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January ~~ February ~~ March ~~ April ~~ May ~~ June ~~ July
August ~~ September ~~ October ~~ November ~~ 2011
| JANUARY |
| ~~JANUARY 14-17, 2010~~ GUILDER’S WEAVE 2010 TIDEWATER BASKETRY GUILD The Point Plaza Suites and Conference Hotel, Newport News, VA http://www.tidewaterbasketryguild.org/guilders_weave.html |
| ~~JANUARY 22-24, 2010~~ 6th Annual Lake Home & Cabin Show Exhibition Hall in the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI Rustic furniture, sporting goods, home accessories, real estate, architects, builders http://www.lakehomeandcabinshow.com/madison/index.aspx |
| ~~JANUARY 28-31, 2010~~ 13th ANNUAL WEAVING RETREAT WEEKEND BASKETS ‘N THE WORKS Crown Plaza Hotel in Houston, Texas http://www.intheworks.net/WEAVING%20RETREAT.htm |
| FEBRUARY |
| ~~FEBRUARY 5-7, 2010~~ “Weaving Green” Annual Convention GEORGIA BASKETRY ASSOCIATION Doubletree Inn Atlanta/Roswell in Roswell, GA http://www.georgiabasketry.com/ |
| ~~FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2010~~ WILLOW WEAVING WEEKEND Broom and Basket Shop, 618 8th Ave., West Amana, IA 52203 Phone 319-622-3315 Email: jeschanz@netins.net http://www.BroomAndBasket.com/ |
| ~~FEBRUARY 26-28, 2010~~ 22nd ANNUAL WINTER WEAVE Wildwood Cultural Center, Mentor, OH Contact: Char Ciammaichella at charweave@roadrunner.com or 1-330-562-1903 7645 Little Mountain Road, Mentor, OH 44060 http://www.WinterWeave.com/classes.htm |
| MARCH |
| ~~March 5-7, 2010~~ LAKE HOME & CABIN SHOW Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL http://www.LakeHomeandCabinShow.com |
| ~~March 11-14, 2010~~ “CELEBRATING BASKETS!” NCBA CONVENTION Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham, North Carolina http://ncbasketmakers.com |
| ~~March 17 – 24, 2010~~ VLADIMIR YARISH BIRCH BARK CLASSES The Country Seat 1013 Old Philly Pike Kempton PA 19529 http://www.www.countryseat.com |
| ~~March 18 -21, 2010~~ FLORIDA TROPICAL WEAVERS GUILD ANNUAL CONFERENCE Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center near Eustis in Lake Yale, Florida http://ftwg.org/ |
| ~~March 19 & 20, 2010~~ LAND OF LINCOLN GUILD’S SPRING FLING Cliffbreakers Resort and Conference Center, Rockford, IL Two day Spring Fling basketry workshop. Must be a member of the guild to participate. http://www.llbwa.com/SpringMain.htm |
| ~~March 24-28, 2010~~ NORTHWEST BASKET WEAVERS SPRING RETREAT Pilgrim Firs Conference Center, Port Orchard, WA http://www.nwbasketweavers.org/retreat2010/brochure.pdf |
| ~~March 26, 27 & 28, 2010~~ VLADIMIR YARISH RUSSIAN BIRCH BARK BASKET CLASSES North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN http://www.NorthHouse.org/ |
| APRIL |
| ~~April 3 – May1, 2010~~ FANTASTIC FIBERS 2010 Yeiser Art Center 200 Broadway Street Paducah, KY 42001 http://theyeiser.org/exhibitions.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantastic-fibers/ |
| ~~April 9 & 10, 2010~~ WOLF RIVER BASKET GUILD SPRING WORKSHOP Shawno, WI http://www.WolfRiverBasketryGuild.com/ |
| ~~April 2 – May 14, 2010~~ FIBER: TWENTY TEN EXHIBIT Juried contemporary fiber art exhibit co-sponsored by Missouri Fiber Artists and The Foundry Art Centre Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, Missouri 63301 636-255-0270 http://www.MissouriFiberArtists.com/ |
