CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
CHAPTER
NEWS
March 2009
WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.CRVC-EGA.ORG
Saturday, April
4th
Trip to the New Britain Museum of American
Art
Here’s your chance to see a local gem and some of its collection in the company of our members. We will have a docent-led tour from 11:30 to 12:30, followed by lunch from their Café on the Park. You may purchase whatever appeals to you from the menu which features gourmet sandwiches and wraps, savory soups, salads, homemade desserts and an array of beverages including local favorite Avery’s brand soda. Make sure you register so that we can have a count.
Directions to the museum:
From Interstate 84 East & West: Take Exit 35 (left exit) onto Rte.
72E. Follow signs to New Britain and take Columbus Blvd, exit 8. At
the exit light, turn right and proceed to the next light. Take a right
onto West Main Street and take a left before Bank of America onto Lexington
St. Museum and free parking lot are on the left.
From Interstate 91: Take Exit 22N, onto Rte. 9. Follow Rte. 9 to
exit 28. Follow Rte. 72W to Corbin Ave, exit 7. At exit light, turn right,
proceed to next light, and turn right onto West Main St. One block after
the third light, turn right after Bank of America onto Lexington St.
Museum and free parking lot are on the left.
Parking: The NBMAA offers 75 free parking spaces to Museum visitors in
the lot directly adjacent to the Chase Family Building. Parking is also
available on Lexington Street and other streets surrounding the Museum, unless
otherwise posted. The Museum has been asked to inform visitors not to park
in the lot at the 33 Lexington Street Medical Building; unauthorized vehicles
parked there will be towed at the owners’ expense.
See the registration coupon for this
tour -- deadline is ASAP.
Saturday, June 6th Reunion in June
Site for meeting: Thistle Needleworks
We have changed our plans for this meeting as we have cancelled Marsha Gomola’s class for lack of interest.
Please bring your finished projects from the region seminar, classes you have taken this year, or exciting pieces that you would like to share. Hopefully we can all learn from the problems encountered or tips to share.
Schedule for
Saturday:
10 AM to 12:30 PM Sharing
of
projects
12:30
PM
Meeting and future program updates
1 PM
Lunch at nearby restaurant
See the registration coupon for this meeting.
Saturday, September 26th
Beautiful Birches or Window in Provence - Lynn
Payette
Part
1
Saturday and Sunday, December 5th and
6th
Lynn Wilkinson
Saturday, February 5th,
2010
Beautiful
Birches etc. - Lynn
Payette
Part
2
Saturday and Sunday, June 5th and
6th, 2010
Stitch
for Perspective - Lois Kershner
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FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS (All members are welcome) |
Stitching Getaways:
The next meeting of the West Side Day group will be on May 5th at Suzanne Newton’s house in West Simsbury. Bring along your lunch and a project you are working on and/or any project you would like to share. Please email or phone Suzanne at sfnjsn@sbcglobal.net or 860-658-2037 if you plan to attend.
Pequot Colony –Anyone who is interested can call Doris Boas at: (860)
572-8441 or Stephanie Thorp at: (860) 536-0912.
NER Seminar 2009 - April 17, 18 and 19
The information is available on CRVC’s website (click here to view) – hope to see many of you there!
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