[Steppes] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park

[Julie Cunningham]

All I have are a couple of big hoops......

-----Original Message-----
From: Sandra Barton [mailto:dragons.sb at comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:24 PM
To: Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park


I also am a quilter so a bee might be just the thing for this event.  If
someone has a large frame we could use that and also allow vistors to try
their hand at quilting.  We have done that at quilt shows and it always
draws lots of people, and kids like it too..

Aimiliona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Cunningham" <Julie at ettros.com>
To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: RE: [Steppes] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park


> OOoooooo - quilting bee anyone?
>
> Kathryn - who loves to piece and quilt....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gail [mailto:gailh at fanninelectric.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 10:28 AM
> To: Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.
> Subject: Re: [Steppes] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park
>
>
> morning Morgan
> as long as it's on a Sunday, if i can get someone in i'll try to bring
some
> quilting.
>
> Galen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Morgan Cain (Ret.)" <morgancain at earthlink.net>
> To: <steppes at ansteorra.org>; <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 9:00 AM
> Subject: [Steppes] Assistance for 4th July at Old City Park
>
>
> Hi, y'all:
>
> Among my many activities in retirement has been helping with demos at Old
> City Park in Dallas.  This is a 1840-1910 village set up to show what life
> was like in North Texas back then.  Similar to the Heritage Farmstead
> Museum, for those who know the place in Plano.
>
> They have asked not only for demo-ers, but also craftspersons who want to
> sell items, for their July 4th event.  You do need to have your wares
> vetted, and they should fall into the appropriate timeperiod.  I don't
know
> about everybody, but I do know SCA craftspersons whose goods can pass for
> 19th Century or who also do later periods of work.
>
> Here is the announcement (it has graphics, and I don't know if they will
> come through, hopefully the text will):
>
> 28th Annual Old-Fashioned Fourth at Old City Park
>
> Sunday, July 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
>
>
>
> We are seeking heritage craft vendors whose work is consistent with the
> 1840-1910 era theme of Old City Park.  Old City Park will provide a free
> location and table for set-up, asking nothing but 10% of the day's gross
> receipts.
>
>
>
> The number of vendors will be limited and anyone interested must submit
(by
> mail or by email) photographs of their work, so that we may ensure its
> consistency with the mission of Old City Park.  We are specifically
seeking
> weavers, broom-makers, and basket-makers, but are open to all kinds of
> heritage crafts.
>
>
>
>
> Dallas' longest-running Fourth of July celebration at Old City Park: The
> Historical Village of Dallas.  This year's theme is "Backyard Barbecue,"
> featuring delicious barbecue prepared onsite by Texas barbecue specialist
> Eddie Deen.  Parking is free.  Tickets are $5 at the gate, or $12.50 for
> admission + Eddie Deen's barbeque buffet.
>
>
>
>
> If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact:
>
> Joseph Flipper                  or                Melissa Prycer
> 214-413-3671                                     214-413-3671
> Intern at oldcitypark.org                        mprycer at oldcitypark.org
>
>
> They have a small notice on their calendar:
> http://www.oldcitypark.org/calendar.htm
>
> I will be there with fiber workers, so if you want to knit or crochet or
> embroider or spin WITHOUT selling items, let me know.  Some of us will be
in
> costume, but they have not required it for demo workers in the past.  They
> just ask that we work on things that are not glaringly out-of-period.  I
> used our last one to work on socks for a mother's day gift.
>
> For those wondering how else I fill my time:
> http://www.roverdramawerks.com/02_NowPlaying/02_NowPlaying.html
>
>                                         ---= Margo Lynn *
>
> * known within this part of the SCA as "Little Morgan" and in the 19th
> Century as Sarah Freeman.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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