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Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts is proud to host the 2nd annual International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day (INPRHD) on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 9:00am to 3:00pm.  All are welcome to come and participate in demonstrations and mini lessons given by Oxford certified, punch needle instructors. Come in and try this easy and rewarding technique, which is a very portable hobby and truly addictive. Please bring your children in to try their hand at this fun and functional technique. We will be offering two Rug Hooking Camps this summer for Young Artist’s. Kids love this craft!

Amy Oxford is founder of Red Clover Rugs, a rug hooking shop and mail order business; she was also a licensee for the Shelburne Museum, making adaptations of their antique rugs. Amy Oxford is the inventor of the Oxford Punch Needle, author of five books on Punch Needle Rug Hooking. Amy was also honored in Bennington, VT in 2010 by The State of Craft exhibition. She has been a faculty member at Fletcher Farm since 1986 and is a member of the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc. which operates Fletcher Farm Scholl for the Arts and Crafts in Ludlow, VT.

For those of you familiar with the punch needle rug hooking technique, you are invited to join us for a fun and free day of punch needle rug hooking.  Bring a project to work on for an all day “hook-in” and help us celebrate with a potluck luncheon and bring a dish to share.

Yarns, patterns and kits will be available for sale, with Door Prizes as well. Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.  For further information call 228-8770. 

 
Following its successful Walk for Local History in Ludlow last fall, Black River Academy Museum (BRAM) has scheduled its 2nd annual walk for Saturday, April 30.  Pictured above are some of the 70 plus walkers who enjoyed BRAM's initial walk through the Village of Ludlow.  Walk coordinator Sharon Combes-Farr invited potential walkers  to "come celebrate the arrival of spring and take part in our enjoyable three mile walk through Ludlow."  She added that refreshments would be available along the walk's course and at its conclusion at the Black River High School.  The walk's course starts and finishes at the Black River High School on Main Street in Ludlow. It traverses past the Black River Academy Museum on High Street, along Dug Road out of town, turning South on route 103 and back through Main Street.  Check-in is at the Black River High School at 10:00am. The walk begins at 10:30am.  Registration fee includes a T-shirt, entertainment, beverages, and snacks. Adults – $20. Students and seniors (65 plus) – $10.  Sharon advised that the first 100 registrants will receive T-shirts of the event.  Mail entries and checks may be sent to BRAM, PO Box 73, Ludlow, VT  05149.  Any questions or concerns may be directed to the museum at (802) 228-5050 or email director@bramvt.org.  Entertainment & refreshments will be provided after the walk. All proceeds will benefit the elevator fund to increase access for groups and individuals to the events and exhibits of the Black River Academy Museum. As a reminder, all money raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Richard Nye as part of his matching challenge grant aimed at completing all fund-raising for the elevator by June 30th.