Welcome to the Long Island Pen Club!
We collect vintage to new FOUNTAIN PENS. We meet 35 minutes east of midtown Manhattan. Newbies are welcome.

To thwart spammers, new members are moderated until after their first posting.

MEETING DATES:
2008: 1/24, 3/6, 4/17, 5/29, 7/10, 9/11, 10/23, 12/4
2009: 1/15, 3/5, 4/16, 5/28, 7/09, 9/10, 10/22, 12/3
2010: 1/14, 2/25, 4/22, 6/3, 7/15, 8/26, 10/7, 11/18, 12/30

Meetings are FREE! Light refreshments are provided.
We meet every 6 or 7 weeks on Thursday nights at 8 pm. We chat, trade & show pens with occasional short presentations.

LOCATION: Herman A. Berliner Hall, Hofstra University, California Avenue and Huntington Place, a few minutes off the Meadowbrook Pkwy M4 exit.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
1. From Northern State Pkwy, take exit 31A onto Meadowbrook Pkwy (southbound).
2. Exit at M4 West (Hofstra-Coliseum exit). Follow exit ramp signs to Hofstra till the winding road merges onto Hempstead Tpke.
3. Continue west on Hempstead Tpke for about a quarter mile. Turn left onto California Ave, which is just before the 2nd pedestrian bridge. In two blocks (south of Hempstead Tpke) on your left, you'll see the Herman A. Berliner Hall which is located on California Ave and Huntington Place.
4. Turn left on Huntington Place. Parking entrance will be on your left in 15 ft. Walk from the parking lot entrance across to the bldg. If the lot is full, proceed on Huntington to the end of the block and turn right into the huge parking area.
The pen club meeting is at the street level in Room 101, the clear glass-walled conference room across from the elevator bank.

MAP:
The following link has both interactive and printable maps: (On the interactive map it is the Science Bldg, and it is #61 on the printable version.)
<http://www.hofstra.edu/About/InfoCenter/info_dirmaps.html>

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD:
Hofstra U. provides FREE regular bus service from the nearby Hempstead LIRR station.

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