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November 19, 2009
Appliqué Your Way Events with Kayte Terry in SF
Our pal Kayte Terry will be having a couple events in San Francisco to promote her new book, Appliqué Your Way. Check out her upcoming book tour dates online. Next up after San Francisco, is Portland on Nov 23rd.
Museum of Craft & Folk Art
Friday November 20th, 6-8pm
Celebrate the release of Appliqué Your Way
Wine & Sweets will be served
51 Yerba Buena Lane SF, CA 94103
The Curiosity Shoppe
Saturday November 21st, 1-4pm
Appliqué Workshop with Kayte Terry
Learn how to make Kayte's adorable felt ornaments
855 Valencia Street (between 19th & 20th)
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Nov 19, 2009 08:00 PM
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San Francisco Bead and Design Show
A couple of days ago, I posted a flashback to Dev Khan's wire-wrap jewelry DIY from CRAFT Volume 03. Pictured above is a collaborative piece by Dev and Sara K. Woll; Dev wraps the rocks and Sara crafts the necklaces. I just found out that Dev and Sara will be showing their work at the San Francisco Bead and Design Show, which is going on this weekend, November 20th through the 22nd. The show will feature 150 artists, artisans, and suppliers. Their mission is "to reflect the artistic imagination that is intrinsic to traditions of pattern and design in handmade arts such as art couture, bead making, antiquities, fiber art, lapidary, metalwork, ceramics, glass art, handwoven fabrics, art jewelry, fashion design, enameling, fused glass, clay art, designer components, wearable art, textile art, collectibles, and decorative arts." Sounds ornate!
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Nov 19, 2009 05:00 PM
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Luv-able and Hug-able Show at gallery hanahou in NYC
This year's Luv-able and Hug-able show at gallery hanahou in New York City is bound to be a hit! And if you just can't get enough plush, join artist Jenny Harada for a Wee Peppermint Beast plush ornament workshop!
Luv-able and Hug-able
December 3 through January 9
Opening party December 3, 6-9pm (RSVP)
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730 NYC
Workshop: Make a Wee Peppermint Beast Ornament with Jenny Harada
Saturday, December 19, 1-4 pm
Cost: $20 (email to sign up)
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 19, 2009 07:00 AM
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November 18, 2009
This Week In Craft Fairs
Wow! There's a lot of craft fairs this weekend. Here's some of them. If you have an event you want listed, please add it to our online calendar. If you have a call for entries you want me to include, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries.
Coming Up This Weekend:
EtsyRAIN Holiday Art and Craft Show
Seattle, WA
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, Nov. 22, 10am - 5pm
Handmade Holidays: An Indie Winter Fair
Bayside, CA
Sunday, Nov. 22, 10am - 4pm
Hella Hipster Hoedown
Santa Monica, CA
Sunday, Nov. 22, 3pm - 8pm
Craft Saturday!
Des Moines, IA
Saturday, Nov. 21, 12pm - 6pm
32nd Annual Atkins Christmas Bazaar
Atkins, IA
Saturday, Nov. 21, 9am - 3pm
Detroit Urban Craft Fair
Detroit, MI
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am - 7pm
Bloomington Handmade Market
Bloomington, IN
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am - 4pm
GNMC Holiday Craft Fair
Nashua, NH
Saturday, Nov. 21, 9am - 2pm
DC Craft Mafia Holiday Heist
Vienna, VA
Saturday, Nov. 21, 12pm - 6pm
University of Virginia Artisan's Bazaar
Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, Nov. 19, 12pm - 7pm
Friday, Nov. 20, 10:30am - 6pm
Saturday, Nov. 21, 9am - 3pm
GLAM - Gainesville Local Art Mart
Gainesville, FL
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2pm - 6pm
Christmas in Cloverdale: Unique Gift & Craft Marketplace
Surrey, BC, Canada
Friday, Nov. 20, 6pm - 10pm
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am - 5pm
Crafternoon Tea
Auckland, NZ
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10am - 2pm
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Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Nov 18, 2009 02:00 PM
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November 13, 2009
Dia de los Muertos Set to Girls
This video of Dia de los Muertos happening in the streets of San Francisco's Mission district, posted by YouTube user documentdocument, is an otherworldly creation. To me, it embodies so many wonderful things about the art and craft of life and death. The participants of the event are an almost overwhelming subject. The face paint transforms the living into the dead, masks identity, and unifies the crowd. The costumes range from quite simple to overly elaborate, and the candles, props, and dance all complete the atmosphere.
