Events
Rug hooking events take place across the province, throughout the country and in the U.S. While we make every attempt to make this list inclusive, we ask for your help in notifiying us of events of interest to the rug hooking community. Sumbit events to the webmaster.
| 2010 Dates | Event |
|---|---|
| Jul 10 thru Sept 15 | Juried Show - Fire, Earth and Imagination at the Arts Centre. Exhibit will to travel to Itabashi, Japan and across Canada. |
| Jul 11 | Y2K Annual Picnic at St Christopher’s Beach Pavilion in Goderich, 10 am to 4 pm. Bring a lawn chair, lunch and hooking. Drinks and treats provided. |
| Jul 12-16 | St. Lawrence College, Brockville - Summer School of the Arts - a weeklong course on Dyeing and Colour Theory with Laura Boszormeny. Contact Laura at wildlife@cybertap.com for more information. |
| July 23, 24 & 26 | Haliburton Highlands Quilters, Spinners Weavers and Rug Hookers July 23 - 3 to 8 , 24th from 9 to 4, 26th from 11 to 3, at the Curling Club in Haliburton. |
| Aug 14-15 | "Hooked on Fabrics" quilt and rug hooking show featuring the Rideau Valley Boots and Baskets and the Thousand Islanders hookers along with the Kemptville Quilters Guild at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, 285 Cty. Rd. 44, Kemptville, On. Merchants Mall, demos, tea room. Contact: Maggie O'Brien at obriprou@cogeco.ca or (613) 258 0773. |
| Aug 18 | Kincardine 15th Annual Hook-In. Victoria Park, Kincardine, Ontario. 10 am to 3 pm - all are welcome. Contact Joan MacKay at 519-832-5557 or Jettie Swaters at 519-832-5833. |
| Aug 18 | Hooking in the Park at Victoria Park, Kincardine Contact Joan Rigby @ 519-797-3262 |
| Sept 14-25 | "Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild 2010 Show" of wonderful rugs, wall hangings and pillows hooked by its Guild members. We will be presenting for display Mary Sheppard Burton and Leonard Feenan's "Noah's Ark" at the Gallery of the Halton Hills Cultural Center, 9 Church St, Georgetown, Ontario. Our Show runs from Sep 14 to Sep 25. The Ark will be on display the first week of the show Tuesday, Sep 14 to Saturday, Sep 18. Leonard Feenan will be our guest speaker on our opening night, Tuesday, Sep 14 in the John Elliot Theatre, 9 Church Street, Georgetown, Ontario. Leonard will tell us all about this special project of Mary Sheppard Burton and Leonard Feenan. Tickets will be on sale for the opening night and Noah's Ark will be on display during the regular library hours in the Gallery from the Tuesday September 14th to Saturday, Sep 18. For more information on how you can purchase tickets for the opening night please contact Jan Lord-Giraldi jan_janett@yahoo.ca or Nancy Cook cookagnes@rogers.com Noah's Ark will be donated to The North American Society Museum in Nova Scotia when it leaves our show. This is a wonderful opportunity for all to enjoy it while in Ontario. We hope to see you all there. Web sites to visit www.marysburton.com and hookedrugpatterns.com |
| Sept 18-19 | Off the Hook will be demonstrating at the Drilling Rig in Rainham Center. |
| Sept 24, 25, 26 | JJ Ruggers, Paris will be hosting our annual workshop weekend at Kiwanis Apps Mill just outside of Paris, Ont. Our two workshops are “Mermaid” and “Carpet bag”. For more information please contact Pam Watkins at pam.watkins@rogers.com or 519-442-7369. |
| Sept 25 | Simply Hooked Annual Hook-in, - 10 am to 3 pm with vendors, great door prizes, & food. Design a rug for next year’s Annual conference. Bring your lunch, red dot & your hooking. Place: Westview Baptist Church, 1000 Wonderland Rd. S. |
| Sept 25 - Nov 28 | Annual rug hooking Retreat ay Brentwood on the beach, Grand Bend. Contact Patti Armstrong at heaertfeltcreations@sympatico.ca, 519-236-7194 or Marjorie Duizer at duizer@tcc.on.ca 519-523-4846 |
| Oct 2 | R.U.G. at Simcoe County Museum, Barrie. Bring your rugs and enjoy the day. |
| Oct 23 | The Woodstock Fleece show starts at 8:30 am—5 pm Admission $3. Oswood Hooking Artisans will have a display plus run two hooking classes. Beginner 9:30—11 am and Basic Shading of a Maple Leaf at 1:30—3 p.m Cost of workshops $25. For more information www.fleecefestival.com |
| Oct | A Proddy Christmas Wreath Workshop is being planned for October (exact date unknown at time of printing) Mariola Weirenga will instruct. Branch Members $10, Guests $15. If interested contact Merge Hewitson. marwal@mountaincable.net |
| Oct 16 | Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke are hosting a Gathering at Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto (Etobicoke) from 10 am to 2 pm. Nancy Legassik will present a trunk show of her mother's hooking, circa. 1960's, which also includes some of her aunt's native New Mexico designs. Admission $5. Vendors, Silent Auction, Show and Tell and more. For more information please contact: Yvonne Lane 416-237-0341 or ylane27@sympatico.ca |
| Oct 21 | Open House—Chantry School of Rug hooking 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. In Southampton, Ontario. For more information call 519-797-5337. |
| Oct 22-24 | Visit OHCG display at Creativfestival, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto. For more information see page 30. |
| Nov 13 | Kitchener-Waterloo Rug Hooking Guild is hosting its fall hook-in on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Join us at the Mannheim Community Centre, 1467 Mannheim Road, Mannheim (just off Ottawa Street South in Kitchener). Artist trading cards are fun to do. Bring one to trade and make a new friend! Contact Jan Hook at rjhook@ sympatico.ca or by phone 519-742-7419 for information. |
| Nov 26 - 28 | Annual rug hooking Retreat at Brentwood on the beach, Grand Bend. Contact Patti Armstrong at heaertfeltcreations@sympatico.ca, 519 - 236-7194 or Marjorie Duizer at duizer@tcc.on.ca 519- 523- 4846 |
| Apr 2-17 2011 | FIBRE ARTS FESTIVAL, sponsored by the Hand Spinners and Weavers, Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke and The Etobicoke Quilters’ Guild, takes place at Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke, April 2 to April 17, 2011. Show and sale features quilts, hooked rugs, woven articles, wearables and much more. Opening Weekend, April 2 and 3. Admission $5.00. Merchants’ Mall, demonstrations, door prizes, tea room, free parking. Information: www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com or Yvonne Lane ylane27@sympatico.ca |
April 29, 30 & May 1 2011 |
OHCG Annual Meeting, Conference and Show at the Lamplighter Inn, London. The theme is "The Sound of Colour". Come take a workshop, join in a demonstration, enjoy the show, stock up at the vendors or just enjoy the tropical surroundings, in your bathing suit. There will be lots to do and see. |