June 4, 2005 -
Gourd
Gathering at The Pumpkin Patch in Arthur IL Workshops, demonstrations
contests!
June 4-5, 11-12, 2005 - Art at
the Source, 11th Annual Open Studios Event, from 10am - 5pm. The
artists will host visitors in their studios on Saturday and Sunday.
The Art Center’s Gallery at 6780 Depot Street in Sebastopol
will also feature a preview exhibit featuring a piece of each
participating artist’s work from May 20 through June 12.
Participating studios are located in Sebastopol, Forestville,
Occidental, Bodega Bay, Guerneville, Graton and Santa Rosa west
of Highway 101. Maps and catalogs with color photos of the artists’
work are free and are available at the Sebastopol Art Center and
at bookstores, wineries, coffeehouses and restaurants throughout
the county. The catalog will also be available online at www.artatthesource.org.
June 11, 2005 - Second Annual Gourd
Fest sponsored by the PA Gourd Society. Time: 9:00 am to 3:00
pm. Location is the Colonial Park United Methodist Church, 430
Colonial Road, Harrisburg, PA. Rain or shine. Gourd Artists, Gourd
Growers, Gourd Suppliers and lots of gourd demos. Also offered
this year will be several classes. Please visit their website
for more info or contact Crystal Snook, (717) 599-5848 or csnook@state.pa.us
June 11, 2005 - Charter meeting
of the Palmetto Gourd Patch in Greenville SC. Click
Here for more info.
June 11-12, 2005 - 2nd Annual Gourd
and Garlic Festival - CANCELLED. Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce
has cancelled the festival for this year. Hopefully it will be
back next year.
June 13, 2005 - Gourd Art Class:
Teneriffe Weaving with Mary Segreto at the newly opened Jasmin
Galleries, La Jolla, CA. Class hours are 10am - 3pm. Click
Here to Register!
June 25-26, 2005 - 9th Annual International
Gourd Art Festival. Welburn Gourd Farm in Fallbrook, California.
Times: Saturday, 9am- 5pm and Sunday, 9am- 4pm. Feast on a variety
of deliciously prepared foods and beverages. Witness one of the
most amazing competitions of gourd art the country has ever seen!
Click here
for more info.
July 16, 2005 - 6th Annual Shingletown
Gourd Festival will be held in Shingletown, CA. Proceeds from
the affair will go to the Northern California Burn Foundation
Summer Camp for Children. For infomation about attending or being
a vendor contact:
nbond@shasta.com,
Norma Bond, P.O. Box 44, Shingletown, CA 96088 Ph.530-474-3178.
July 19-20, 2005 - The Hula Comes
to Detroit, MI in the form of Workshops and Luau Show. If you
sell Ipu Hekes and/or Ipus, any Polynesian related items, please
visit their website
for more details or contact Karen Marks, Golston Polynesian Dance
Company, 13854 Edmore, Detroit, MI 48205, Ph. 313-527-5073.
August 6, 2005 -Gourd Education
Day near Savannah, Georgia. Sponsored by the Coastal Gourd Sprouts
of the Georgia Gourd Society. Classes offered for a small fee
to cover expenses. Check this website for more information www.georgiagourdsociety.com
August 27, 2005 - The Iowa Gourd
Society and Cedar Rapids Gourdpatch will be hosting a booth at
the Eastern Iowa Garden and Landscape Show at Brucemore Mansion
Historical Site at what promises to be the largest exposition
of its kind in the state. For more information, contact marcyo@netins.net
or click here!
August 27-28, 2005 -Seventh Annual
Sandlady's Gourd Festival Saturday: 9am-4pm, Sunday: 9am-3pm -
10295 N 700 W, Tangier, IN. Free admission & parking, tour
a "real" gourd farm, collection of gourd art, demonstrations
and workshops, vendors (tools, supplies, art), Thousands of dried
gourds for sale. Visit www.sandlady.com
September 9-11, 2005 - Illinois
Gourd Society Festival of Gourds at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
Workshops, demonstrations, competitive classes, raffle, vendors
and more.
September 10-11, 2005 - North Carolina
Gourd Society Art and Craft Festival at the Dorton Arena on the
North Carolina State Fair Grounds in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This year's festival theme will be "Bountiful Baskets."
See website
for more information.
September 17, 2005 - 2nd Mississippi
Gourd Festival at Gourd Gracious Farms in Collinsville, MS . Information
and directions can be obtained by emailing gourdgracious@comcast.net.
There will be gourd demonstrations, classes and food offered to
one and all. There will be a small charge for classes but demos
and admission is free.
September 17, 2005 - Gourdfest
- The City of Mayfield, Kentucky, along with the Mayfield-Graves
County Art Guild and Mayfield Tourism, are sponsoring a Gourdfest
in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky. They are in the 5th year of a
very successful "Gourd Gathering" and Gourd-A-Thon through
their art guild. They hope to have many gourd enthusiasts and
vendors alike. They have some great entertainment lined up and
they're finishing the day with a local theater group's "Mayberry
Onstage" which will be a
hilarious show for all ages. For information on the event, vendor
booths and more, contact Teresa Cantrell at 270-251-6251, or by
e-mailing tcantrell@cityofmayfield.org.
September 23-25, 2005 - Tennessee
Volunteer Gourd Show held Sept 24-25 with classes beginning Sept
23, 2005. East Ridge Community Center Chattanooga, Tennessee.
For more information e-mail Ann Galbreath at annglbrth@aol.com
Phone: Frankie Conar, Show Director at 1-423-479-9606
September 24-25, 2005 - The 11th
Annual Folsom Gourd Festival, Folsom City Park, Folsom, CA. Applications
are now available at www.patronsofthearts.org.
The Festival is sponsored by Folsom Patrons of the Arts, a non-profit
corporation dedicated to supporting and promoting the arts. Proceeds
from the event are reinvested in local arts groups and programs.
For more information, please visit their website. Questions may
be directed to FolsomGourdFest@aol.com.
Deadline for applications is July 15th, 2005.
October 1-2, 2005 - Ohio Gourd
Show, Morrow County Fairgrounds, Mt. Gilead, OH off of US Highway
42 South; Workshops are also on Sept 30, 2005 www.ohiogourdsociety.org
October 8-9, 2005 - Coyote Melon
Festival -- Mojave Drums Campground in Meadview, AZ. For details
please visit www.Mojavedrums.com.
October 15-16, 2005 - Alabama
Gourd Show in Cullman Alabama. www.alabamagourdsociety.org
October 15-16, 2005 - Texas Gourd
Society 10th Annual State "Show and Sell" at the Palmer
Events Center in Austin. Gourd artists, live demonstrations, TGS
bookstore, judged competition, raw & cleaned gourds available,
a world of exquisite crafted gourds for sale, tools & equipment
for purchase, children’s “Make it, Take it”
craft corner, and much, much more. For details please check out
the TGS
website
October 22-23, 2005 - Gourd Fair
LA, Los Angeles County Arboretum. Call (213) 624-1200 ext. 3023
for more details.
October 22-23, 2005 - GourdWorks:
A showcase of gourd artists sharing their talent with the community
during the Morton Arboretum's Color Festival. For more information
please visit the website
or e-mail barb at sojourn@att.net
November 5-6, 2005 - Virginia
Gourd Festival (Stephens City exit of I-81) in the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley.
April 14-16, 2006 - California
Gourd Society Biennial Conference at Asilomar. For more info,
contact Lynne Bunt by email at roy-sms@msn.com
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