The film itself is a spectacular piece of storytelling. Splicing in bridges and tunnels seems like the perfect metaphor for crossing over after death. The impact of this piece is made even more poignant by the way that the musicians and dancers in the parade are visually rendered silent with the musical overlay. We can see the drummer playing, see the horns pass through, watch the accordian bellows open and close, but we can't ever hear a single one of their notes. This helps the film replicate how the memories of the dead can flash in our minds, but never really be heard again.
[via Mission Mission]
Posted by Brookelynn |
Nov 13, 2009 11:00 AM
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November 11, 2009
Denim After Dark With Embroidery by Rachel in Austin
Getting a pair of awesome jeans - and discounted, no less - is great. Add to that experience drinks, music and custom embroidery by me, and it's a rocking night! Folks in Austin, come out to Madewell in the Domain Thursday, November 12 from 7 to 9 PM for the Denim After Dark event. They'll have discounts on jeans, a DJ, and drinks, and I'll be there to stitch up a little something special on your new jeans!
If you aren't in Austin, there will be Denim After Dark events all across the country tomorrow night. Check their Facebook events page to see if your city is lucky enough to have one, and if custom embroidery will be part of the occasion.
Denim After Dark with Embroidery by Rachel at Madewell
Thursday, November 12 from 7:00-9:00 pm
Madewell Austin
11501 Century Oaks Terrace
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 11, 2009 03:00 PM
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This Week In Craft Fairs
Here are the upcoming craft fairs. Shop local! If you know of an upcoming event, please add it to our online calendar. If you have a call for entries you want listed in this weekly craft fair post, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries.
Coming Up This Weekend:
Bg Craft Fest
Walnut Creek, CA
Saturday, Nov. 14, 12pm - 4pm
Crafter's Holiday Faire
San Jose, CA
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, Nov. 15, 10am - 5pm
Torrance Craftsmens Guild 40th Annual Fall Faire
Torrance, CA
Saturday, Nov. 14, 9am - 4pm
Sunday, Nov. 15, 9am - 3pm
Holiday Swap & Clothes Swap Party and Marketplace
Santa Ana, CA
Sunday, Nov. 15, 12pm
Handmade Holiday
Grand Junction, CO
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10am - 4pm
22nd Annual Altar Society Craft Festival
Mustang, OK
Saturday, Nov. 14, 9am - 3pm
From Scratch
Allentown, PA
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10am - 5pm
Twist
Northampton, MA
Friday, Nov. 13, 6pm - 9pm
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10am - 6pm
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Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Nov 11, 2009 02:00 PM
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November 6, 2009
Jennifer Perkins' Crafty Business Advice on Blog Talk Radio
Here in Austin, we're lucky enough to be able to take classes in person from the uber savvy, Jennifer Perkins. If you aren't lucky enough to make it to Austin, you have a chance to hear her discuss her crafty business advice this Sunday at 6pm CST on Inspired at Home on Blog Talk Radio.
I will be chatting with Tiffany Windsor, daughter of Aleene Jackson. Ya as in Aleene's Tacky Glue. We are going to be talking about all kinds of stuff from crafts to crafty business. Not to mention there will be a roundtable discussion afterwards with a whole gaggle of awesome crafters!
