For anyone in the area looking for a great place to learn and jam with others, checkout: http://communityjams.org.
It is a non-profit Organization that offers a unique space to play music with others. It is packed with instruments, microphones and all the gear you need to learn and play. The staff is great and totally non-judgmental. the offer many weekly jams for folks at different levels. Check it out
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Thank you for posting this, Fred @celticphred, this looks like an amazing group! It will be a good goal for me to gather the courage and energy to drive up to PDX from Corvallis some Saturday.