I am a member of PTWA and served as VP of the group several years ago. Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Leonard Recreation Center in Greensboro. There are about 100 members, membership dues are minimal and many local and regional turners provide demonstrations. The club is well funded and has very nice equipment and has been in place for about 20 years. Visitors and new members are welcome. It is a great group and an excellent place to learn.
Mike, your skills and expertise would be a great addition as all of us could learn from you. It would be great to meet you in person as opposed to this site.
The same goes for any others interested. Many of our members are more mature and have difficulties attending meetings and driving at night. The size of the onsite meetings have gone from about 75 to about 40 post Covid and it would be great to have new members to keep the group going. I rarely turn anymore but still learn something in every meeting that I can use for projects that align with my interests.