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 6, 2009 03:00 PM
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November 5, 2009
Over And Under Embroidered Art Show in Austin
I can't wait for the opening of Over and Under, an embroidered art show curated by Jenny Hart, this weekend here in Austin at Yard Dog Art Gallery. Jenny has been featuring some of the artists' work on her blog, and I'm really looking forward to be able to see it in person. Featured artists include Annie Aube, Deborah Baker, Kate Bingaman Burt, Dana Carlson, Diem Chau, Orly Cogan, Emily Eibel, Veronica Fuentes, Takashi Iwasaki, Joetta Maue, Michael Aaron McAllister, Johnny Murder, Christopher Niver, Jennifer Porter, Shannon Rankin, Richard Saja, Kate Westerholt and Kathie Sever. The show opens with a reception Friday from 7 - 9 pm and runs through December 6.
Over and Under Art Show Opening
Friday, November 6 from 7-9 pm
Yard Dog Art Gallery
1510 S. Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 5, 2009 06:00 AM
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November 4, 2009
This Week In Craft Fairs
Get some holiday shopping done this weekend! Here are the upcoming craft fairs, along with a call for entries. If you have an event you want listed, please add it to our online calendar. If you have a call for entries you want me to include, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries.
Coming Up This Weekend:
Gama-Go Annual Holiday Sale
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Nov. 7, 12pm - 5pm
Indie Mart
San Francisco, CA
Sunday, Nov. 8, 12pm - 6pm
Excavating Treasures Boutique Sale
San Carlos, CA
Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30pm - 8pm
Contemporary Crafts Market
Santa Monica, CA
Friday, Nov. 6, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Nov. 8, 10am - 6pm
Holiday Arts & Crafts Market
San Diego, CA
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am - 5pm
Texas Pottery & Sculpture Guild's 22nd Annual Holiday Sale
Ft. Worth, TX
Friday, Nov. 6, 5pm - 9pm
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am - 4pm
The Girlie Show
Oklahoma City, OK
Friday, Nov. 6, 8pm - 12am
Saturday, Nov. 7, 12pm - 5pm
Westacres 35th Annual Craft Fair
West Bloomfield, MI
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am - 4pm
The 23rd Annual Christmas Festival
Boston, MA
Friday, Nov. 6, 12pm - 7pm
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10am - 7pm
Sunday, Nov. 8, 10am - 5pm
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Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Nov 4, 2009 02:00 PM
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November 2, 2009
Appliqué Workshop in Philly with Kayte Terry
Crafter Kayte Terry, author of the upcoming book Appliqué Your Way will be holding an appliqué workshop and booksigning on Saturday in Philly at JimmyStyle (1820 East Passyunk Ave.) from 2pm - 5pm. Check out her upcoming book tour dates online.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Nov 2, 2009 03:00 PM
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October 29, 2009
Chronicle Books' Warehouse Sale Starts Today
If you're in San Francisco, don't miss the big Chronicle Books Warehouse sale that starts today. I went last year and got some amazing deals on craft books and children's books. It's a great way to start holiday shopping!
Chronicle Books
680 2nd Street (b/t Townsend & Brannan)
San Francisco, CA
Days/Times:
Thursday: 5pm-7pm
Friday: 9am-7pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Oct 29, 2009 02:30 PM
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October 28, 2009
This Week In Craft Fairs
Here's what's coming up in the crafting world. If you know of an upcoming event, please add it to our online calendar. If you have a call for entries you want listed in this weekly craft fair post, .
Coming Up This Weekend:
Long Beach Crafty Borrachas Halloween Party!
Long Beach, CA
Wenesday, Oct. 28, 9pm - 2am
Sunday, Crafty Sunday - Day of the Dead Celebration!
