EVENTS
The following is a selected listing of events in the Fall
2008 issue for events in September, October,
and November. The full set of listings is available to
paid subscribers. (Click on subscriptions to reach form.) The
Winter 2008-09 issue covering events in December,
January, and February will be mailed to subscribers at
the end of November.
RHODE
ISLAND
Oct. 24-26, Fine Furnishings & Fine Crafts Show/Providence
Rhode
Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., Providence. 401-816-0963.
www.finefurnishingsshows.com. Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets $10, any two days $15, children under 12 free.
13th annual event with more than 200 exhibitors.
MASSACHUSETTS
Nov. 14-16, CraftBoston Holiday Westin Hotel, Summer
St., Boston. 617-266-1810. Preview: Nov. 13, 6-9 p.m., $150; $50.
Hours: Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Admission (good all weekend) $15, seniors $12, age 12 and under
free. 100 exhibitors. Proceeds to Society of Arts and Crafts.
Nov. 21-23, Paradise City Arts Festival Royal Plaza
Trade Center, Rte. 20, Marlborough. 800-511-9725. Fri.10 a.m.-5
p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun.11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12, seniors $8, students
$5, under 12 free; weekend $15. 175 juried exhibitors, sculpture
garden.
Nov. 21-23, Holiday Show & Sale Potters Place,
127B Old West St., Walpole. 508-668-0363. Fri. 6-9 p.m., artists’
reception; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.
18th annual event with 22 potters.
At Society of Arts and Crafts 75 Newbury St., Boston.
617-266-1810. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Nov. 1-Jan.
18, (opening reception Nov. 7, 6-8 p.m.), “Our Cups Runneth
Over,” group show of sculptural and ceramic cups.
At Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak St., Brockton, Mass.
508-588-6000. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, seniors and students $5,
under 12 and members free. Free guided galleries tour Sat. at 2
p.m. Through March 8, “Portions of the Re-Possessed,”
crocheted wall-works by Xenobia Bailey; “A Language of Faces-Portraits+Icons,”
mixed media by Micah Sherrill. Through Feb. 8, “Garry
Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker,” exhibit of 52 one-of-a-kind
chairs; “Fantasy Teapots from Arthur Goldberg Collection.”
VERMONT
Nov. 20-23, Holiday Craft and Fine Art Show Sheraton
Conference Center, South Burlington. 800-373-5429. Thurs. noon-8
p.m., Fri.10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat.-Sun.10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7, under 12 free.180
exhibitors. 55th annual event with Vermont Hand Crafters, Inc.
Nov. 28-29, Open Studio Town Hill Pottery, 726
Town Hill Rd. Whitingham. 802-368-2807. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aysha Peltz
and Todd Washburn.
Nov. 28-30, Putney Craft Tour Various studios in
Putney (Route 5, Exit 4, I-91). 802-387-4032. www.putneycrafts.com.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 29th annual event with 25 craftspeople.
Through Oct. 26, “Quilts in Bloom: A Bouquet of Textile
Art” Shelburne Museum, Rte. 7, Shelburne. 802-985-3346.
Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $18, teachers and students over 18 $13, ages
6-18 $9, under 6 free. 12 contemporary quilts.
CONNECTICUT
Nov.
15-16, American Craftsmanship Show Wilton High School Field
House, Route 7, Wilton. 203-762-7257. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10. Proceeds
to Wilton Historical Society.
Through Jan. 3, “Artistry” Guilford
Art Center, Route 77 (Exit 58, I-95), Guilford. 203-453-5947. Mon.
through Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m. Work by 300 artists;
special programs. Benefits center.
Nov. 1-Dec. 31, Holiday Exhibit and Sale Brookfield
Craft Center, Route 25, Brookfield. 203-775-4526. Mon. through Sat.
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. (Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
Day.) Free admission. 33rd annual event with work by 300 craftspeople.
Nov. 8-Dec. 24, “Celebration of American Crafts”
Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-4927.
Daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Dec. 24,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. 40th annual benefit; 400 artists.
Nov. 16-Dec. 23, “Craft USA: National Craft Triennial”
Silvermine Guild Art Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan. 203-966-9700.
Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Curator: Gretchen Keyworth
of Fuller Craft Museum.
Nov. 28-Dec. 13, Holiday Marketplace Wesleyan Potters,
350 South Main St., Middletown. 860-347-5925. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Thurs.-Fri. until 9 p.m. Free. 54th annual juried show with work
by 250 craftspeople.
Through Sept. 28, “AKA: Object and Image”
Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Rte. 25,
Brookfield. 203-775-4526. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5
p.m. Exhibit of jewelry by members of AKA 92 and invited guests.
Through Oct. 31, “Fiber Revolution: Fiber for the
Imagination” Stamford Art Gallery
University of Connecticut, 1 University Pl., Stamford. Mon.-Thurs.
8:30-7 p.m., Fri. until 5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Exhibit
of contemporary art quilts.
MAINE
Nov. 8-9, Directions: Maine Craft Guild Fair Maine
State Museum, State House Complex, Augusta. 207-287-2301. Sat. 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 28 juried members.
At Maine Fiberarts 13 Main St., Topsham. 207-721-0678.
www.mainefiberarts.org. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Through Sept. 9,
“Phyllis Harper Loney: Dye Paintings.”
At Messler Gallery Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
25 Mill St., Rockport. 207-594-5611. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.10
a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Through Sept. 5, new work by faculty. Sept.
12-Nov. 28, “Legacy of Talent: A Moser Reunion,” work
of of Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers and seven furniture makers who worked
with Moser earlier in their careers.
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Oct.
26, New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association Auction
Wentworth by the Sea, Rte. 1B, New Castle. 603-566-6368. www.furnituremasters.org.
$75. 3:30 p.m., “Meet the Masters” preview reception;
4:30 p.m., silent auction of small handcrafted work by masters and
guest artists to benefit NHFMA education programs; 5:30 p.m., live
auction.
Nov. 8, “Spoon Gathering” D Acres,
218 Streeter Woods Rd., Dorchester, N.H. 603-786-2366, 860-429-7051.
www.dacres.org. 9 a.m.-noon. $10. Exhibit of hand-carved spoons
collected by Norman Stevens of Connecticut. 10 a.m., talk by Stevens.
Carver Joshua Trought of D Acres presents afternoon workshop.
Nov. 8-9, Statewide Open Studio Tour League of
New Hampshire Craftsmen, 205 N. Main St. 603-224-3375. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. 80 League members. Call for map or visit www.nhcrafts.org.
At Gallery 205 League of New Hampshire Craftsmen,
205 N. Main St. 603-224-3375. Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 p.m., Sat. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12-Dec. 12, “Through the Looking
Glass,” exhibit of glass art by 25 members.
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