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Coming Events …...THE
24TH ANNUAL HIGH DESERT WOOL GROWERS’ FIBER MARKET DAY
will be held May 21 at Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond,
Oregon from 9am to 4pm. Free admission and free
parking. …....THE
FLAG WOOL AND FIBER FESTIVAL will be held June 4-5 at the Arizona
Historical Society Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff. This Festival is
an annual celebration that connects the public to the rich
cultural history of regional fiber arts. The largest festival of
its kind in Arizona, the Festival attracts over 3,500 people from
across the Southwest and United States to participate in
cross-cultural connections and fiber arts immersion. The Festival
is a project of Four Corners Fiber Collective, a 501c3 nonprofit
organization based in Flagstaff. Four Corners Fiber Collective
works to preserve and sustain the traditions of fiber arts
through education, collaboration, and creative
opportunities. …....THE
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING will be held June 24-26 at the Linn County
Event Center in Albany, Oregon. The Show Catalog was published in
the winter issue of the BSN. …...PRAIRIE
CITY FIBER FEST will be held July 30 and 31, with workshops
beginning on July 29, in Prairie City,
Oregon …..FIBERFEST
EUREKA ~ A FIBER ARTS RENDEZVOUS will be held August 6-7 at the
Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Eureka, Montana. We will have many
vendors as well as a variety of hands-on demonstrations working
with the natural fibers for spinning, weaving, felting,
crocheting, knitting, etc. We will have the animals here that
provide many of the fibers as well as a petting zoo the whole
family can enjoy! Our goal is to bring together the best of fiber
arts and fiber agriculture and to promote awareness to the
general public about the fiber industry. THE MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL will be
held August 17-21 at the Allegan County Fairgrounds in
Allegan. …..THE
WISCONSIN SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL will be held September 9-11 at
the Jefferson County Fair Park in
Jefferson. …..TRAILING
OF THE SHEEP FESTIVAL will be held October 5-9 in Wood River
Valley, Idaho. …..OREGON
FLOCK AND FIBER FESTIVAL has moved to the Linn County Event
Center in Albany and will be held October 15-16.
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