| ~~April 9-11, 2010~~ LAKE HOME & CABIN SHOW Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN Lake Home and Cabin owners mecca for finding decorating ideas and items to furnish their homes with rustic furniture, cabin accessories, willow, builders and more. http://www.LakeHomeandCabinShow.com |
| ~~April 15, 16, & 17, 2010~~ 4th ANNUAL STATELINE FRIENDS WEAVING RETREAT Whitewater Basket Guild, Kuhlman Center, Richmond, Indiana. http://www.whitewaterbasketguild.com/ |
| ~~April 15 -18, 2010~~ FIBERS THROUGH TIME A FIBER ODYSSEY Sponsored by the Arizona Federation of Weavers and Spinners Guilds, Inc. Crowne Plaza Phoenix, 2532 W. Peoria Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85029 Presenters: Shirley Eichten Albrecht, Satya Riversong, Judy Moody, Sharie Monsam, Vicky Nickelson, Shelley Rogers Fletcher http://www.azfed.org/ftt |
| ~~April 16, 17 & 18, 2010~~ VLADIMIR YARISH RUSSIAN BIRCH BARK BASKET CLASSES Murray Hill Weaving, Hill, NH Email: Jean Bove MurrayHillWeaving@gmail.com http://www.MurrayHillWeaving.com/ |
| *****April 16, 17, & 18, 2010***** 14th ANNUAL HEADWATERS BASKETMAKERS GUILD WORKSHOP  Concordia Language College, Salolampi Finnish Village, Bemidji, MinnesotaTeachers: Cathryn Peters, Pam Talsky, Shirley Mount, Byron Johnson, Diane Erickson and Eileen Spilman For more information, registration or to request a brochure contact: Eve Sumsky, 481 Lake Ave. NW, Tenstrike, MN 56683 Phone: 218-586-3533
Bemidji Headwaters Workshop Brochure |
| ~~April 17 & 18, 2010~~ 3rd ANNUAL CALIFORNIA GOURD AND BASKET CONFERENCE Baskets and Gours Containers of Our Culture Hosted by the Tulare/Sequoia Gourd Patch and Endorsed by the California Gourd Society. Held in Visalia, California. Visalia is located in the center of the California, close to Sequoia, King’s Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks. http://www.calgourd.com |
| ~~April 16 – 18, 2010~~ Northeast Basketmakers Guild (NBG) Gathering 2010 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in West Springfield, Massachusetts http://www.northeastbasketmakers.org/event3.aspx |
| ~~April 16 -18, 2010~~ CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BASKET WEAVERS GUILD SPRING FEVER RETREAT 2010 Chambersburg, PA http://basketry.homestead.com |
| ~~April 21 – 25, 2010~~ JILL CHOATE ANTLER BASKET CLASSES Murray Hill Weaving, Hill, NH Email: Jean Bove MurrayHillWeaving@gmail.com http://www.MurrayHillWeaving.com/ |
| ~~April 22 – 25, 2010~~ 28th ANNUAL SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW National Building Museum in Washington, DC http://www.SmithsonianCraftShow.org |
| ~~April 23, 24, & 25, 2010~~ FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN BASKETRY High Amana, 618 8th Ave, Amana, Iowa, 52203 Joanna E. Schanz Email: jeschanz@netins.net Phone: 319-622-3315 http://www.broomandbasket.com/classes.asp |
| ~~April 30, May 1, 2, 2010~~ LAKE COUNTRY BASKET FEST 2010 Washington County Fair Park Pavilion in West Bend, Wisconsin Teachers are: Jo Campbell Amsler, Dianne Gleixner, Marla Helton, Jo Hoersten, Debbie Hurd, Karen Kotecki, Regina Riley, Marlys Sowers, and Peggie Wilcox. You must be a member of the guild to register for Basket Fest. http://www.LakeCountryBasketGuild.com |
| MAY |
| ***** May 8, 2010 ***** BEE SKEP MAKING WITH CATHRYN PETERS North House Folk School, PO Box 759, On The Harbor, Grand Marais, Minnesota  “Bee” the envy of all your friends and neighbors, bringing a bit of nostalgia to your home or garden by crafting your own coiled bee skep made out of straw! Instructor Cathryn Peters will guide you through the weaving process and throw in some historical references on the use of bee skeps in the 1800s during this one-day class. http://www.northhouse.org/ |
