theme is always NEWEST ACQUISITIONS so if you have any new pen-related items (pens, inks, paper, accessories) you'd like to show, bring them to the meeting.
Thanks in advance and hope to see you on the 17th!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Frontier PC sells fountain pens?
Who knew? They don't seem to have a whole lot - a few sub-$100 Parkers, Pilots (including the now-discontinued Knight at ~$55), and Crosses, as well as a few inks, mostly cartridges - but they do have stuff in-stock at their local warehouses. I stumbled across it while searching for ink.
Anyway, I searched for "fountain" here: http://www.frontierpc.com/
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Summer meeting(s) added, May meeting details....and more!
In the past, we've traditionally ended our pen club "season" in May, and then resumed our meetings in September (after a three-month hiatus), however.............by popular demand WE ARE EXTENDING OUR PEN CLUB SEASON BY HAVING A JUNE MEETING, AND (MORE THAN LIKELY) MEETINGS IN JULY & AUGUST, AS WELL
Now, here are the details regarding the upcoming MAY meeting:
Date: Thursday May 20, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm ("meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm (approx.) meeting
Location: Perks pen store--5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC (across from Oakridge Mall and only 1 block from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop)
The theme for this meeting will be "YOUR 5 FAVOURITE INKS", suggested by VPC member Brian J. (thanks, Brian!), so please bring your 5 most-loved fountain pen inks to the meeting. If you're down to your last few ounces/mLs of a rare ink, you might want to leave that bottle at home as I suspect members will be sampling from each others' ink bottles (with permission, of course!) at the meeting. If you have less than 5 favourite inks, don't worry---just bring a bottle of your favourite ink/inks (having too many favourite inks can be hard on the pocketbook---trust me!) Our secondary theme is always NEWEST ACQUISITIONS, so if you have any new pen-related stuff (pens, inks, paper, accessories) you'd like to show, bring it along, too (and no--you don't have to do a "Show & Tell" ;).
Important info from our neighbours to the south now.....
The Seattle Pen Club (http://www.seattlepenclub.com) is planning to have
their May 15th meeting in Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Public Market on Saturday
morning. VPC members are welcome to attend. Please watch this space for more
details as I get them the SPC.
UPDATE! The May 15th Seattle Pen Club meeting will be at the Public Market in Bellingham, WA. It starts around 10:00 AM and runs 'til about 1:00 PM
George Long of the SPC writes:
We will have to compete with the Gluten Free Fair that starts at 11:00, so we have been asked to set up at the far end of the food court area near the pizzeria, but it is not expected to be a problem. The place next to the Public Market is now a flea market and will have its grand opening on Saturday.
The Seattle Pen Club folks are super-nice, so it's a good opportunity to meet some friendly & knowledgeable pen collectors, as well as partake of the good food at the Market (and see this new flea market next door). Hope you can make it!
P.S. Themes! The Seattle Pen Club has 2 themes for the May 15th meetup in Bellingham----Demonstrators (clear pens or pens with inkview windows, etc.) and "Your favorite daily user" (the pen that you use most often).
Now, here are the details regarding the upcoming MAY meeting:
Date: Thursday May 20, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm ("meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm (approx.) meeting
Location: Perks pen store--5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC (across from Oakridge Mall and only 1 block from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop)
The theme for this meeting will be "YOUR 5 FAVOURITE INKS", suggested by VPC member Brian J. (thanks, Brian!), so please bring your 5 most-loved fountain pen inks to the meeting. If you're down to your last few ounces/mLs of a rare ink, you might want to leave that bottle at home as I suspect members will be sampling from each others' ink bottles (with permission, of course!) at the meeting. If you have less than 5 favourite inks, don't worry---just bring a bottle of your favourite ink/inks (having too many favourite inks can be hard on the pocketbook---trust me!) Our secondary theme is always NEWEST ACQUISITIONS, so if you have any new pen-related stuff (pens, inks, paper, accessories) you'd like to show, bring it along, too (and no--you don't have to do a "Show & Tell" ;).
Important info from our neighbours to the south now.....
The Seattle Pen Club (http://www.seattlepenclub.com) is planning to have
their May 15th meeting in Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Public Market on Saturday
morning. VPC members are welcome to attend. Please watch this space for more
details as I get them the SPC.
UPDATE! The May 15th Seattle Pen Club meeting will be at the Public Market in Bellingham, WA. It starts around 10:00 AM and runs 'til about 1:00 PM
George Long of the SPC writes:
We will have to compete with the Gluten Free Fair that starts at 11:00, so we have been asked to set up at the far end of the food court area near the pizzeria, but it is not expected to be a problem. The place next to the Public Market is now a flea market and will have its grand opening on Saturday.
The Seattle Pen Club folks are super-nice, so it's a good opportunity to meet some friendly & knowledgeable pen collectors, as well as partake of the good food at the Market (and see this new flea market next door). Hope you can make it!
P.S. Themes! The Seattle Pen Club has 2 themes for the May 15th meetup in Bellingham----Demonstrators (clear pens or pens with inkview windows, etc.) and "Your favorite daily user" (the pen that you use most often).
