Day 5 and we\u2019re still upright!\u00a0 That\u2019s a win in my book \u2013 hope you\u2019re having fun, learning a lot, and visiting with friends.\u00a0 That\u2019s what a fiber arts conference is all about.<\/p>\n
Remember to wear your conference nametag all day to all events; it\u2019s your entry identification.\u00a0 Please remember to bring your banquet ticket if you purchased one a la carte, and also your meal ticket if you have a vegetarian meal or any meal with dietary restrictions.\u00a0 The server will collect those and bring you the right dinner!<\/strong><\/p>\n Important Notice:\u00a0 Please vacate all Cascade classrooms right at 4 PM today and tomorrow to allow the Convention Center staff to convert these rooms into our ballroom for the evening events.<\/strong><\/p>\n Wifi password:\u00a0 River<\/strong><\/p>\n Previous Days\u2019 Blogs:\u00a0 <\/strong>https:\/\/anwgconference.org\/archive\/2023\/\/blog\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Check the blogs from earlier in the week for additional conference information.<\/strong><\/p>\n This morning we have the ANWG Annual Membership Meeting 7:30 AM \u2013 8:30 AM, Cascade G,<\/strong> ANWG Reps given priority.<\/p>\n Registration<\/strong> is open today 8 AM \u2013 6 PM, as is the Info Desk<\/strong> in the lobby.<\/p>\n Seminars run today 9 AM-Noon and 1-4 PM.\u00a0 Maps<\/a> are on the website.\u00a0 Schedule and room locations for all Friday-Saturday seminars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Book signing by Linda Kubik will occur this morning in the Marketplace from 9-11 AM.<\/p>\n Demonstrations will be taking place all day in the Cascade Garden, outside at the south end of the Convention Center.<\/p>\n Win a $50 gift certificate to Eugene Textile Center!<\/strong> The first person to find someone with a nametag pouch that exactly matches their own will win a $50 gift certificate to ETC (sharing is strongly encouraged). If you think you have a winner, wearers of the twin pouches should see Sue Walsh at the Registration Desk on Friday from 8 AM-6 PM. If the prize isn\u2019t claimed by then, it will be awarded at random to a conference attendee. Good luck!<\/p>\n HGA-COE Weaving Applicant Meeting<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is in Cascade G<\/strong>, 12:00 \u201312:45 PM today.<\/p>\n The Marketplace<\/strong> is open to the public today as well as all of you from 9 AM \u2013 6 PM.\u00a0 Guild booths are in this same exhibit hall, lower level of the Convention Center.\u00a0 Come and see them, shop, and sit and knit or spin.\u00a0 We have a wide variety of vendors for your shopping pleasure \u2013 take advantage of it!\u00a0 Shop, shop, shop \u2013 No sales tax in Oregon!!<\/p>\n Deschutes rooms are open from 9-6 PM today and contain all the show exhibits:\u00a0 Juried Show, Instructors Show, Open Show, and Conference Colors Exhibit.<\/strong>\u00a0 This large room is located behind the restaurant in the main hotel bldg. at the opposite end from the hotel lobby.\u00a0 The entries in these shows are stunning.\u00a0 Talk about inspiration, you will find something you just love and want to weave\/spin\/felt in this room. <\/strong><\/p>\n Drop off your tea towel at the exchange booth in the Convention Center lobby between Noon-5 PM.<\/p>\n Tonight is our Banquet<\/strong> in the Convention Center Ballroom 6:00 PM, no-host bar 5:00 \u2013 7:30 PM. Remember to wear your nametag<\/strong> and bring your meal ticket if you have dietary restrictions or a vegetarian meal.\u00a0 Requires admission through a conference package purchase or an a la carte ticket. Keynote Speaker Jeanne Carver<\/strong>, Shaniko Wool Company \u2013 7:30 PM. Requires admission through a conference package purchase or an a la carte ticket.<\/p>\n Take some photos <\/strong>of your class and the events this week and Submit them here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and we\u2019ll share them on our conference photo page<\/a> .\u00a0\u00a0 Then everyone can see what fun you\u2019re all having this week!<\/p>\n Stoller Wine Raffle <\/strong>tickets are available in the Convention Center lobby \u2013 put your name and cell phone # on the back of one ticket, drop it in the Hot Pink box, and keep the other half of the ticket.\u00a0 Drawings will be held this week for a lot of bottles of Stoller Chardonnay.<\/p>\n Thursday Wine Winners! Pick up your bottle at the Info Desk in the lobby.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sharon Allen (OR) Thursday Door Prize Winners!\u00a0 Pick up your certificate at the Registration Desk in the lobby.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mina Ossiander Door prizes will be drawn again on today.\u00a0 Winners are posted on the easel in the lobby near the Tea Towel Exchange.\u00a0 Check and see if your name is up there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPatty Beckmann
\nMarya Bolyanatz
\nMary Davis
\nMargaret Marcusen
\nJeanne Miller
\nStephanie Peterson
\nDean Potter<\/p>\n
\nLeonidas Lucey
\nLeslie Verts
\nCatherine Christo
\nJudith Rees
\nCheryl Siard<\/p>\n