|
|
Black Sheep
Newsletter |
|
|
Black Sheep
Newsletter |
|
Coming Events ♦ 2012 SPRING FIBER SALE is scheduled for Saturday March 17 at the Abernethy Grange in Oregon City. For updates send an email to eveline@springfibersale.com with “email updates” in the subject line. For more information go to http://www.springfibersale.com
♦ HIGH DESERT WOOL GROWERS 15th annual Fiber Market Day will be held March 31, 2012 from 9am-4:30pm at the Crook County Fairgrounds in Prineville, Oregon. Event includes fiber vendors, demos, fiber animal sales with free admission and free parking. For more information go to www.hdwoolgrowers.com
♦ THE 33RD ANNUAL SHEPHERDS’ EXTRAVAGANZA will be held April 19-22, 2012 at the Puyallup Fairgrounds as part of the Annual Spring Fair. There will be top quality fleeces for sale as well as demonstrations, classes, and vendors. Parking is free at the fairgrounds. Lin Schwider
♦ THE 39TH ANNUAL MARYLAND SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL will be held May 5-6, 2012 at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship. It’s free! It’s fun! It’s fabulous, and it’s always the first full weekend in May! Discover the beauty of sheep, the warmth of wool and the delicious taste of lamb during a celebration of all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven. The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is sponsored by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, Inc., a non-profit organization. The Festival’s purpose is to educate the public about sheep and wool. The Festival is organized and conducted by volunteers from the sheep breeding and fiber arts communities. http://www.sheepandwool.org/
♦ ALL THINGS FIBERTM CAMP is a vacation getaway focused on nothing but fiber and fun May 13-18, 2012 in Rhinebeck, New York. This unique, all-inclusive vacation experience will provide the fiber enthusiast with an opportunity to participate in classes and activities from dawn to dusk! Classes will include but are not limited to all levels of knitting, spinning, felting, crocheting, basket making, shepherding, shearing, processing and much, much more! For more information go to www.allthingsfibercamp.com
♦ THE 2012 BLACK SHEEP GATHERING will be held June 22-24 at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene, Oregon. The show catalog is in this issue and will be online in March. www.blacksheepgathering.org
♦ THE SALIDA FIBER FESTIVAL in Salida, Colorado September 8-9, 2012, will be held in Riverside Park. Planning a late summer get-away? Come shop our vendor booths, tour historic Salida and Buena Vista and bring a friend along to share the experience. September in our area is colorful with the best weather of the year. Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. For more information salidafiberfestival@gmail.com |
|
The Black Sheep
Newsletter |
|
|