| ~~May 14 – 16, 2010~~ GRIFFIN DYEWORKS FIBER RETREAT Griffin Dyeworks & Fiber Arts In the Tehachapi Mountains of Southern California Camp Verdugo Oaks, Castaic, CA http://www.griffindyeworks.com/retreat/ |
| ~~Saturday & Sunday-May 15 & 16, 2010~~ CHAIR CANING WORKSHOP Murray Hill Weaving, Hill, NH Email Jean Bove at MurrayHillWeaving@gmail.com http://www.MurrayHillWeaving.com |
| JUNE |
| ~~June 4, 5, & 6, 2010~~ 8th Annual CHEROKEE GOURD ARTISTS GATHERING “Who Is That Masked Gourd?” Cherokee, North Carolina http://www.GourdGathering.net |
| ~~ June 7 – 13, 2010~~ 19th ANNUAL STOWE BASKETRY FESTIVAL Round Hearth, Stowe, Vermont http://www.roundhearth.com/Stowe-Basketry-Festival |
| ~~ June 18, 19, & 20, 2010 ~~ 24th ANNUAL RED EARTH FESTIVAL Demonstrations will be done by members of the Oklahoma Native American Basketmakers Association (ONAB) and the Oklahoma Basketmakers Guild. For more information contact: Red Earth, Inc at (405) 427-5228 http://www.RedEarth.org http://www.ONAB.org |
| ~~ June 19 – July 17, 2010 ~~ FIBERWORKS 2010 32nd Annual Exhibit sponsored by The Fiber Artists of Oklahoma Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) Gallery at 811 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK www.FiberArtistsOK.org |
| ~~ June 18- 21, 2010 ~~ 13th ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT SHOW & SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota Wooden boat show, auction, speakers, demonstrations and more! For more information, 1-888-387-9762 www.NorthHouse.org |
| ~~June 25 – 27, 2010~~ 17th ANNUAL WEAVIN’ IN WINONA, MN Winona State University, Tau Conference Center Teachers: Dianne Gleixner, Annetta Kraayeveld, Marlene Meyer, Marlys Sowers, Eric Taylor and Marilyn Wald Deb Mather, 2075 Edgewood Dr NE, Owatonna MN 55060 deb@weavinwinona.com http://www.WeavinWinona.com |
| ~~June 27-July 3, 2010~~ CREATIVE BASKETMAKING Teacher: Donna Sakamoto Crispin Ghost Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico http://www.donnasakamotocrispin.com |
| JULY |
| ~~July 7 – 10, 2010~~ KENTUCKY BASKET ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION Paroquet Springs Convention Centre, Shepherdsville, Kentucky Contact: Margo Couch 859-224-9319 margocouch@directv.net Kentucky Basket Association |
| ~~July 9, 10, & 11, 2010~~ LINDA SCHERZ ALLEN WAXED LINEN & BEADING BASKET CLASSES Murray Hill Weaving, Hill, NH Email: Jean Bove MurrayHillWeaving@gmail.com http://www.MurrayHillWeaving.com/ |
| ~~July 11 – 14, 2009~~ 9th ANNUAL WOODLANDER’S GATHERING Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, Mineral Point, WI Join Daniel Mack in America’s heartland for 4 action packed days of 60 rustic furniture workshops, demonstrations, networking, music, fun and fellowship. Woodland’s Gathering |
| ~~July 14 – 17, 2010~~ TENNESSEE BASKETRY ASSOCIATION CONVENTION “Ten in Tenn” Greeneville High School Cafeteria 210 Tusculum Blvd. Greeneville, Tennessee http://www.TennesseeBasketryAssociation.com |
| ~~July 18 – 25, 2010~~ HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA CONVERGENCE 2010 ALBUQUERQUE New Visions: Ancient Paths Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM http://www.weavespindye.org/ |