Saturday, April 24, 2010
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April showers bring....another VPC meeting! (details below)
Important preamble---In the past, we have not held meetings in June, July or August (due to members' summer vacation plans), however, based on recent feedback from our membership, we are considering having at least one meeting (if not more) during the summer months. Please check this blog regularly for changes to our current schedule and/or meeting location.
Now, here are the details re: April's meeting!
Date: Thursday April 15, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm- 8:30pm (meeting).
Location: Perks pen store at 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave), Vancouver, BC
(one block from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop)
The theme for this meeting will be "DESK PENS & ACCESSORIES (eg. inkwells, blotters, etc)", another topic suggested by VPC member Michael, who came up with last month's topic of Pen & Pencil Sets. Some of these items can be a bit heavy/unwieldy (not to mention fragile), so please don't feel pressured to lug your most cherished pieces to the meeting. If you don't have any desk pens or accessories in your pen collection---no problem; I'm sure other members will bring plenty of examples. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along for us to see.
Hope you can make it to the meeting!
Now, here are the details re: April's meeting!
Date: Thursday April 15, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm- 8:30pm (meeting).
Location: Perks pen store at 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave), Vancouver, BC
(one block from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop)
The theme for this meeting will be "DESK PENS & ACCESSORIES (eg. inkwells, blotters, etc)", another topic suggested by VPC member Michael, who came up with last month's topic of Pen & Pencil Sets. Some of these items can be a bit heavy/unwieldy (not to mention fragile), so please don't feel pressured to lug your most cherished pieces to the meeting. If you don't have any desk pens or accessories in your pen collection---no problem; I'm sure other members will bring plenty of examples. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along for us to see.
Hope you can make it to the meeting!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Next meeting: Thursday March 18, 2010
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm (6:00-6:30pm--informal "meet & greet" for the early birds).
Location: Perks pen store, 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave) in Vancouver, across from Oakridge mall (and only 1 block from the Oakridge-41st Ave Skytrain stop).
Theme: "PEN & PENCIL SETS". Our fellow VPC member Mike A. came up with the idea, so please bring any of your own examples of Fountain Pens and their matching Pencils (or Ballpoints and/or Rollerballs and their matching Pencils) to the meeting. If you don't have any sets in your collection---no problem; I'm sure we'll get lots of fine examples to see and hear about. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along, too. Hope to see a good turnout!
Location: Perks pen store, 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave) in Vancouver, across from Oakridge mall (and only 1 block from the Oakridge-41st Ave Skytrain stop).
Theme: "PEN & PENCIL SETS". Our fellow VPC member Mike A. came up with the idea, so please bring any of your own examples of Fountain Pens and their matching Pencils (or Ballpoints and/or Rollerballs and their matching Pencils) to the meeting. If you don't have any sets in your collection---no problem; I'm sure we'll get lots of fine examples to see and hear about. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along, too. Hope to see a good turnout!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Another good reason to visit Vancouver! (Feb 2010 VPC meeting details)
In addition to hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic & Paralympic games, our fair city is also the site of the February 2010 Vancouver Pen Club meeting ;)
The details:
Date: Thursday February 18, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm ("meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting time.
Location: Perks pen store---5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, across from Oakridge mall (and conveniently located one block away from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop on the "Canada Line" train)
The theme for this meeting will be "What do you look for in a fountain pen for your own use?". It was recommended by Bill Kempton, who wrote to me that "(he's) sure everyone has their own priorities, like grip, nib, weight, brand - and even colour"....I think it's a super topic, so please bring your own examples to the meeting and let us know what qualities you look for when buying a fountain pen. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along, too. Hope to see a good turnout next Thursday!
A photo from the Feb.18th meeting. Turnout was sparse, most likely due to the Olympic events and celebrations, but many nice fountain pens were brought for the show & tell. Thanks to all who attended!
(clockwise from far left--Brian, Michael, Maja, Graham, Barry, Bill K. Photo by Richard C.
The details:
Date: Thursday February 18, 2010
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm ("meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting time.
Location: Perks pen store---5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, across from Oakridge mall (and conveniently located one block away from the "Oakridge-41st Ave" Skytrain stop on the "Canada Line" train)
The theme for this meeting will be "What do you look for in a fountain pen for your own use?". It was recommended by Bill Kempton, who wrote to me that "(he's) sure everyone has their own priorities, like grip, nib, weight, brand - and even colour"....I think it's a super topic, so please bring your own examples to the meeting and let us know what qualities you look for when buying a fountain pen. Our secondary theme is always "Newest Acquisitions", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. to show the club, please bring them along, too. Hope to see a good turnout next Thursday!
A photo from the Feb.18th meeting. Turnout was sparse, most likely due to the Olympic events and celebrations, but many nice fountain pens were brought for the show & tell. Thanks to all who attended!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Record-breaking attendance at the January 2010 meeting!
