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New England Woodcarvers Inc.
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CWCA Class: Carving a Shorebird - Plover
Mike McCarthy of Mattapoisett Bird Works will be conducting a single day class on carving a plover.
WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
WHERE: Connecticut Forest and Park Association,
16 Meriden Road, Middlefield, CT
Cost: $50 (includes roughout, instructions base, legs, & eyes.)
The painting of the bird will be determined.
Please bring all personal cutting and sanding tools that you think you may use. Please also bring your lunch and drinks.
Please mail in your class fee with your reservation as soon as possible to reserve your space. Please make out checks to CWCA.
Central Massachusetts Caricature Carvers Club
2024 March and June Seminars
Caricature Carving with Kevin Applegate: March 1, 2, & 3
Caricature Carving with Roger Stegall: June 13, 14, 15
Cost: $210 + roughout
WHERE: Westminster Senior Center, 69 West Main Street, Westminster, MA
Send checks for seminar registrations
$50 Deposit is due at the time you sign up for the seminar. The remaining balance is due 2 weeks prior to the class. The deposit is non-refundable unless there is someone on the waiting list to fill your spot if you can't make it.
Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis. If a class is full, your name can be placed on a waiting list.
Your spot will be held for one week. If your deposit has not been received by then, the spot will go to the next person on the list.
July
Sailfest 2024!
July 13 &14
New London, Connecticut
Includes a New England Woodcarvers
Carving Exhibition!
Sailfest is Southeastern Connecticut's premiere summertime event, complete with a major fireworks display, amusement rides, free entertainment, ships, and over 200 vendors lining the streets. There will be plenty to see, buy, and eat, so make sure to come hungry and ready to try new food!
New England Woodcarvers Carving Exhibition
WHEN: Saturday July 13th through Sunday, July 14th, 2024
WHERE: Thames River Gallery on 239 Banks Street, New London, CT 06320
New England Woodcarvers, Inc and the Thames River Gallery on 239 Banks Street, New London, CT 06320, 1-800-443-0344 will partner to present an exhibit of carvings on July 13 & 14. All carving levels welcome! Sailfest is visited by over 300,000 people. Banks Street and others will be closed to vehicle traffic so thousands of pedestrians can walk around and view all the venues.
For more information on exhibition and other details, click the button below to go to our Sailfest page.
August
Central Massachusetts Caricature Carvers Club
2024 August Seminar
Caricature Carving with Bob Thurston: August days TBD
Cost: $TBD + roughout
WHERE: Westminster Senior Center, 69 West Main Street, Westminster, MA
Send checks for seminar registrations
$50 Deposit is due at the time you sign up for the seminar. The remaining balance is due 2 weeks prior to the class. The deposit is non-refundable unless there is someone on the waiting list to fill your spot if you can't make it.
Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis. If a class is full, your name can be placed on a waiting list.
Your spot will be held for one week. If your deposit has not been received by then, the spot will go to the next person on the list.
Sept
After 24 years of extremely hard work and dedication to the Annual Woodcarving Retreat (Mystic Retreat), the coordinators of the event have retired. Rather than let this classic event end for good, Connecticut Woodcarvers, and New England Woodcarvers have joined forces with Mystic Woodcarvers to keep the event going.
26th annual
Woodcarvers Retreat
of New England
Sponsored by Connecticut Woodcarvers, New England Woodcarvers, and The Mystic Carvers Club
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN APRIL 1ST!
WHEN: Friday September 27th through Monday September 30th, 2024
WHERE: Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT.
https://www.wisdomhouse.org/
DETAILS:
Costs have unavoidably gone up this year, but early bird discounts are available so REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE! All rooms have 2 beds.
Register April 1st - May 19th
Shared room: $500/pp Commuters: $450/pp
Register May 20th - June 30th
Shared room: $525/pp Commuters: $475/pp
Register July 1st – all monies received after 7/1 are non refundable
Shared room: $550/pp Commuters: $500/pp
$40 materials cost paid to the instructor.
Instructors so far:
Rick Ocoin – relief carved bear
Gerald Kottman – Doug Linker style bear
Ed Brackett – antique shore bird decoy
Ken St. Vincent - spoons, spreaders, shrink pots
Edsel Johnson & Gary Filault
Harold Kaltenbach
Mike Bloomquist
We are looking for more instructors, and assistants to help check people in, run the raffle, possible auction, and more. If you're interested, contact Lynda Zibbideo at zibbideo@att.net.
October
WHEN:
Sunday, October 13, 2024
WHERE:
The Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Ave.
Bristol, Connecticut 06010.
All wood carving artist are invited to attend. Competitors are encouraged to register early. Volunteers are always welcomed. Please contact Darren Boehm for further information.
NEWC Spirit of Wood Show 2024!
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