San Diego, CA
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2pm - 7pm
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival
Somerset, NJ
Friday, Oct. 30, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Oct. 31, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Nov. 1, 10am - 5pm
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Crafter's Holiday Faire
San Jose, CA
Saturday, Nov. 14 - Sunday, Nov. 15
Fee: $39
Deadline to apply: Nov. 3, 2009
Conejo Valley Moms' Annual Holiday Boutique 2009
Thousand Oaks, CA
Saturday, Nov. 7
Fee: $60
Deadline to apply: Oct. 31, 2009
Red Rabbit Arts & Crafts Holiday Market - Descanso Gardens
La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Sunday, Dec. 6
Fee: $75
Deadline to apply: Nov. 20, 2009
BUST Holiday Craftacular
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, Dec. 12
Fee: $225
Deadline to apply: Nov. 20, 2009
Red Rabbit Arts & Crafts Holiday Market - Orange County
Irvine, CA
Sunday, Dec. 13
Fee: $75
Deadline to apply: Nov. 20, 2009
Indie Chic @ 10th Street
Tempe, AZ
Saturday, Dec. 5
Fee: $35
Deadline to apply: Nov. 5, 2009
22nd Annual Altar Society Craft Festival
Mustang, OK
Saturday, Nov. 14
Fee: $30
Deadline to apply: Nov. 1, 2009
2nd Annual Funky Finds Spring Fling
Fort Worth, TX
Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010
Fee: $75 - $185
Deadline to apply: Nov. 15, 2009
Market Day
Des Moines, IA
Saturday, Nov. 27
Fee: $20
Deadline to apply: Nov. 20, 2009
1st Annual Harvest Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair
South Windsor, CT
Saturday, Nov. 21
Fee: $40 + donation of one $10 item for auction
Deadline to apply: Nov. 13, 2009
I Made It! Market
Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, Nov. 22
Fee: $40
Deadline to apply: Open until 50 vendors are signed up
BUST Holiday Craftacular
New York, NY
Sunday, Dec. 6
Fee: $260
Deadline to apply: Nov. 2, 2009
Handmade Holiday Craft Fair
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, Dec. 12
Fee: $125 - $175
Deadline to apply: Nov. 11, 2009
BUST Magazine Christmas Craftacular
London, England
Saturday, Dec. 12
Fee: £70
Deadline to apply: Nov. 6, 2009
Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Oct 28, 2009 02:00 PM
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Big Microbe Knit in the UK
Join fellow crafters at the Touchstones Art Gallery in Rochdale, UK, for microbe knitting! This event is part of the Manchester Science Festival.
Join us for a day of creativity as we 'knit' micro-organisms such as Swine Flu, Salmonella and the common cold! Find out more about the microbes we encounter in our everyday lives and some of the more uncommon ones. Learn how to knit and add to our growing colonies! This is a drop-in event for all abilities - bring your own knitting kit, but some supplies will be available on the day.
If you can't make it out to the event, you can download free patterns for knitting models of Tuberculosis, Cholera, Salmonella, Common Cold, Swine Flu, and Penicillium. [via Art Yarn]
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 28, 2009 07:00 AM
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October 21, 2009
This Week In Craft Fairs
Here are some upcoming craft fairs and a call for entries. Please add upcoming events to our online calendar. To get your call for entries in the next weekly roundup, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries.
Coming Up This Weekend:
First Annual FabMo Art Exhibit & Sale
Menlo Park, CA
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10am - 5pm
Market Day
Des Moines, IA
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9am - 2pm
Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market
Syracuse, NY
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10am - 6pm
Handmade Nation Screening and Micro Indie Craft Fair
Huntington, NY
Sunday, Oct. 25, 12pm - 8pm
14th Annual Providence Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show
Providence, RI
Friday, Oct. 23, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct. 25, 10am - 5pm
Holidays with Grace
Orlando, FL
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9am - 3pm
Mission Team Craft Fair
Coral Springs, FL
Friday, Oct. 23, 9am - 6pm
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9am - 4pm
Underground Craft Show
Toronto, Canada
Saturday, Oct. 24, 12pm - 6pm
Bazaar of the Bizarre
Toronto, Canada
Sunday, Oct. 25, 11am - 7pm
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Manchester, England
Thursday, Oct. 22, 6pm - 9:30pm
Friday, Oct. 23, 11am - 8:30pm
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct. 25, 10am - 5pm
Craft2.0
Wellington, New Zealand
Saturday, October 24, 11am - 3pm
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Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Oct 21, 2009 02:00 PM
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October 19, 2009
Craft Felt Photo Pockets with Kata Golda in the Etsy Labs Tonight
Tonight at the Etsy Labs from 4pm - 8pm EST, come and take part in a free sewing workshop to make felt photo pockets with artist and author Kata Golda -- whether you're in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world.
