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Blenko Collectors Society 2006
Convention Agenda
Thursday August 10, 2006
8:00 a.m. Blenko
Company Visitor Center opens.
10:00 a.m. Noon
Stained Glass Class
Call Blenko at
304-743-9081 and ask for Don Lemley in stained glass. Twenty Five
participants will create their own 12 k 8 panel with Blenko Dalle
deVerre. Materials fee is $75 and will be paid directly to Blenko.
Panels will be available Friday morning for pick-up at the Visitor
Center. Be prepared! Come with an image in your mind or a drawing of
what you would like to make and wear clothes that you dont mind getting
dirty.
Noon 1:00 p.m.
Lunch a list of local restaurants can be found on the map available
in the Visitor Center at the BCS membership table.
1:00 2:00 Blenko
Factory Tour
Please meet upstairs in
the Visitor Center
2:30 Blenko
Collector Society meeting
Location will be in the
Designers Studio. Please go to the Visitor Center and directions will be
given from there. This is for paid BCS members only.
Your evening is
free. Enjoy the malls, restaurants and more. Maps to some of these
places will be available in the Visitor Center.
Friday August 11, 2006
8:00 Blenko Company
Visitor Center opens
8:00 AM to 9:30AM-Pilgrim
meets Blenko at the Blenko Factory
Retired Pilgrim and Blenko Master
Glass workers will demonstrate the skills required in making true
American art glass. These retired craftsman will be in a shop near the
visitors' gallery. BCS members and the public are invited to watch the
master glass artisans at work creating limited edition pieces that
will be available for purchase Saturday afternoon through a drawing.
9:00 4-H Building
opens (4-H Building on the Fairgrounds across from the Blenko Factory)
10:00 Noon
Presentations (4-H Building on the Fairgrounds across from the Blenko
Factory)
10:05 10:20
Douglas Chapman
former Pilgrim Production Manager on Cameo, Cranberry, Crackle,
Specialty lines, and so much more!
10:25 10:40
Drema Wood on Blenko Colors and Id. Just because a seller says it is
Blenko does not make it so.
10:45 11:10
Tim Alonzo from the Blenko Four Website on how to organize and keep your
Blenko inventory within a push of a key.
11:15 11:55
Dawn Weber Photography Workshop - make your glass look as good in
pictures as it does in person
Noon 1:00 Lunch
will be offered for sale by the 4-H Club
1:15 1:30 Gene
Weekley on The natural Gas prices and how Blenko is coping with them.
1:35 1: 50
Blenko employee Randy Rider The tools used to make glass and the molds
used to make optic.
1:55 2:20
Richard Blenko with the history of the company and the Blenko family
2:30 Meg
Childers and Clay tiles made with your cullet. This class is limited to
15 participants please email BlenkoCollectors@aol.com to join. Everyone
is welcome to stay and watch this class.
Your evening is
free. Enjoy the malls, restaurants and more. Maps to some of these
places will be available in the Visitor Center and at the membership
table in the 4_H Building. Located on the Fairgrounds there will be a
motocross starting at 7: p.m. and practice beginning at 6:00 p.m
admission charge is $8 per person.
Saturday
August 12, 2006
9:00 Blenko Company
Visitor Center opens
8:00 a.m. 9:30
a.m. Blenko & Other Collectible Glass Show & Sale Set-up (4-H Building
on the Fairgrounds across from the Blenko Factory)
10:00 2:00 p.m
Blenko & Other Collectible Glass Show & Sale (4-H Building on the
Fairgrounds across from the Blenko Factory)
Noon Lunch will be
offered for sale by the 4-H Club
3:15 Visitor Center
Raffle drawing. Meet
the former Blenko designers in attendance along with the Blenko
employees and the Blenko Family. Refreshments will be available.
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