45th Annual  OHIO GOURD SHOW "It's a Gourdgeous World" will be held Saturday, September 29, 2007 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 30, 2007 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gourd Workshops on September 28, 29 & 30 ( workshop schedule now online ) at the Darke County Fairgrounds Greenville, Ohio

 For the 2007 Ohio Gourd Show, the Show Committee has selected the theme, “It’s a Gourdeous World”.  Gourds are utilized around our globe as functional utensils, storage vessels, fishing floats, musical instruments, birdhouses and decorative art.  It is also true that our world is gorgeous – whether viewed from space, or close-up through a microscope.  We live on a planet of miracles.  The Ohio Gourd Society invites you to express your view of our world, or any part of its wonder, through your gourd creation.  Gourds are known world-wide, and seem the appropriate medium to illustrate that, “It’s a Gourdeous World.”
Welcome to the 2007 Ohio Gourd Show.  The show will be staged in the Coliseum (exhibits and vendors) and Youth Building (workshops, meals, Sunday Worship) on the Darke County Fairgrounds, located near the intersection of State Routes 121 and 49 in southwest Greenville, OH.  The show is open to the public with an entrance fee of $2.00 per person.  Ohio Gourd Society members are admitted free upon presentation of their membership cards.  Parking is free to all, and children under twelve are admitted free.

Food, gourds, gourd art and gourd music will be available on the grounds Saturday and Sunday.  Make it – Take it opportunities will be available without advanced reservation for children and adults.  Gourd workshops (requiring pre-registration) will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (lunch is not provided).  The Coliseum will not be open to the public on Friday.

The Saturday dinner (pre-registration required) will include an auction of gourd supplies and gourd art pieces.   A brief meeting of the Ohio Gourd Society will follow the dinner.

The Sunday morning breakfast, also requiring pre-registration, will feature gourd hat contests for women, men, and children.  Wear your best gourd hat in honor of Jim Story.   Everyone is welcome to participate in the hat contests without prior registration. Gourds must predominate!

Friday, September 28
9:00 a.m. – Noon Workshop classes (must be pre-registered).    Gourd entry tags available in Coliseum, lower   floor.  Exhibitors may place displays and  entries during the afternoon and evening.  Building closes at 9:00 p.m.
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Workshop classes (must be pre-registered).

Saturday, September 29
8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Coliseum open to set up displays and entries.  Entry tags available until 11:00 a.m.
9 a.m. Show opens to the public.  Make it – Take it  projects all day without pre-registration.
9 a.m. – Noon Workshop classes (must be pre-registered).
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Judging of competitive entries.
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Workshop classes (must be pre-registered).
5:00 p.m. Show closes.
6:00 p.m. Gourd Dinner (pre-registration is required),  auction and OGS Meeting.

Sunday, September 30
7:00 a.m. Gourd Breakfast (pre-registration is required).
8:30 a.m. Christian Worship – everyone welcome.
9:00 a.m. Show opens to the public.  Make it – Take it  projects all day without pre-registration.
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Workshop classes (must be pre-registered).
5:00 p.m. Show closes.  Drive safely!

Links to more show details:

• workshop schedule and registration information
• vendor regulations
• competitive entry information
• explanation of terms in competitive entry classes
• meal reservation information
• lodging information

Show Chair...........………………....................……………………Bruce Barber
Publicity……………………………...........……..……….………….Lois Smith
Workshops..............................................................Terry Sipple and John Martin
Staging and Judging ……………………………….……Karen and John Martin
Gourd Sales Area……………..……Terry Sipple, Gordon Smith and Tim Moss
Concessions……………………………….……….………………Bruce Barber
Gourd Dinner………………………….………….......Marilyn and Terry Sipple
Gourd Breakfast…………………….…...………..Abe Martin and Terry Sipple
Music Program…………………………...................…..…….…Larry Sherman