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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.
Maine The NEB Teaching Center: The "Brentwood North" program: will be held on 2/28/09 at the Ball and Chain Forge in Portland ME. This year's program features all new instructors and 4 new 90 minute programs. The day, for those who have not attended in the past, consists of 4 different 90 minute sessions that rotate thru the shop exploring different aspects of metalworking. The program is held to a total of 12 members so there are only 3 per station. This provides a good student to instructor ratio and creates an exciting learning environment. Due to the positive response, once again lunch will be provided as well as morning refreshments. All of this is at the bargain price of $70.00 for the whole day. Brentwood North generally sells out so don't wait. Contact Bob Menard for more information. ballandchainforge@yahoo.com - or at the shop 207-878-2217 The Teaching Center (in New Hampshire) will resume open forge days in March -
check the "Brentwood Teaching Facility" page for exact dates and further
information.
28 February 2009: South County Museum invites CBG to meet with the Southern Bunch 10:00-3:00. Narragansett, RI www.southcountymuseum.org. Jim Chrothers 401-783-5400 SCM will provide lunch. Bring items for iron in the hat raffle. Bring items to show and tell or demo.
Massachusetts Jan 17th from 9-4 at Martell Metalworks - George is planning to have a "Back to Basics" gathering at the shop. What I want to do is show some of the basics that we tend to forget or never really learned. It's just going to be just working at the anvil with simple tools. I think that many of us need that. Many people think that they need special jigs and fixtures to do some simple things. Ron Picard also plans to cover railing layout during the day. Martell's Metal Works Corp.
36 Maple Ave.
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 11 Jan 09: The Southern Bunch & the CBG will be meeting jointly at Mystic Seaport on Sunday, January 11th from 1pm-4pm Please contact Bill at (860) 536-0679 or MYSTICBS@aol.com to confirm for free admission to the Seaport that day Mystic Seaport invites members of the CBG to attend a meeting and demo in the Driggs Shipsmith shop at 2:00 PM. The Seaport is located in Mystic CT. Follow interstate 95 to exit 90. Follow the signs south on RT 27 until you see big parking lot on the left just past a large brick mill building. Turn left at the traffic light. This is all new this winter we’re using the north gate rather than the south gate your all used to. Cross the street and follow the road to the left of the Seamen’s Inn restaurant. Bring this letter it will get you in free at 1:00. You will have an hour to explore the grounds before we start. Bring items for Iron in the hat raffle. Bill Scheer for more info 860-536-067. 31 January 2009:- Falling Hammer
Productions, Matt Parkinson, Peter Swarz-Burt, and Jamie Lundell will
demonstrate knife and sword making and power hammer use. 1:00-4:00, 28 Main
Street, Oakville, CT. Directions: From the South,
East or West: Take Interstate 84 to Waterbury, then take Route 8 North. Take the
first left exit for Route 73 towards Oakville/Watertown. Follow 73 through 3
stoplights and past the municipal stadium. Begin watching for two large brick
factory buildings on either side of the road and connected by a raised walkway.
This is the Old Pin Shop. Turn right into the parking lot just beyond the
building. 21 March 2009: – Dave Hageman will host CBG 10;00-4:00, 284 South Main St., Colchester, CT. 10-3. Bring leaves and flowers and organic forms to show and demonstrate. Call Dave at 860-267-0659 or hagemanneb@yahoo.com to do a demo, you make it happen. Bring items for iron in the hat raffle. 4 April 2009 - Boy Scout Metalwork Merit Badge—Badge-O-Rama at Dominion Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford, CT. call Doug Van Verdeghem at Douglas8@snet.net or 860-444-1894. If you’ve been holding back, this is the time to jump on board. I double booked and can’t make it this year, we need your help. Last time 12 scouts did the metals merit badge 2 May 2009 – Heritage Metal Festival (5th Annual) at Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Bridge St., Willimantic, CT. 9:00-5:00. Admission $5:00, children ages 8-12 $1:00, children under 8 and demonstrators are free. Blacksmithing, pewtersmithing, repousse, etc, food vendors will be on site. For more information contact Steve Melady, 860-228-2185 or Rich Cizik, rcizik5519@earthlink.net 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
March restarts the open Forge dates at The Brentwood
Teaching Center. March/April (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 Outside of New England for those who like to travel a bit further: New York: March 2009 - Berkshire Blacksmith Assoc. at Greg Phillips’ Acorn Forge and Fabricating (A Sure Sign) 9:00-5:00. From Rte. I-84 take exit 6 to Rte. 17 K West (known as State Road), Montgomery, NY. Shop is located on left at #937 State Road. 845-457-5671. Greg and others will demonstrate CNC and plasma cutting and forming of sheet metal, roses and flowers. Bring samples of your work to show and tell. TAILGATE SALES. 1-3 May 2009 - Northeast Blacksmiths Assoc. Spring Meet at
Ashoken Field Campus in Olivebridge, NY nba.abana-chapter.com Bob Patrick,
traditional smithing and forge welding. 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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