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Schedule for Rug Hooking Week 2023

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Monday, August 14

  10:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Retreat Teachers Set-up, Heritage Inn
  12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Vendor Set-up, Founder’s Hall
  1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit/Rug Check-In for all registered exhibitors. Founder’s Hall
  2:00 p.m. Orientation & Tour, Heritage Inn Lobby (for Retreat & Workshop Teachers, Vendors, Feature & Special Exhibitors)
  3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Retreat Student Check-in, Heritage Inn Lobby
  5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Retreat Reception & Meal, Barn Restaurant
(for retreat students & teachers  - teachers will be introduced to students)

8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Retreat Students Set-up, in Heritage Inn classrooms
     

Tuesday, August 15

  7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat Classes, Heritage Inn
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (4 day) Rug Hooking with a Painterly Twist with Michelle Palmer. Heritage Inn, Homestead Room A.
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (3 day)  Hooking or Punching 2-Sided with Kevin LeMoine, Heritage Inn,Heritage Room
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (4 day)  Color, Texture, & Design for Primitive Rugs with Lucille Festa. Heritage Inn, Gathering Room A
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (3 day)  Create Your Own Amish Inspired Rug! with Cindy Irwin, Heritage Inn, Gathering Room B
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (3 day)  Design a Purse for Your Outfit with Tatiana Knodel, Heritage Inn, Board Room
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat (4 day) Your Personal Fairytale Rug with Robin Rennie , Heritage Inn, Homestead Room B
; 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Vendor Set-up, Founder’s Hall
  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Buffet luncheon, Heritage Inn, Atrium (Details below)
  3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Private Preview of Exhibit & Vendors for Retreat Students and Teachers, Feature/Special/Celebration 33. Judges, Hall of Fame Exhibitors. Founder’s Hall
  7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Speakeasy Reception, The Broken Barrel -1920s Main Street Speakeasy - (for retreat students, teachers, vendors, Feature, Special, Celebration 33, Judges, Hall of Fame Exhibitors)
     

Wednesday, August 16

  8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Retreat Classes, Heritage Inn
  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Gallery Talk - Special Exhibit - Theodore Sizer - Design & Symbolism, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (2 day) Ho, Ho, Ho, It's Santa Time! with Donna Hrkman, Historic Village, Museum Classroom
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (2 day) Hooking a Dynamic Duncan with Kathleen Harwood & Devin Ryder, Founder’s Hall, Stage Right
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 day) Free Form Quilling with Annette Shaffer, Founder’s Hall, Stage Left
  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rug Hooking Week: Exhibit / Vendors, Open to the public, Founder’s Hall
  10:00 a.m. People’s Choice – Voting Begins, Founder’s Hall
  10:00 a.m. Sauder Award Announced, Founders Hall
  10:00 a.m. -  12:00 p.m. Book Signings - April DeConick - Founder’s Hall-RHW Information Booth  
  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Buffet luncheon, Heritage Inn, Atrium (see info below)
  3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Photo Time for Exhibitors: Celebration 33 & Hall of Fame / Feature / Special / Sauder Award, Founder’s Hall (Details below)
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Gallery Talk - The Golden Age of Illustrated Fairy Tales with Robin Rennie & Melissa Pattacini, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall 
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Evening Workshop Savvy Shopper with Nola Heidbreder, Founder’s Hall
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Evening Workshop Deck the Halls with April DeConick, Founder’s Hall - Stage Left
  6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Presentation - A Rug Hooker’s Road Trip Through the Canadian Atlantic Provinces: Welcome to Our Fiber World with Remi Levesque, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall
  6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Evening Workshop Back to Basics - Dye Class with Cindi Gay, Founder’s Hall - Kitchen
     