Etsy writes:
Stop by for our weekly Craft Night in our online, interactive classroom, the Virtual Labs, for a live demo via webcam at 5 p.m. ET, or in person at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn anytime between 4-8 p.m. ET at 55 Washington Street, Suite 512 in Brooklyn, New York. Craft Night is a time to make things, sharpen your craft skills, and meet new friends. This week, on Monday, October 19, we will stitch fall-inspired felt photo pockets with Kata Golda. This project can be found in her new book, Hand-Stitched Felt: 25 Whimsical Sewing Projects.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Oct 19, 2009 01:30 PM
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Pictures from Plush You! 2009
Kristen posted up pictures from this year's Plush You! show in Seattle at Schmancy, and it looks so great! If you're around Seattle, be sure to check out the show through the end of October!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 19, 2009 07:05 AM
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October 15, 2009
NYC Papercraft show
Slash: Paper Under the Knife (warning: autoplay video) is the NYC Museum of Arts and Design's third major exhibition, and if it's anywhere near the quality of Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting or Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, it should be fantastic. One of my favorite book artists, Brian Dettmer, is involved, as well as many many other incredible paper artists.
Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.
Selected artists will be commissioned to create site-specific or site-referential works, and others will be invited to create work onsite in MAD's three artist studios that will subsequently be installed in the exhibition.
Slash: Paper Under the Knife
October 7, 2009 - April 4, 2010
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle NYC
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Oct 15, 2009 04:00 PM
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October 14, 2009
Spacecraft: A Craft Studio in Brooklyn
Yesterday I visited Spacecraft, a craft studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They opened just about a year ago and are host to a long list of fun crafty events and activities in the neighborhood. Their menu of walk-in crafts has something for every age and skill level, and they host classes and workshops. They also carry a very wide range of tools and supplies for things like batik, puppetry, felting, embroidery, stamp carving, tie dye, leather working, and I even spotted a few Crafty Chica products on the shelves. They host monthly Church of Craft meetings, make Bags for the People, and even have "Craft on Draft," an adults-only homebrewed beer and crafting session. If you live in Brooklyn, stop on by to check out what's going on, or check out their online events calendar. This Saturday there will be soap making, followed by felting over soap (how convenient)! They'll also be hosting an anniversary/Halloween party on the 31st that is not to be missed. Email to get on their weekly newsletter mailing list, or stop by:
Spacecraft
355 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Check out the rest of the pictures from my visit at my Flickr set.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 14, 2009 04:07 PM
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This Week In Craft Fairs
Here's your weekly craft fair roundup! If you have an event coming up, please add it to our online calendar. To get your call for entries listed in future blog posts, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries.
Coming Up This Weekend:
Washington Grange Holiday Bazaar
Vancouver, WA
Saturday, Oct. 17, 9am - 4pm
The Indie Mart
Treasure Island, CA
Saturday, Oct. 17
Sunday, Oct. 18
YarnCon
Chicago, IL
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am - 4pm
Indie Underground: Designer Market
St. Louis, MO
Friday, Oct. 16, 11am - 8pm
Saturday, Oct. 17, 11am - 8pm
Crafts in Chelsea
New York, NY
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am - 5pm
62nd Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Asheville, NC
Thursday, Oct. 15, 10am - 6pm
Friday, Oct. 16, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct. 18, 10am - 5pm
Comrades in Craft ... a DIY arts & crafts uprising
Toronto, Canada
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am - 4pm
Creativ Festival
Toronto, Canada
Friday, Oct. 16, 10am - 8pm
Saturday, Oct. 17, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct. 18, 10am - 5pm
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Posted by Laura Cochrane |
Oct 14, 2009 01:00 PM
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