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Carving & Woodworking Classes at The Vesterheim 2018

Vester­heim Nor­we­gian-Amer­i­can Muse­um,  Dec­o­rah, IA

All class­es in Deb­o­rah, IA unless oth­er­wise not­ed.  On-line reg­is­tra­tion now avail­able.  For more infor­ma­tion, call the Vester­heim at 563–382-9681 or click HERE

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The Wood­Craft Shop Class­es

Bet­ten­dorf, IA

• Josh Guge — Real­is­tic Bird Carv­ing — Jan­u­ary 25–28, 2019 — watch for details
• Josh Guge — Paint­ing The­o­ry Class — Feb­ru­ary 22–24, 2019 — also watch for details

More infor­ma­tion HERE

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Smoky Mountain School of Woodcarving

Townsend, TN 37882 

• Smoky Moun­tain Wood­carvers has closed and remain­ing class can­celed.

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Conewa­go Carvers   2018 Sem­i­nars 

East Berlin Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter, 405 North Ave. East Berlin, PA  (Unless oth­er­wise not­ed)

50% Deposit required at signup; remain­ing 50% due 30 days pri­or to the class.  

Prices list­ed are Mem­ber/Non-mem­ber     

• Check back for 2019 sem­i­nars

** Mem­ber of the Car­i­ca­ture Carvers of Amer­i­ca  http://www.cca-carvers.org/index.html   

For sem­i­nar sta­tus or more infor­ma­tion vis­it the club web site HERE, or  Con­tact Jim His­er 717–243-0644 or hiser@pa.net

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Fred Zavadil 2019 Wood Carv­ing Work­shops

Sem­i­nar are con­duct­ed in Fred’s stu­dio in Wind­sor, ON; four full days, 4–5 stu­dents in each sem­i­nar

The cost is  $320 + $40, $60 or $80 (pre­pared wood depend­ing on projects). If you would like to stay longer, the cost is $80 /day

Choose from one of Fred’s new projects or bring your own.

For details vis­it Fred’s web page HERE

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2019 Flori­da Win­ter Nation­al Wood Art Expo & Com­pe­ti­tion

Char­lotte Har­bor Event and Con­fer­ence Cen­ter, 75 Tay­lor Street, Pun­ta Gor­da, FL 33950

Fri­day, Jan­u­ary 11th & Sat­ur­day, Jan­u­ary 12th, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days

Entrance fee is $7 for one day or $12 for two days

For more infor­ma­tion click HERE

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Lan­cast­er Coun­ty Wood­Carvers’ 46^th Annu­al Wood­carv­ing & Wildlife Art Fes­ti­val

March 16 & 17, 2019 — Sat­ur­day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.& Sun­day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stu­dent Memo­r­i­al Cen­ter, Millersville Uni­ver­si­ty, oppo­site side of street from 101 Shenks Ln, Millersville, PA 17551

Free Park­ing, Fes­ti­val Admis­sion: $5.00

Free Admis­sion for those with Mil­i­tary ID!, Free Admis­sion for Stu­dents with High School or College/Higher Ed ID!

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Mid-Wis. Chip­pers 45th Annu­al “Artistry in Wood” Wood­carv­ing Show, Com­pe­ti­tion & Sale

Sun­day May 5, 2019. 9:00 am — 4:00 pm

Best West­ern Pre­mier Water­front Hotel & Con­ven­tion Cen­ter (Oshkosh Con­ven­tion Cen­ter), 2 N. Main Street, Oshkosh, WI

Admis­sion: $3 adm.; Under 12 free

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact Paul Wolters, 920–727-2139, or www.midwisconsinchippers.weebly.com

There will be a Live Birds of Prey Pre­sen­ta­tion by Nat­u­ral­ist Rebekah Weiss of Aves Wildlife Alliance.

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Michi­gan Wood Carvers Asso­ci­a­tion — 24th Annu­al Learn­ing Sem­i­nar

May 13th through 17th, 2019

Coun­ty Fair­grounds in Mid­land, MI

For more infor­ma­tion call Gary Mulick (616–340-6114 or 616–902-3888) or Email: mulickg@gmail.com

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Evart Roundup

June 5–8, 2019 — Wednes­day-Fri­day 8:00 am — 4:00 pm, Sat­ur­day ‘till noon

Osce­o­la Coun­ty Fair­grounds, Evart, MI

A host of nation­al and region­al instruc­tors, class­es are free on a first-come, first-served basis.  Mate­r­i­al fees may apply.

A vari­ety of ven­dors for tool sharp­en­ing, rough outs, equip­ment and sup­plies

Under 18 years of age must be accom­pa­nied by par­ent or guardian

Camp­ing avail­able at fair­ground; $20 w/ elec­tri­cal, $17 with­out, pets per­mit­ted but must be con­fined to camp­site at all times, no drugs or alco­hol per­mit­ted.  For more camp­ing infor­ma­tion click HERE.   For area accom­mo­da­tions or Roundup infor­ma­tion click HERE

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Floyd Fest Carv­ing Sem­i­nars for the Novice and Advanced Carv­er

June 10–14, 2019

Osce­o­la Coun­ty Fair­grounds, Evart, MI

Week-long carv­ing class­es with nation­al and region­al instruc­tors; Class fee $180 with$75 non-refund­able min­i­mum deposit

Tools, sup­plies and sharp­en­ing will be avail­able; camp­ing avail­able at Fair­grounds

For more infor­ma­tion click HERE; call Floyd at 734–649-3259, or email to rhads134@comcast.net

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Buck­eye Wood­carvers Roundup

July 24–27, 2019. 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Wednes­day-Sat­ur­day

Poor Farm­ers Camp­ground, 7211 Lost­creek-Shel­by Rd

Fletch­er, OH. 45326

$15 Advance Reg­is­tra­tion fee until June 30, 2019.  $20 at the door

A host of region­al and nation­al carvers, two equip­ment and sup­ply ven­dors.  Camp­ing avail­able at $28 per night

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact Barb Fos­ter jim.barbfoster@att.net or mail to 211 E. Astro­turf­ing St, Piqua, OH. 45356

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Indi­ana Wood­carvers Sum­mer Camp 2019

August 1–3, 2019, 9:00 am — 5:00 pm

Pla-Mor Camp­ground, 2162 High­way 6 East, Bre­man, IN. 46506

For more infor­ma­tion on instruc­tors, fees, click HERE.   For camp­site reser­va­tions phone 574–546-3665

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Spit & Whit­tle Week­end — infor­mal carv­ing get togeth­er 

Sep­tem­ber 12–14, 2019

Osce­o­la Coun­ty Fair­grounds, Evart, MI

For more infor­ma­tion phone 616–260-8931 or 231–250-3855

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Last update 12–6-18

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