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Orono Carving Competition
March 11-13, 2011
Eastern Maine Sportsman Show, University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Entry registration: Friday, March 11, from 1-8 pm and
Saturday, March 12 from 9-10:00 am
at the Field House at U.M., Orono;
judging starts at 10 am on Saturday, and pieces must be picked up Sunday between 3:00 and 4:00.
Competition rules
Ward Museum 41st World Championship - Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival
April 29 - May 1, 2011
Roland E. Powell Convention Center
Ocean City, Maryland
http://www.wardmuseum.org/SpecialEvents/WorldChampionships/tabid/115/Default.aspx
Admission: 3-Day Pass: $18
Single-Day Pass: Adults - $10
Seniors & Students - $8
Children under 12 free (with adult)
Group rate for 6 or more: $6 per person
Monday - Thursday, April 25 - 28
The Educational Conference offers 2 to 4 day carving classes from master carvers.
http://www.wardmuseum.org/SpecialEvents/WorldChampionships/EducationalConference/tabid/125/Default.aspx
Friday April 29
Show Hours 10:00 to 5:00
Saturday April 30
Show Hours 9:00 to 5:00
Award ceremony 5:00 pm
Sunday May 1
Show Hours 10:00 to 4:00
http://www.wardmuseum.org/SpecialEvents/WildfowlExpo/EventSchedule/tabid/131/Default.aspx
Monson Woodwackers 7th Annual Show
May 7, 2011
Monson, MA
THE BIG WESTERN MASS. CARVING SHOW
The Monson Woodwackers show this year will be on Saturday May 7st at the Monson memorial town hall on rt #32 Main street Monson Mass. Early entries will be accepted on Friday from noon to five a.m. They will have cash awards in all divisions plus $125.00 for best of show, $100.00 for peoples choice award, and $100.00 for the most realistic bird sponsored by the Monson Savings bank. They will accept entries on Saturday May 7st from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Judging will start at 9:00 a.m. and the show will run Until 4:00 p.m. Food will be available on Site and there is a Subway right next door. The Monson arts counsel will be holding their show in the building next door as usual and we share a lot of foot traffic between both shows. They expect that Charlie Dion, Chain saw carver from Vermont will again set up and demonstrate outside for the entertainment of all.
Connecticut Wood Carver's Annual Wood Carving Show & Sale
June 4, 2011
Bristol, CT
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, New England Carousel Museum, 95 Riverside, Ave. Bristol CT.
30th Annual Woodcarver's Day
July 9, 2011 (Rain date: July 10, 2011)
Mystic, CT (Olde Mistick Village)
Contact Warren J. Blessing Jr
email to warren@ctvalleywc.com
Show Chairman –Dave Freese (860-673-2154) dbfreese@aol.com
More information and vendor applications also available at http://ctvalleywc.com/events.php
Mystic Outdoor Arts Festival
August 13 and 14, 2011
http://www.mysticchamber.org/?sec=sec&s=44
Mystic Carvers, Mystic CT
Green Mountain Woodcarvers Annual Show
August 20, 2011
Green Mountain Woodcarvers Annual Show, Peoples Academy, Morrisville, Vermont
The Green Mountain Woodcarvers will be having the 2011 Woodcarvers Rendezvous on Saturday, August 20th. This is the 38th annual exhibit and sale sponsored by the Vermont carvers group. The format of the show has changed as all exhibitors will be asked to do a seminar/demonstration at some time during the day. There will also be a banquet friday night before the show. Anyone interested is invited.
For more information contract Floyd Truitt-978-597-2868 floydcarves@msn.com
Maine Woodcarver's Association Annual Downeast Show and Competition
August 27-28, 2011
Downeast Show - Sponsored by the Maine Woodcarver's Association
Augusta, Maine
Saturday and Sunday, August 27th and 28th, 2011
9 - 5 Saturday
9 - 4 Sunday
Augusta Armory on Western Avenue
Admission: $4,under age 18 free
Website: http://mainewoodcarvers.org/index.html
Show site: http://mainewoodcarvers.org/shows.html
The Lake Placid Woodcarving Experience
September 16,17,18, 2011
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid Woodcarving Experience - this will be an annual event of Woodcarving Classes held at the Historic Hotel Northwoods Inn at Lake Placid, NY in September.
Website:http://lake-placid-woodcarving.webs.com/
Topsfield Fair
September 30 - October 10, 2011
Topsfield, MA
The Topsfield Fair this October will be
having a woodworkers section.
NEWC members who are interested in submitting
wood projects to the Topsfield Fair for a wood working segment
You can contact George Pacheco at 978-356-2103 or georgepachecho@mac.com.
Phil Lowe, furniture carver, who will be at our Spirit of Wood Show is hoping to make woodwowrking an annual event at Topsfield and would like carvers to submit work.
15th Annual Woodcarvers Retreat in New England
Oct 7th-10th 2011
Will have 9 formal classes this year and have reserved
the same URI facilities as in past years for Friday night through Monday afternoon 4pm; 8, 9, 10 and 11 October 2010.
This is Columbus Day weekend. This facility is a 2200 acre woodland and ponds at the W. Alton Jones Annex of the University of Rhode Island, conveniently located a few miles off I-95 at exit 5B in RI.
See retreat web site for class details and general info at
www.woodcarvers-retreat.webs.com .
For more information call Ray Johnson at 860- 848-8194, wcvray@hotmail.com or write to his attention Mystic Carvers Club, PO Box 71, Mystic, CT 06355 or e-mail Jim O’Dea (jeodea@aol.com)
New England Woodcarver's 11th Annual Spirit of Wood Exhibit and Sale
October 16, 2011
12th Annual Spirit of Wood Exhibit and Sale presented by New England Woodcarvers, 9am-4pm.
Location: Middlesex Community College, Springs Road, Bedford, MA.