Events Calendar 2011

This page lists events related to any of the fiber arts that you might be interested in attending. Contact Carolyn if you know of an event that would be of interest to our members. Now, remember, we're not endorsing any of these festivals or events. We just want you to know they're out there. Whether or not you have a good time if you go will be up to you!

Festivals, conferences and retreats:

April 8- 10 - Aylin's Woolgatherer Knitting & Crochet Retreat, Hillsborough Winery, Hillsboro, VA
April 9 - A Knitter's Fantasy, Chaney High School, Austintown, OH
April 15 & 16 - The Fiber Event at Greencastle, Putnam County Fairgrounds, Greencastle, IN
April 23 - Chancellor's Sheep & Wool Showcase, Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, NY
April 23 & 24 - 19th Annual Washington County Fiber Tour, Battenkill Valley, Washington County, NY
April 30 - Connecticut Sheep Spring Wool & Fiber Festival, Tolland Agricultural Center, Vernon, CT
April 30 - 24th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival, Gore Place, Waltham, MA
April 30- May 1 - Downtown Knit Collective Knitter's Frolic, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

May 7 & 8 - Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD
May 14 & 15 - New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, Contoocook, NH
May 20- 22 - Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Masterton Station Park, Lexington, KY
May 21 - Jamaica Fiber Festival Jamaica Village, VT (near Stratton Mt.)
May 21 - Rhode Island Wool and Fiber Festival, Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol, RI
May 21 - Long Island Fleece and Fiber Fair, Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead, NY
May 21 & 22 - Waynesburg Sheep and Fiber Festival, Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg, PA
May 28 & 29 - Great Lakes Fiber Show, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH

Ongoing:

Sit & Knit - Every Monday afternoon from 3:30 until 5, stop in for a Sit & Knit at the Webster Public Library, 980 Ridge Rd (in the Webster Plaza). Most people bring knitting, some bring spinning. Bring whatever you like.

Sit & Knit - The Village Yarn & Fiber Shop, located at 350 Commercial Street in East Rochester, has a sit & knit every Thursday night from 7pm- 9pm. Most people come to knit, but you are free to bring any kind of work, or your spinning wheel, if you like.

Sit & Knit - The Yarn Boutique also has a sit & knit every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7pm-9pm. The store is located at 1155 Monroe Avenue in the Brighton Commons. All are welcome.

Monthly:

Guild Meeting- The Lake Country Spinning & Fiber Artisans Guild meets on the second Saturday of each month at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 320 S Pearl St, Canandaigua. All are welcome.

Guild Meeting- Common Threads Guild, a guild for spinners and dyers in the Buffalo area, will meet on the third Sunday of each month from 2-5 pm at the Hull House Family Home and Farmstead located at 5976 Genessee Road, Lancaster, NY 14086. All are welcome.

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