PBS will be airing a God in America series in October.  See http:// 
www.pbs.org/godiname­rica/

As part of that, there will be a "Sacred Spaces" event in several  
cities, with one in Portland on Oct 9-10 at Washington Park (and I'm  
going to guess, including the Japanese Gardens).  It is possible that  
the space was chosen, in part, to represent a tie to nature, and  
perhaps naturalism and freethought.

Also in conjunction with this series, OPB  has contacted Portland  
Coalition of Reason (PortlandCoR.org), of which HGP and PAHM are  
members.  OPB is arranging a taping of the Think Out Loud radio  
program at the OPB studios (7140 SW Macadam) at 7PM on Oct 4, and  
they would like 20 representatives from the freethought community  
(via Portland CoR) to be present in some capacity.  There will be a  
40-minute screening of parts of the PBS special before they tape  
their regular Think Out Loud discussion format for the show,  from  
8PM to 9PM.

OPB would like the list of people who will be participating in that  
taping by this coming Wednesday (TOMORROW!).  Between the PAHM and  
Portland CoR coordinators, we will decide how many PAHM volunteers  
can be accepted, but right now, I'm guessing that a few from PAHM  
might fit.

If you would be interested in participating in the screening and  
taping, please let us know ASAP, such as by hitting the "contact us"  
button in the left column of the meetup page.  If we get too many  
volunteers, those who have been most active in PAHM meetups are  
likely to be chosen over others.

Thanks!
   -Dave DiNucci
    PAHM Organizer

PS.  Also keep your eyes open for the upcoming Halloween Party, to be  
held on Oct 30.