Thursday, August 17

  8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat Classes, Heritage Inn
  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Gallery Talk - Special Exhibit - Lift Every Voice - Elizabeth Catlett with Maddy Fraioli, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Area 
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Workshop (1 day) Basic Rug Hooking for Beginners with Nola Heidbreder, Founder’s Hall, Stage Left
  10:00 a.m. -  12:00 p.m. Book Signings - Rémi Lévesque - Founder’s Hall-RHW Information Booth  
  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Rug Hooking Week: Exhibit / Vendors, Open to the public, Founder’s Hall
  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m Buffet luncheon, Heritage Inn, Atrium  (Details below)
  3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Show & Tell for Retreat & Workshop Students. Heritage Inn, Atrium. Come see what the students have been working on. Everyone welcome! (See info below)
  4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Photo Time for Exhibitors: Celebration 33 & Hall of Fame / Feature / Special / Sauder Award Founder’s Hall (Details below)
  5:00 p.m. People's Choice Awards - Voting Deadline. Founder's Hall
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Gallery Talk - Group Exhibit: Duncan – Fascinating Rhythm & Geometric Design + Group Exhibit: Storybook Cottages- Alida Aker with Kathleen Harwood, Devin Ryder + Lisanne Miller Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall 
  6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Workshop (1 Evening) Hooked Purse with Cut-Out Handle with Katie Kriner, Founder’s Hall, Stage Right
  6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Workshop (1 Evening) Blythe Girl Snippet Bag - Wool Applique Workshop with Mary Blythe, Founder’s Hall, Stage Left
  7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Social Reception - for all Teachers, Vendors, Feature & Special Exhibitors, Heritage Inn,TBA

Friday, August 18

  8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m Retreat Classes Heritage Inn
  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Gallery Talk - Special Exhibit - History of Amish Rug Hooking with Cindy Irwin, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall
  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
 Workshop (1 day) Learn - Punch Needle Rug Hookingwith Kevin Lemoine, Heritage Inn, Heritage Room
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m  Workshop (2 day) Tiaras and Crowns with Maddy Fraioli, Heritage Inn, Gathering Room B
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Workshop (2 day) Sip, Paint, Hook or Punch with Linda Pietz, Heritage Inn, Board Room
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Workshop (2 day) Capturing the Enchantment of Storybook Cottages in Rugs with Lisanne Miller, Historic Village - Museum Classroom
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m  Workshop (1 day) Crazy Color Rugs with April DeConick, Founder’s Hall, Stage Right
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m  Workshop (1 day) Hooked on Handwork with Ali Strebel, Heritage Inn, Stage Left
  10:00 a.m. -  12:00 p.m. Book Signings - Deana David - Founder’s Hall-RHW Information Booth

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Rug Hooking Week: Exhibit / Vendors, Open to the public, Founder’s Hall
  11:00 a.m. People’s Choice Awards Announced, Founder’s Hall.
  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m Buffet luncheon, Heritage Inn, Atrium (see info below)
  3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. T.I.G.H.R. (The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers) Meeting, Heritage Inn, Atrium. All members or potential members welcome.
  4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Photo Time for Exhibitors: Celebration 33 & Hall of Fame / Feature / Special / Sauder Award and People’s Choice Awards, Founder’s Hall (See info below)
  6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Hook-In + Pop-Up Vendors, Heritage Inn, Atrium. Everyone welcome! (Details below)
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Workshop (1 and 1/2 day) Guided Artist Residency with Susan Feller, Founder’s Hall, Virtual Exhibit Lounge
  6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Workshop (1 and 1/2 day) Landscapes - Dye it, then Hook it! with Cindi Gay, Founder’s Hall, Kitchen
  6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Evening Workshop Hooking Primitive Animals with Sally Kallin, Founder’s Hall, Stage Right
  6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Evening Workshop Beginner Painting with Wool – Grazing Sheep Landscape - Felting Workshop with Elizabeth Whitton, Founder’s Hall, Stage Left
  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Gallery Talk Special Exhibit - USA 50 Hooked Cushions with Remi Levesque, Founder’s Hall, Stage Center
     

Saturday, August 19

  8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class Check-in Heritage Inn, Lobby
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Workshop Classes, Heritage Inn
  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m Gallery Talk - Celebration 33 Exhibit with Susan Feller, Founder’s Hall, Exhibit Hall
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 day) Punch Needle in a Painterly Style with Michelle Palmer, Heritage Inn - Homestead A
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 day) Shading & Sculpting with the Oxford Punch Needle with Kevin LeMoine, Heritage Inn, Homestead Room
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 day) Hooking an Old Rug with Lucille Festa, Heritage Inn, Gathering Room A
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 day) Framing a Photograph in Your Rug:  A Meaningful Journey with Remi Levesque, Founder’s Hall, Stage L
  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop (1 and 1/2 day) Landscapes - Dye it, then Hook it! with Cindi Gay, Founder’s Hall, Stage R
  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshop (1 and 1/2 day) Guided Artist Residency with Susan Feller, Founder’s Hall, Stage Center
  10:00 a.m. -  12:00 p.m. Book Signings - Robin Rennie - Founder’s Hall-RHW Information Booth
  10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rug Hooking Week: Exhibit / Vendors Open to the public. Founders Hall
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m Buffet luncheon, Heritage Inn, Atrium (Details below)
  4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Photo Time for Exhibitors: Celebration 33 & Hall of Fame / Feature / Special / Sauder Award and People’s Choice Awards, Founder’s Hall (See info below)
  5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Exhibitors - Pick-Up Your Exhibit/Rug Pieces, Founder’s Hall
     


Activities and Additional Schedule Information:

Buffet Luncheon – A lunch option for Retreat & Workshop students & teachers, pre-purchase required. 12 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Heritage Inn, Atrium. Other options are the Barn Restaurant and other local restaurants in downtown Archbold.