From L-R: Loan, Bruce, Tim (holding up his beloved Pelikan "Pelikano" :), Ralph, Bill K, Maja, Chris L, Mike, Aftaab, Julienne, Brian, Charles, Barry, Gordon, Graham and Glenn (photo by Derek L--not pictured). Also not pictured : Bill S and our meeting host - Richard. (click on photo to enlarge)
A total of 19 Vancouver Pen Club members showed up at the January 21st meeting---a new VPC record! Mike gave an excellent talk on industrial designers and writing instruments (many thanks, Mike!) and we had excellent participation with regard to our meeting theme -"First Pens". From the trusty Parker 45 to the ubiquitous Sheaffer Cartridge Pen, from the under-rated Sheaffer NoNonsense to the lovely Parker 75 and English school pens by Osmiroid & Platignum (and many more pen brands), we heard about and/or saw them all! Many thanks to all who showed up for this meeting; it was a great start to the VPC 2010 pen club season.Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 18th, 2010. Theme: to be announced....
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Happy New Year!! (January 2010 meeting details)
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a relaxing holiday season and are ready to start the new year with a new round of pen club meetings! Our meetings will continue to be held at Perks pen store on Cambie and 42nd St in Vancouver, on the third Thursday of each month, from September to May (inclusive) but with no meeting in December. We might amend this to include a summer meetup; if so, you will hear about it on our blog. In the meantime, here are the details regarding our next meeting........
Date: Thursday January 21, 2010.
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting.
Location: Perks pen store, 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC (one block from Skytrain stop "Oakridge-41st Ave" on the Canada Line)
The theme for this meeting will be "FIRST PENS"---the first fountain pen you ever bought (or were given) and/or the first vintage fountain pen you ever acquired...or even the first fountain pen you bought online, etc..... or any combination of the above! This theme was used as the first meeting theme of 2010 by the London (Ontario) Pen Club and the Calgary Pen Club, so we thought we'd share the theme with our fellow Canuck pen club members. I think it's a great idea :)
Our secondary theme is always "NEWEST ACQUISITIONS", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. please bring them along.
We are pleased that Mike A. has kindly volunteered to do an update on his excellent presentation entitled "Designer Writing Instruments of the 20th Century" at the January 21st meeting. These are fountain pens and other writing instruments that were designed by famous industrial designers (see a partial list of examples in our VPC blog entry here: http://www.vancouverpenclub.com/2009_01_01_archive.html).
Thanks in advance to Mike, and to Richard Clarke of Perks, who has been our pen club meeting host since November 2007!
Date: Thursday January 21, 2010.
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting.
Location: Perks pen store, 5844 Cambie Street (@ 42nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC (one block from Skytrain stop "Oakridge-41st Ave" on the Canada Line)
The theme for this meeting will be "FIRST PENS"---the first fountain pen you ever bought (or were given) and/or the first vintage fountain pen you ever acquired...or even the first fountain pen you bought online, etc..... or any combination of the above! This theme was used as the first meeting theme of 2010 by the London (Ontario) Pen Club and the Calgary Pen Club, so we thought we'd share the theme with our fellow Canuck pen club members. I think it's a great idea :)
Our secondary theme is always "NEWEST ACQUISITIONS", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. please bring them along.
We are pleased that Mike A. has kindly volunteered to do an update on his excellent presentation entitled "Designer Writing Instruments of the 20th Century" at the January 21st meeting. These are fountain pens and other writing instruments that were designed by famous industrial designers (see a partial list of examples in our VPC blog entry here: http://www.vancouverpenclub.com/2009_01_01_archive.html).
Thanks in advance to Mike, and to Richard Clarke of Perks, who has been our pen club meeting host since November 2007!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Next VPC meeting on Thursday November 19th!
Date: Thursday November 19, 2009.
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting.
Location: Perks pen store---5844 Cambie Street (@ 42^nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC.
The theme for this meeting will be "SPECIAL NIBS", which means Stub nibs, Oblique nibs, Italic nibs & Music nibs. Many of you have been asking for this topic, so I hope we get a good turnout at the meeting!
Our secondary theme is always "NEWEST ACQUISITIONS", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. please bring them along.
This will be the last meeting for 2009 as we do not hold meetings in December due to people's busy holiday schedules, but we will resume meetings in January 2010 (on the third Thursday of the month, as per usual).
Many thanks, as always, to Perks' owner Richard Clarke, for his gracious hospitality.
Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm (time to get food and "meet & greet"); 6:30pm-8:30pm meeting.
Location: Perks pen store---5844 Cambie Street (@ 42^nd Ave.) in Vancouver, BC.
The theme for this meeting will be "SPECIAL NIBS", which means Stub nibs, Oblique nibs, Italic nibs & Music nibs. Many of you have been asking for this topic, so I hope we get a good turnout at the meeting!
Our secondary theme is always "NEWEST ACQUISITIONS", so if you have any new writing-instrument-related acquisitions such as pens, paper, ink, etc. please bring them along.
This will be the last meeting for 2009 as we do not hold meetings in December due to people's busy holiday schedules, but we will resume meetings in January 2010 (on the third Thursday of the month, as per usual).
Many thanks, as always, to Perks' owner Richard Clarke, for his gracious hospitality.
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