| ~~July 17, 18, & 19, 2010~~ LAKE SIDE LIVING EXPO Gunstock Mountain Resort Gilford, NH, very near Lake Winnipesaukee, NH Celebration of Rustic Decor, Adirondack Furniture, Boating, Outdoor Living & Cabin Decor http://www.lakesidelivingexpo.com |
| ~~July 23 & 24, 2010~~ 10th ANNUAL MID SUMMER WEAVE “Weaving with our Circle of Friends” The Heritage Basketry Guild of Dayton, Ohio presents their annual conference at the I.U.E. Hall on Woodman Drive, located only minutes from SR 35. http://www.heritagebasketryguild.com |
| ~~July 25, 26 & 27, 2010~~ 5th ANNUAL WILLOWE’S SUMMER SEMINAR Willowe’s Basketry and Yarn Haus 226 West Main Street, Greenfield, IN 46140 Held at the Hancock County Fairgrounds Teachers are: Marjorie Kennedy, Tom Holtkamp, Gail Hutchinson, Susan Twombly, Pam Talsky, Karen Griffith, Margaret Harness http://www.willowes.com/ |
| NEW VENUE!***** July 30 – August 1, 2010 *****NEW VENUE! THE SEATWEAVERS’ GUILD 3rd ANNUAL NATIONAL GATHERING Tillers International, Scotts, Michigan 
“Meet & Greet, ” Friday night at our new venue, Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan! Demonstrations and workshops on Saturday, Dinner Business Meeting, and Great Discussions. You must be a registered member of the guild to attend, so if you are a prospective member, sponsor or just plain enthusiast of the craft of chair seat weaving join our guild today! |
| ~~July 30, 31 & August 1, 2010~~ 8th ANNUAL GEORGIA GOURD SOCIETIES GOURD SHOW & SALE PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA GOURD SOCIETY Georgia National Fair Grounds in Perry, GA http://www.GeorgiaGourdSociety.com |
| AUGUST |
| ~~August 5 – 8, 2010~~ MISSOURI BASKETWEAVERS GUILD 19th ANNUAL CONVENTION 2010″ Holiday Inn/Southwest, Viking Conference Center 10709 Watson Road St. Louis, Missouri 63127 (314) 821-6600 or (800) 682-6338 Convention Co-Chairs: Leanne Nielsen and Linda Hovermale http://www.unionpoint.net/mbg/ |
| *****August 13, 14 & 15, 2010***** ANTLER BASKETS, CHAIR CANING &BEE SKEP CLASSES Instructor, Cathryn Peters
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| ~~August 14 & 15, 2010~~ 36th ANNUAL MORNING GLORY FINE CRAFT FAIR Presented by the Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Red Arrow Park 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI http://www.wdcc.org |
| ~~August 19 – 21, 2010~~ 11th ANNUAL GIBSONS LANDING FIBRE ARTS FESTIVAL Presented by Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Limited Partnership Join us at Gibsons Landing, a forty minute ferry ride from Vancouver, British Columbia for our 11th year anniversary! Workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and great views of the northwest! http://www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com/festivalpreview.htm |
| SEPTEMBER |
| ~~September 10, 11 & 12, 2010~~ “Camp Tuck-a-Basket” Land of Lincoln Basketweavers Association Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL http://www.llbwa.com/events/tuck10/tuckMain.htm |
| ~~September 16 – 19, 2010~~ “2010 Weaving Odyssey” Central Pennsylvania Basket Weavers Guild Quality Inn & Suites in Chambersburg, PA 1720l (25 miles from Gettysburg) http://basketry.homestead.com/10OdysseyFiles/Odyssey2010.html |
| *****September 18 & 19, 2010*****
Traditional Chair Caning for the Vintage Chair Two-day relaxing chair caning class with Come enjoy the calming affects of being on campus, right on the North Shore of Lake Superior and learn a craft you can enjoy and profit from for years to come. Sign up soon, space is limited. |
