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Quilting in the Garden
September 27th & 28th - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Quilting in the Garden is held each September at Alden Lane Nursery. This year we are pleased to be hanging the work of local artists, all hanging from the majestic Oaks at Alden Lane. The quilt show in the nursery is free and the lecture series will have a nominal charge. Our 11th Annual Quilting in the Garden will be held on Saturday & Sunday, September 27th and 28th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with classes offered on Thursday & Friday, September 25th and 26th. Featured artists this year include: Joen Wolfrom, one of the pioneers of contemporary quiltmaking and the innovator of two new genres, Joen's landscape quilts, innovative log cabin quilts, and free flowing curved pieced quilts have brought her international acclaim. Joen has authored twelve books and many products to help quilters succeed. Melinda Bula will be here with her fabulous fusible flowers quilts. Unique, with the wonderful look of a painting, she uses fabric and thread to create beautifully artistic quilts. Her first new book is out, called cutting Garden Quilts, and she is working on a line of fabric to be out later this year. Alex Anderson will be here. Come and meet the co-host of the new internet show "The Quilt Show" with Ricky Tims, www.thequiltshow.com. Alex will be here during the show on Saturday and Sunday and will be teaching a class on Thursday. Cindy Needham will also be sharing her love of Vintage Linen Wholecloth quilting when she teaches on Friday, September 26th. Cindy also brings her expertise in thread to a Thread Bar on Saturday, September 27 from 12 - 2 pm. Come and learn all about choosing threads for machine quilting.This class does have a fee. All fees and class information available on our website, www.aldenlane.com click on "Quilting in the Garden". You can be a featured artist as well as we will be accepting your quilts for display. You may enter a maximum of 4 quilts for the show. Go to Alden Lane quilt Show for rules and restrictions. All photos and forms must be delivered to Alden Lane Nursery by August 11th to be considered for showing. The Budding Beginners area will be here again, encouraging the joys of quilting for everyone who's wanted to give it a try. Amador Valley Quilters will offer encouragement on both days. We'll have a variety of quilting, craft and food vendors to fill your creative appetites. Our hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn in Livermore. You can reach them at (925) 292-2000, mention Quilting in the Garden to receive a $69.00 room rate, or as an alternate hotel you can call Ramon at Holiday Inn Express at (925) 961-9500. Their room rate is $75.00 and includes a full breakfast. For more information on Quilting in the Garden 2008 please visit our website at www.aldenlane.com/stitchevent. . |
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European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) Will be back for their 2nd year at Alden Lane Oct. 18th thru the 26th, 2008 After last years well received and fun filled exhibit of our Modular HO European Model Train Layout the nursery has invited us to be part of the fall Festival in October.
Please come and visit us and see the highly detailed and beautiful scenery and villages of Europe. Bring the whole family and friends to experience this wonderful event! Don't forget the camera! Trains will be running from 11-4pm on both weekend days Oct. 18/19 and Oct. 25/26 a small fee of $1.00 will be charged to see the exhibit. |
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981 Alden Lane, Livermore, CA 94550 www.aldenlane.com (925) 447-0280
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Alden Lane Nursery hosts a number of other exciting community events each year from Quilt shows to Daffodil shows and many "mini" events in between.
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Fall Festival
3 weekends in October Family fun filled days including pumpkins, scarecrow building contests, pumpkin growing contest, live music, corn maze, childrens' games, farm animals and more...Free. |
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Christmas Open House
Early November Sip cider and enjoy a warm cookie while you explore the Holiday shop. Live music, Free. |
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January Don't miss our Orchid Alley Marketplace featuring orchid vendors from throughout California. Visit the informative educational exhibits, our FREE Orchid workshops and our must see greenhouse exhibit displaying hundreds of fantastic orchid 'Gems of the Jungle' in their entire colorful splendor. All this and more . . . held in our heated indoor spaces. You won't want to miss the tropics here in your own Bay Area.
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Fall Rose Show
October 11th. Enter your own, this is an amature show intended to help gardeners new to rose shows become familiar with the fun of it all. |
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Spring Daffodil Show
March, Co-sponsored by the Northern California Daffodil Society, this show is another opportunity to explor a world few have peered into. Serious fun! Beautiful and fragrant. www.daffodil.org |
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Spring Citrus Tasting
March, Enjoy tasting citrus fruit of various types. Learn a thing or 2 about citrus varieties you likely never thought of asking. Delicious event |
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Art Under the Oaks
Mid-July Co-sponsored by the Livermore Valley Art Association, this popular and long-running event showcases artwork from local artists who display and sell their work over the 2 day event. Local Vintners also show off their wines and live music fills the air. |
