We are looking forward to the GALA Spring Art Show & Sale at the Elks Club located at 31 Park Street in Gardner (the Gardner Senior Center will be undergoing renovations).
The dates will be:
May 6        Art Drop off
May 7        Set Up
May 8        Opening Reception
May 9-10   Show days
Look for further information to come, including the Call for Artists to be sent out within the next week.

Below the Mill Pond
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Jan (the "Crazy Dog Lady") will be entering the quilt pictured above in the Charity Challenge portion of the Machine Quilters' Exposition (MQX). The MQX is to be held at the Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH from April 16-18 with classes beginning April 13. Admission is $10 per day or $18 for a multi-day pass. For more information go to the MQX web site at http://www.mqxshow.com/show_info/.
 
Entrants to the Charity Challenge pay $25 for a selected group of fabrics to be sent to them. The $25 goes to the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NHSPCA) in Stratham, NH. Entrants must use a recognizable portion of each of the several fabrics supplied, and may use any other fabrics as well, to create a traditional quilt. The quilts will be judged.
 
In Jan's home studio in Hubbardston, she is currently teaching students to create their own fabric likeness of their pet. They can then be turned into quilts or pillows, or framed for hanging. This is not for beginners to sewing. Call 978-928-5252. Jan's website: www.crazydoglady.com.