This spectacular quilt show has been at the Oakland Convention Center for decades and will be in the Craneway in Richmond this year. It is going to be a wonderful event in the Craneway. , and they are trying it in Richmond this year.  We want to keep them, so we need to be sure the crowds show up!  Rosemary

The East Bay Heritage Quilters, a huge guild of very accomjplished quilters, will be holding its biennial quilt show in Richmond this March.  EBHQ has existed for more than 30 years, and has been mounting their spectacular quilt shows in Oakland until now.  Some of the best quilters and fabric artists in the

country will be showing thier pieces.  Also, there will be a special exhibit of African American quilts, and a mini-mall of vendors.

Here are the particulars:  Who:  The East Bay Heritage Quilters
                                     What:  "Voice in Cloth" - gigantic quilt show which will also include wearable art
                                     Where:  The Craneway Pavillion, on the bay side of the Ford Building at the end of Harbour Way in Richmond
                                     When:  Saturday, March 17, 10-5, & Sunday, March 18, 10-4
                                     Cost:  Two day admission:  adult $12, child

(5-12) $3. & under 5 free.  Early purchase is $10 for adults
                                     Added features:  6 demonstrations of quilting skills, 38 vendors, & silent auction of quilts
                                     Special exhibit:  There will be a "show within the show" of 22 quilts from the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland. 

The theme of the special exhibit is "Ancestral Memories."Each quilt tells its own story about some aspect of remembering ancestors including the underground railroad, voting as a family, and traveling from Africa.

For more information about the EBHQ quilt show contact Suzi Stone at hzs1@netzero.net or 510-758-1447, Sonia Callahan at hcall@aol.com or 510-834-3706, or Rosemary Corbin at rdcorbin at rdcorbin@sbcglobal.net or 510-235-5779.  For more information about the AAQG "show-within-a-show" contact Blanche Brown at 510-251-1535 or blanchebrown@gmail.com.