| ~~Saturday, September 18, 2010~~ 7th Annual Goods From the Woods Up North Marketplace IRA Center, Grand Rapids, MN Goods from the Woods is a Minnesota-grown initiative that combines educational workshops, an ‘Up North’ specialty forest products marketplace and a community festival. Watch teachers from North House Folk School in Grand Marais demonstrate their course crafts and listen to the various workshop lectures. http://www.GoodsfromtheWoods.org |
| ~~September 24 – 26, 2010~~ Wolf River Basketry Guild Fall Workshop Comfort Inn & Suites, Shawano, WI Instructors: Steve Atkinson, Sandy Atkinson and Dona Nazarenko For more information: Contact Judi Raddant at (715)526-6578 or rjraddant@frontiernet.net http://www.wolfriverbasketryguild.com/workshop.htm |
| ~~ SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 2, 2010 ~~ “Circle of Weavers, Circle of Friends” Northwest Hoosier Basket Guild’s 3rd Retreat Porter County Expo Center East, 215 E. Division Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383 http://www.nwhoosierbasketguild.com/ |
| OCTOBER |
| ~~ OCTOBER 1 – 3, 2010 ~~ 6th Annual Dreamweaver Basket Guild of NE Ohio’s Fall Retreat Joseph Badger Meadows Camp & Conference Center 7266 Hayes Orangeville Road NE, Burghill, OH 44404-9720 Teachers are: Choate, Hinson, Masi/Maier, Tucker, and Gleixner http://www.DreamweaverBasketGuild.vpweb.com/default.html |
| ~~ OCTOBER 9 & 10, 2010 ~~ Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen’s Fall Craft Fair Berea, KY Hands on Activities for all ages and musical entertainment. Demonstrations and the opportunity to get your hands dirty. http://www.kyguild.org/ |
| ~~October 20 – 24, 2010~~ 2010 TIDAL TWININGS FALL BASKETRY RETREAT Presented by the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, held at Camp Magruder. http://www.basketryguild.org/index.html |
| ~~ OCTOBER 20 – 24, 2010 ~~ Association of Michigan Basketmakers (AMB) Annual Convention “Great Baskets, Great Times, Great Friends” Crowne Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI http://www.MichiganBasketmakers.com |
| NOVEMBER |
| NEW! *****November 5 – 7, 2010*****NEW! 11th Annual Weavers Weekend 2010 BASKETWEAVERS GUILD OF OKLAHOMA Canyon Camp and Conference Center, near Hinton, OK just west of Oklahoma City Teachers: Cathryn Peters, Marcia Balleweg, Lisa Adkins, Mary Smith-Stokes, Dona Nazarenko, Pauline Asbury, Linda Fabian, Karen Hobbs, Debbie Hurd, Bev Larson, Brenda McKinnon, Jan Schmidt, Jackie Thomas. Cathryn Peters will be teaching the following classes: Wicker Doll/Baby Rattle, Friday Registrations can now be made online! |
| ~~ November 12 – 14, 2010 ~~ 12th Annual Convention of the West Virginia Basketmakers Association Alderson Broadus College, Philippi, WV http://www.WVBasketmakers.com |
| 2011 |
| ~~May 7, & 9, 2011~~ MISTI WASHINGTON GOURD & BASKET GUILD WEEKEND IN THE GARDENS Sponsored by the Quail Botanical Gardens Held at the (Ecke Building) Encinitas, California http://baskets-gourds.com/ |
| ~~June 23 – June 25, 2011 ~~ MIDWEST WEAVERS ASSOCIATION (MWA) Northern Wefts Conference 2011 Finlandia University Hancock, Michigan – Upper Peninsula http://www.midwestweavers.org/ |
| ~~Summer of 2011 ~~ IWC: A CONFERENCE FOR FIBER ARTISTS Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado http://www.InterMountainWeavers.org |
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