A look back at a gourding good time

2007 Gourd Events Calendar

January

12^th – 14^th - CGS Board and Rep meeting Three Rivers, CA

*** Please note! 20th - Feb 3 - Welburn Gourd Farm Half Price Sale - 2 weeks closed Sunday January 20, 2007 is the Opening Day of the Welburn Gourd Farm Annual Sale so there will not be a play day in Costa Mesa but many of us will be at the sale please join us there! Sale ends Feb 3rd.*** Our next gourd play day is Feb 17, 2007.

23rd - Gourd Talk by Susan Sullivan - MacDonald Douglas Wives' Club - Luncheon meeting at Blue Water Grill in So Coast Plaza.

25^rd – General Meeting - Our first meeting of the new year!

27th - Round Gourd Bowl with Woodburned Design Class at Norrah's- With Gourd Artist Sylvia Marson & assisted by Mary Bliss

February

2^nd – 4^th Wuertz Gourd Festival – Casa Grande, AZ - Photo's by Russ Conley, Bill Duncan, Charlie McInturff & Jack Thorp

17th - Gourd Play Day at Norrah's - Photo's by Russ Conley

22^nd – General Meeting – Gourd Seed Exchange - Photo's by Charlie McInturff

24^th – Nadine’s Peyote Stitch Gourd Necklace Class at Norrah’s

March (OC Fair Handbook available the end of the month)

Bill Duncan and Sylvia Marson's gourd art was on display in the Fifth Artist Showcase Event in Costa Mesa, CA.

Click to see pictures of the evening by Russ Conley

17th - Member Artists: Gaye Berger, Cliff and Jan Schmidt will have a booth at the City of Brea Spring Boutique

22^rd – General Meeting - Photo's by Russ Conley and Charlie McInturff

31st - Gourd Play Day at Norrah's - Photo's by Russ Conley and Charlie McInturff

April

21^st & 22^nd Green Scene Fullerton Arboretum OCGS members had a great time at this annual event. Pictures by Russ Conley, Charlie McInturff and Jack Thorp

26^th General Meeting - Pictures by Russ Conley and Charlie McInturff

May

5^th & 6^th – Misti Washington May Weekend – Gourd Classes - Quail Gardens

19^th – Play Day - Pictures by Russ Conley, Pictures by Charlie McIntuff more from Charlie

24^th General Meeting – Work Shop – Gaye Berger will lead us in a "Paper Clay Embellishments" - Pictures by Russ Conley and Charlie McInturff

June

2nd - Mary Pryor will be at the 13th Annual Studio Arts Festival in Irvine details at: www.Irvinefinearts.org

*^3rd – Booth Demo and Sale – Juried Show www.artsYL.org - pictures of The 7^th Yorba Linda Art Show and Sale

10th Sunset at the Zoo - Members will have gourd art for sale at the Santa Ana Zoo 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

16th - Play Day - Workshop is Woodburning with Lazertran Paper with Bill Duncan and Paint and Glaze with Jack Thorp. - Photos by Charlie McInturff

21^st – 22^rd Pre Festival Gourd Classes at Welburn Gourd Farm

*23^th & 24^th 11 International Gourd Art Festival – CGS Competition Pictures by Darlene Propp and Susan Sullivan - Welburn Gourd Farm - Pictures by Charlie McInturff, More stories of the festival

28^th General Meeting - Photo by Russ Conley

July

8th - Sunset at the Zoo - Members will have gourd art for sale at the Santa Ana Zoo 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

This is a wonderful way to spend a family evening picnicking, listing to music, enjoying the zoo and seeing beautiful gourd art.

21st - Play Day - Pictures by Charlie McInturff

26^th - General Meeting - Workshop Gourd Name Tags - Pictures by Russ Conley, Susan Sullivan and Charlie McInturff

August

5th - Final Summer Sunset at the Zoo - Members will have gourd art for sale at the Santa Ana Zoo 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

18th -Play Day - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

23^rd - General Meeting - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

September

15th - Play Day

26th - Gourd Talk given by Susan Sullivan & Booker at Laguna Woods Garden Club 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

27^th General Meeting

October

20th - NO PLAY DAY THIS MONTH join us instead at William R. Mason Regional Park - Join the OCGS in support of Russ Conley - Walk to D’Feet ALS

25^th General Meeting

November - No Meeting - NO PLAY DAY THIS MONTH

10th - The 6^th Gourd & Pumpkin Festival Welburn Gourd Farm - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

10th - Artist Showcase VII - OCGS member Sylvia Marson will be showing at the Triangle Square in Costa Mesa, CA 1870 Harbor Blvd , (below Edwards Theatre ) 6-10pm. Cool Art, Live Entertainment and Refreshments for FREE

10th - Annual Fallbrook Patch Retreat this years is held in Valley Center, CA at The Clark Gourd Farm - Pictures by Mary Bliss and Susan Sullivan

16th & 17th - Nutcracker Boutique, Brea CA - Gourd artist Gaye Berger, Lyrae Perry, Charlie McInturff, Cliff Schmidt, Jan Schmidt and Jack Thorp will have gourd art for sale in booth 155 on the Concourse. This is a great opportunity to get that special someone or may be even yourself a truly unique gourd gift. Also the OCGS Traveling Gourd will be on display in the booth.

The Brea Community center is located on Randolph St. between Imperial Hwy & Birch St. Friday 16th 9am-6pm & Sat. 17th 9am-4pm. Additional parking will be available at Brea Baptist Church (217 E. Birch Street). From there shoppers can ride the Brea Trolley to the Brea Community Center for no additional fee.

18th - Visions & Dreams The Holiday Art & Craft Fest - Gourd artist Sylvia Marson will have art for sale Sunday, 12 Noon to 6:00 pm Address is 2482 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92627. Between Fair/Del Mar & Santa Isabel- Phone 949-650-6929
Food, fun, music, natural products, hand-made jewelry, purses, bath salts sculptures, glass art, pillows, crocheted beanies,
garden statues, didgeridoos, henna art.

December No Meeting or NO PLAY DAY THIS MONTH but we have greeting from the OCGS Elfs Cliff, Booker, Jack and Russ!

1st - International Crèche Exhibit & Music Program in Orange

8th - OCGS's Annual Holiday Potluck and Gourd Ornament Exchange - Pictures by Russ Conley, Booker Preston and Susan Sullivan

21st - TUBACHRISTMAS Show in Anaheim, CA at Downtown Disney, West Entrance - near ESPN. Time 2:00 pm