Demonstrations – If you are new to rug hooking, demonstrators will be available to show you techniques and answer questions. You will also have the opportunity to try it yourself. (Wed-Sat 10:00-5:00) Founder’s Hall – Exhibit Hall.

Gallery Talks – Learn more about Feature, Special, Celebration, Group or other exhibits from the artists, curators, or leading authorities. (Mornings and Evenings) Founder’s Hall – Exhibit Hall.

Hook-In + Pop-up Vendors – The 2023 Friday night Hook-In will debut the newly remodeled Heritage Inn Atrium. Sauder Village has gone to great expense to construct a floor to ceiling glass wall to separate the indoor swimming pool from Atrium and the Great Oak Tree area. This now creates a climate controlled, quieter and chlorine odor free meeting area. We are so excited about the expansive, comfortable and beautiful Atrium – it will be a wonderful new location for our Hook-In. To reintroduce the Hook-In, we’re kicking it off with the launch of Pop Up Vendors! We’ve invited some creative and innovative merchants to sell their wares from 6 to 10 p.m. during the Hook-In. Be sure to see our Pop Up Vendor announcement on Facebook. Everyone is invited to the Hook-In - join your fellow fiber friends, work on projects, socialize, network and shop the Pop Up Vendors. There is no fee to attend this event.  (Friday 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.) New location ----Heritage Inn – Atrium. (see Pop-Up Vendors below)

Book Signings– Meet the authors of rug hooking & fiber art books & publications, dye books, etc., Founder’s Hall.* 

Photo Time – For Celebration 33 & Hall of Fame / Feature / Special Exhibitors and Sauder Award / People’s Choice Award Winners, this is an opportunity for us to take your photo with your piece/rug. Meet us at the Rug Hooking Week Information Table in Founder’s Hall at 4:30 p.m. (You only need to attend one photo session.)

Pop-up Vendors - EVERYONE IS INVITED TO SHOP, held in conjunction with the Hook-In (Friday, Aug 19, 6:00p.m.–10:00p.m.) in the Heritage Inn-Atrium. To reintroduce the Hook-In, we’re kicking it off with the launch of Pop Up Vendors! We’ve invited some creative and innovative merchants to sell their wares from 6 to 10 p.m. during the Hook-In. Be sure to see our Pop Up Vendor announcement on Facebook. Everyone is invited to the Hook-In - join your fellow fiber friends, work on projects, socialize, network and shop the Pop Up Vendors, there is no fee to attend this event (See Hook-In for more info).

Private Preview + Speakeasy Reception – Private Preview is an opportunity to see the exhibit & shop the vendors before it opens to the public, (Tue 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.) in Founder’s Hall, along with the Speakeasy Reception (Tue 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) together they kick-off Rug Hooking Week. The Broken Barrel Speakeasy is located on Sauder Village’s 1920s Main Street, a shuttle will be available. The reception will include a cash bar and appetizers available for purchase. This event is ONLY for: retreat students, vendors & teachers, as well as the Feature/Special/Celebrations 33. Judges, Hall of Fame exhibitors.  

Retreat Reception & Meal – A buffet meal at the Barn Restaurant is included with the paid registration of Retreat students. (Monday 5:30pm – 7:00pm) Retreat teachers are also asked to attend. A short welcome will be followed by the introduction of retreat teachers. Retreat information will be provided & questions answered. 

Show & Tell – Everyone is welcome to attend & see the projects that Retreat & Workshop students have been working on in class. (Thursday 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) Heritage Inn – Atrium.

Social Reception - A casual gathering for teachers, vendors, Feature & Special Exhibitors to meet & enjoy refreshments. Thursday – 7 p.m. Heritage Inn – Atrium.

*If you would like to be a presenter/participant in the Book Signings or Meet & Greet. Please contact Kathy Wright, wrighttraditions@aol.com