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Coming Events
Events listed are for 2010 unless noted. ◊ THE 20TH ANNUAL ESTES PARK WOOL MARKET will be held June 10-13. This fiber festival in the Rockies begins with two days of workshops on Thursday and Friday, June 10-11 at Estes Park High School. You must pre-register for these workshops. The Wool Market continues at the Fairgrounds at Stanley Park with two exciting days of exhibits, demonstrations, competitions and vendor booths. The event is free and open to the public on Saturday, June 12 from 9am-5pm and Sunday, June 13 from 9am to 4pm. There is a $5 parking fee. The weekend’s activities are held at The Fairgrounds at Stanley Park located at the intersection of US Highway 36 and Community Drive. For more information contact the events department at:
Estes
Park Wool Market ◊ THE 14TH ANNUAL SHEEP IS LIFE CELEBRATION takes place Thursday through Saturday, 17-19 June at the Land Grant Program facilities and Rodeo Grounds, Diné College, Tsailé, Arizona, Navajo Nation. Free events on Friday and Saturday feature hands-on demonstrations, fiber arts show and sales, two sheep shows, wool grading, food tastings, programs for the whole family and many other events. One- to five-day workshops will be held Monday through Friday, 14-18 June; tuition fees may apply. Sheep is Life is a gathering for all those who love sheep, wool, fiber arts and the diverse cultures that have maintained these lifeways for thousands of years. Everyone is welcome to participate. If you are interested in offering a workshop or demonstration, please contact us at phone: 928-652-3247 or weavinginbeauty@yahoo.com.
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iiná, Inc. is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the
Navajo Nation. ◊ THE BLACK SHEEP GATHERING will be held June 18-20 at the Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon. The show catalog is published in the winter issue of the Black Sheep Newsletter and is posted on line. For more information:
Email:
blacksheepgathering@gmail.com ◊ MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR WOOL SHOW: Monterey, California. Open judging of fleece entries, Saturday, August 21, 9am. Fair dates are September 1-6, with a fleece auction Monday, September 6, beginning at 12:30pm. Call Monterey County Fair for further details, call:
Phone:
831-372-5863
◊ FOURTH
ANNUAL SHANIKO WOOL GATHERING will be held September 11-12 in
Shaniko, Oregon. This gathering will again be a street fair,
which has been very successful the last two years. Food vendors
will feature lamb but will include other foods as well. We will
have lots of vendors, live music and this year, the Cloggers. Vendor Information: For vendor spaces in the Wool Gathering, visit the website www.shanikowoolgathering for prices, and to download the registration form. You will also find helpful details about the site and facilities. The tents available to rent usually go quickly but there are spaces available for those with their own (windproof) set-ups. Cost $30 per 10' x 10' space for the whole weekend. Set up on Friday afternoon or evening, booth hours 9-5 on Saturday and 9-4 on Sunday. The show features animal fibers and related products: dyes, books, tools, wheels, finished goods, pelts and fleeces! Other crafts will be given a separate “leg” of the intersection and are also welcome at a fee of $10 per day to the City. Reserve at (541)489-3226. If you'd like to participate in any portion of our 2-day Sheep-to-Shawl demo call Nora at 541-475-2847 and sign on. There will be a potluck for vendors Friday evening after set-up and a big dinner Saturday evening for everyone, as usual. For those of you not familiar with Shaniko, it is an historic old wool shipping “ghost town” located on US Hwy 97 about 45 miles north of Madras or 60 miles south of The Dalles in northern Central Oregon There is camping and gas available there now but no hotel. The nearest overnight lodging is in either Maupin to the north or Madras to the south. For more information, contact Judith Drew:
Phone:
541-548-4483 ◊ THE 14TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA WOOL AND FIBER FESTIVAL will be held during the Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show in Booneville, California on September 17-19. The festival within the fair is one of the oldest and largest wool shows in the country, The California National Wool Show. From the source to the fiber, come follow the thread of fine wool craftsmanship. The show will also include related workshops along with shearing demonstrations, fiber arts show, vendors and the famous spinning competition and much more. For information:
Phone:
707-459-8558 ◊ 2010 OREGON FLOCK AND FIBER FESTIVAL will be held September 25-26 (with workshops beginning September 24) at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon. Events include livestock and fleece judging and fiber arts competition and gallery, demonstrations and several buildings with vendors. Visit the website for more event information and how you can participate. www.flockandfiberfestival.com
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