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Events: "Around New England" Be Sure to check the Spring and Fall Meets Page as well for the upcoming NEB conferences.
Massachusetts
15-16 August 2009 – Age of Iron sponsored by Hancock Shaker
Village and the Berkshire Blacksmith Assoc., Rte. 20, Pittsfield, MA. 17 October-City of Fitchburg Riverside Park 6th Annual Hammer in. www.discoverfitchburg.com (blacksmith festival). CASH PRIZES TBA October 2009-The Lemelson Center ninth annual blacksmith event at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA...10:00-4-00 coffee and donuts, lunch will be provided. Bring items for tailgate sales. Look for updates at lemelson.hampshire.edu (events). Don Dupuis, 413-559-5346, ddupius@hampshire.edu.
Connecticut 13-14 June 2009 Farm days at the Brooklyn Fair grounds. We have a great building to work in with 2 forges. A good place to work, show your goods and sell. This is the place to show the public what we do. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED call Steve Melady to set up a time. 860-228-2185. Admission may be charged, BUT FREE if your working or part of the show
9-12 July 2009 – North Stonington Fair, CT. CBG now runs the Blacksmith Shop at
the Fair. Volunteers are needed to talk or demo in the shop. We need to have the
list of names to the Fair Committee ahead of time in order to get passes and
insurance. Please call Chip Sowalski, 860-287-5295, hardiepritchel@sbcglobal.net.
Call ASAP to reserve your time. 18-19 July 2009 - Zagray Farm Tractor show and flea market, Colchester, CT. Steve Melady, Mark Kellog, James Buckley and Mike Ferri will be set up and demonstrating. Bring your own rig set up and sell or just watch Steve Melady 860-228-2185. 27-30 August – Brooklyn, CT, Fair. We have a great building
with 2 forges to work in. Come help out with the show. You don’t have to demo,
you could just talk to the people or make and sell your wares. See
brooklynfair.org. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED call Steve Melady to setup a time
860-228-2185 admission is charged, FREE if your in the booth. 3 - October - Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI. 4th annual weekend of Fire and Family weekend.1:00-4:00 PM (museum opens at 10:00). CBG will demonstrate smithing of culinary tools. Come watch, make or sell culinary tools. Bread and pizza baking, demonstrators will be well fed. Great culinary museum on site with lots of iron implements. Contact Richard Gutman rgutman@jwu.edu, 401-598-1860 or Bill Scheer to demo, 860-536-0679 7 November 2009 -Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum Fall Bring a Friend get-to-gether. Eight forges working last year. Look or demo. So bring a friend. Bring a kid, bring someone who has an interest. www.cteastrrmuseum.org Steve MeLady 860-228-2185, smelady254@charter.net
The season has opened for Forge dates at The Brentwood
Teaching Center. July (date to be announced) Ralph Sproul will be
hosting an air hammer builiding workshop. Limit of six participants to help
finish three hammers started last year. Contact Ralph at
brhlbsmt@mcttelecom.com Maine no current listings
Outside of New England for those who like to travel a bit further:
The ABANA Board has made it clear they are currently seeking a contract with a site in Tennessee for the upcoming 2010 ABANA Conference!
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