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...Shows abound for quilters in summer...
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For quilt lovers, the months of July and August provide some of the best chances of the year for viewing quilts shows and exhibits both in- and outdoors. In Ohio, The Artist as Quiltmaker: Pathways & Perspectives continues through August 1 at the New Union Center for the Arts, 39 S. Main St., Oberlin, OH 44074. Sponsored by the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, the invitational exhibition features works by leading quilt artists as well as some emerging quiltmakers. Phone 440-774-7158; email favagallery@oberlin.net. More than 1,000 quilts will be draped all over town for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Oregon. The 29th annual one-day outdoor show is on July 10. Phone 541-549-6061; email ann@stitchinpost.com; website www.stitchinpost.com. For quilters who also love chocolate, what could be better than a show that combines both? Quilt Odyssey 2004 moves to Hershey, Pennsylvania, this year for its show from July 29 to August 1. Phone 717-423-5148; email quiltodyssey@supernet.com. More than 400 quilts from 10 countries will be displayed in back-to-back weekends as Mancuso Show Management unveils its latest World Quilt & Textile shows, first at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from August 13-15, and then in The Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, from August 19-22. To learn more about the exhibits and classes, visit the website www.worldquilt.com. International travelers will find Innovative Threads 2004 on display at ArtSpace in Durban, South Africa, from July 17-24. For details, phone +27 +21 7944798; email innovative.threads@artslink.co.za; website www.inno.co.za.
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