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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Ongoing Exhibition: Lace Tour at the Smithsonian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Lace Escape IV Kansas City, Kansas, USA 26 Lace Escape IV Kansas City, Kansas, USA 27 Lace Escape IV Kansas City, Kansas, USA 28 29 30	25-27 June, 2010, Kansas City, Kansas, USA: The Lace Guild of Greater Kansas City will host their Lace Escape IV at Savior Pastoral Center, Kansas City, KS. Introductory and intermediate classes are being offered in Bobbin Lace, Romanian Point Lace, and Tatting. Participants may also work on UFOs. For additional information, please contact Shemene Peckman farmnlace@gmail.com.



CONVENTIONS


• July 25- July 31, 2010:
  The Portland Lace Society will host the 57th I.O.L.I. Convention at the Red Lion Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
  
  July 31-August 6, 2011:
  The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild will host the 58th I.O.L.I. Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Maryland.

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES


• April, 2009 - Ongoing: TACtile Textile Arts Center, Tamarac Square, Denver, Colorado, USA. Weekly Wednesdays 5-8pm. Bring your own project. Needlearts mentors are provided for help. Classes are now being scheduled for 2009. Classes are now being scheduled for 2009. visit www.tactilearts.org for more information.
• The Heritage Lacemakers will be hosting a workshop June 11-12, 2011, in Fergus Fall, MN. Kathy Kaufmann will teach all levels of Flanders lace. Basic bobbin lace skills are needed. For more information please contact Gail Johnson at johnsog@fargo.k12.nd.us or 218 736 6198.


LACE COMPETITIONS



EXHIBITIONS


• 5 May - 1 Aug, 2010: "HOUSEHOLD LACE ADDS CHARM TO YOUR PLACE", L.A.C.E. chapter of IOLI is sponsoring an exhibit at the White River Valley Museum from May 5, 2010 through August 1, 2010. On exhibit will be pieces from the collections of our members who study and collect lace. For more information, download this announcement (MSWord document).
• 5 October, 2010 to 26 March, 2011: Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family, 1740-1840. Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105, General Admission $6, (860) 236-5621, http://www.chs.org
  70 examples of rare, colorful, and imaginatively designed works of early American needlework on display. Decorated clothing, bedding, and accessories, samplers, and masterpieces of needlework art included. For more information, contact Karen DePauw at karen_depauw@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x272


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