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2010 events

 Feb 12-14 The Illinois Gourd Society- Southern Regional Chapter folks are planning a regional event with The Midwestern Herb  and Garden Show inside Times Square Mall, at Mount Vernon, IL: read details here
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Apr 17-18 Baskets and Gourds Containers of Our Culture -- in Visalia CA. Hosted by the Tulare/Sequoia Gourd Patch and Endorsed by the California Gourd Society. A two-day event of classes. Details on the CA Gourd Society web: www.calgourd.com/events/baskets_and_gourds_2010/baskets_and_gourds.html
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Apr 17-18 The 3rd Annual Tennessee Volunteer Gourd Society Home Grown & Hand Made Gourd Festival will be held at the Bledsoe Community Complex Center, 234 Allen P. Deakins Road, Pikeville, TN 37367. Vendors, Demontrations, Workshops, Music and Kids Activities. -- see website!
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May 1-2 NW IL Regional Festival -- at Jacks Grain and Gourds, Durand IL. Classes and vendors contact Carol Lawrence, cjvan@hotmail.com.  Durand is located about 20 miles northwest of Rockford,Illinois
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May 8-9 3rd Annual North Mississippi Gourd Festival at the Adkins Farms in Booneville MS. ==Cancelled due to flooding==. For more information please see www.adkinsfarms.com or email adkinsfarms@yahoo.com
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May 14–16 Kentucky Gourd Society Gourd Art Show at the Spencer County Elementary School  Taylorsville KY. www.kygourdsociety.com
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May 15–16 8th Annual Greg K. Leiser Farms Gourd Art Festival, in Knights Landing CA.  Pre-festival classes are May 12 to 14th. For more information please visit our website www.GourdFarmer.com or email us at gleiser@afes.com 
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May 27–Jul 11 Texas Gourd Society’s 2010 Southwest Gourd Fine Art Show at the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center in Kerrville, Texas. For more information: www.kacckerrville.com/gourdshow.html 
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June 4-6 GOURD ARTISTS GATHERING --  in Cherokee, North Carolina. Set-up and earlybird activities on Thursday, June 3. Our theme is:  "Who is that masked gourd?"
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June 5 The Great Gourd Gathering at The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur IL. Classes and vendors.  Arthur is located about 46 miles south of Champaign, Illinois. 
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June11-12 "Get Out of Your Gourd” class in Helena, Montana. Instructors are Robert and Judith Bennett. For more information please see www.helenainstiture.com
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June 11-12 California Gourd Society’s San Diego Patch is holding the 1st annual Gourdstock at the Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center, California. calgourd.com/events/fallbrook_gourd_gala/fallbrook_gourd_gala.html
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June 17-19 Pennsylvania Gourd Society’s 8th annual Gourd Fest -- Smucker’s Gourd Farm in Lancaster County PA. For more information go to www.pagourdsociety.org or call 610-304-4419.
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July 17-18 The NorthWest Gourd Festival "Celebrating Nature's Canvas"  Moses Lake, WA. Classes begin on July 15th and will run through the festival weekend. www.wagourdsociety.org/NorthWestGourdFestival.htm
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July 30, 31, &
Aug 1
Georgia Gourd Society Show at the Georgia National Fair Grounds in Perry Georgia
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Sep 8-Oct 8 The Ice House Gallery's 9th Annual Gourd Show, Mayfield, Kentucky.  For more information go to www.icehousearts.org or e-mail :icehousearts@att.net
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Sept 10-11 "Get Out of Your Gourd” class in Helena, Montana. Instructors are Robert and Judith Bennett. For more information please see www.helenainstiture.com
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Sept 11-12 North Carolina Gourd Society’s 69th annual Arts and Crafts Festival on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information go to ncgourdsociety.org
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Sept 11-12 Geneva Chamber of Commerce is having another Gorgeous Gourds Festival. September 11-12 , in Geneva. This event is in conjunction with the 29th Annual Festival of the Vine in the downtown area. There will be vendors. Contact Ellen Townsley, ETownsley@genevachamber.com
Geneva is located about 46 miles west of Chicago, Illinois.
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Sept 17-18 1st Annual Mississippi Gourd Festival to be held at the Smith County Ag Complex, in Raleigh,  Mississippi. For more information on classes or to be a vendor, go to: www.mississippigourdsociety.org
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Sept 17-19 MIchigan Festival of Gourds  -  at the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds in Imlay City MI. Vendors, classes, live entertainment, judged competition, demonstrations.  All proceeds to benefit Children's Hospital of Michigan.  See: Michiganfestivalofgourds.com
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Sept 17-19 Fall ILGS State Festival at the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe. Classes contact Sandy Bulgrin, sbulgrin@mac.com. Vendors contact Joyce Dankowski, lady_jd@att.net. Competition contact Thomas Bloore, tbloore@sbcglobal.net or Sally Arnold, sassyii@sbcglobal.net. General questions contact Bonnie Cox, ilmidwife@aol.com. 
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Sept 23-26 FLORIDA GOURD SOCIETY 3rd ANNUAL RETREAT -Held at Deerhaven Retreat and Conference Center, 47924 NFS 540-2, Paisley, FL  32767. Registration for classes and lodging updated on the FGS website: www.flgourdsoc.org
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Sept 25-26 Ohio Gourd Society’s annual Gourd Show at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio. For more information: OhioGourdSociety.com
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October 
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Morton Arboretum --  weekends in October, in Lisle.  There will be classes and vendors. Contact Jill and Wes Nelson,  twofeathers25@yahoo.com.   Lisle is located about 26 miles west of Chicago, Illinois.
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Oct 15-17  15th Annual Lone Star Gourd Festival in Fredericksburg TX at the Gillespie Country Fairground in the Pedernales River Valley of  the Texas Hill Country.  Workshops, Demonstrations, Judged Competition 
& a free Kids Kraft Korner.  Visit TexasGourdSociety.org for  further details and updates.
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Oct 16-17 Alabama Gourd Society’s 12th annual Gourd Show -- Cullman Civic Center in Cullman, Alabama. For more information go to: alabamagourdsociety.org
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Nov 6-7 9th annual Virginia Gourd Festival in Stephens City. Workshops, vendors, silent auction and more! For details please see: VirginiaLoversGourdSociety.org
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Nov 13-14 Idaho Gourd Society’s Gourd Festival-- Holiday Inn Convention Center on Vista in Boise. For more information, go to: idahogourdsociety.org/festival.html
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