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Berea quilt show set for Aug. 1-2

July 17, 2008

BEREA - The city of Berea will celebrate the art of quilting during the fourth annual "Quilt Extravaganza" weekend, Aug. 1 and 2.

This city-wide event, sponsored by the Berea Arts Council and the City of Berea, will feature a wide array of quilt displays, including an exhibit of contemporary art quilts, traditional and antique quilts from private collections, and a community show featuring quilts created by area quilters. Galleries and other businesses throughout Berea also will feature special quilt exhibits.

Events Aug. 1 will include a Vendor's Market featuring quilting supplies, fabric, quilted items, gifts and antiques; and a lecture presented by Kate Egerton, English professor at Berea College, focusing on quilting traditions in American literature: "Piecing is Orderly, But Stories are Not." Friday evening a "Ten Minute Play Festival" will present 10 original 10-minute plays, each with a theme of family relationships.

For advance tickets, call (859) 985-9317; tickets also will be sold at the door.

On Aug. 2, in addition to the many quilt displays and Vendor's Market, a luncheon at the newly renovated historic Boone Tavern Hotel will be served. Marikay Waldvogel, a nationally known quilt authority, will present "The Story Behind the Mystique of Kentucky Quilts."

Reservations and advance tickets are required by calling (859) 985-9317.

"Quilts with a Kick," an art quilt exhibit featuring the work of the Kentucky Art Quilters, will be on display at the Berea Arts Council Gallery, 116 Main St., Berea, through Aug. 29.

All events are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted. For a complete schedule of events and more detailed information, visit www.berea.com or call (859) 985-9317.

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