Tour of Vermont Quarries, Danby facility. The largest underground marble quarry and fabrication shop in the world.
Friday Sept 9th 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the Stone Foundation contact Karl Kaufman for details karl@kaufmannmasonry.com
Timber Framing Workshop: Postponed to 2012
The VGM in collaboration with the Timber Framers Guild will be constructing a timber framed gazebo on the Museum property. Date in 2012 will be announced. If interested in participating please send your inquiry to info@stoneartsschool.org and we notify you of our schedule.
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Drystone certification test: DSWA Level 1
September 9, 2011. Start 8am. Must finish by 4pm.
Testing fee is $200. Michael Weitzner is examiner
Deadline to register is July 31.
Register by sending name and contact information to info@stoneartsschool.org . You must also register with the DSWA by completing the “Application to be tested” form found on their website. http://www.dswa.org.uk/UserFiles/File/test%20application%20form%20UK.pdf and pay the registration fee of $25.00
For questions you may contact the examiner, Michael Weitzner at michael@thistlestoneworks.com
for more information on the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britian go to http://www.dswa.org.uk/
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September 10, 2011 – Granite Festival of Barre
September 10, 2011 10:00 am
FREE ADMISSSION :donations appreciated
7 JONES BROTHERS WAY, BARRE, VT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 10AM-4PM
- LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: carving, blacksmithing, stone splitting
- HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: carving, etching, sandblasting
- VISITING GUESTS: THE STONE FOUNDATION
- VGM PROPERTY NATURE WALK, ALONG PROPOSED MULTIUSE PATH, LEAD BY CHIP DARMSTADT OF NORTHBRANCH NATURE CENTER. 10:30 AM
- LECTURE BY MAC ROOD OF YESTERMORROW, STONE HOUSE RESTORATIONS IN ITALY, 10AM
- IRISH MUSIC: OPEN SESSION 11AM-1PM, BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT!
- FOOD SALES BY THE LIONS CLUB
- BOCCE TOURNAMENT 1PM
- SLIDE PRESENTATION “GIVE ME YOUR HANDS: THE LEGACY OF BARRE SCULPTORS AND THEIR STONE” BY PHOTOGRAPHER LESLIE BARTLETT 1PM
- FILM: “MONUMENTS COME ALIVE” WRITTEN & INTRODUCED BY ILENE GILLANDER 2PM
- STONE OLYMPICS AND GAMES
- ADMISSION FREE, DONATIONS APPRECIATED
REGISTER FOR A CLASS, WWW.GRANITEMUSEUM.ORG (MUST PRE-REGISTER) :
ALSO:
Sunday, September 11, 2011
* Stone Worker’s Mass, special blessing at St. Monica’s Catholic Church 9:30am mass
*Hope Cemetery Tour by Shelley Ibey. Free 10am, Meet at the flagpole.
*Millstone Hill trails historic walk and VGM Annex tour 12noon $2 per/person-meet at the Millstone Hill General Store 34 Church Hill Rd. (Across from the Websterville Post Office).
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September 9, 2011 – Slate Lettering-cancelled
September 9, 2011 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Introductory course in slate letter carving. Instructor Kerry O. Furlani $40 per person
Sorry this class had to be cancelled. We will reschedule in 2012
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September 7 – 9, 2011 – Field Cemetery Lettering
September 7, 2011 – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
September 8, 2011 – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
September 9, 2011 – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
This is an introductory course to teach the fundamentals of cemetery lettering that can be done in the studio or on site. You will learn terminology, tools, and beginning techniques. Instructor Homer Peake.
Course fee is $950 per person. To register email you contact information to info@stoneartsschool.org
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September 7-8 2011 – Dry stone wall building workshop:cancelled
CLASS CANCELED
September 7, 2011 to September 8, 2011 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
At the Vermont Granite Museum and Stone Arts School
A course for beginners interested in learning the art of building a traditional field stone wall. No mortar will be used. This course is suitable for anyone regardless of level of experience or previous work.
$300 fee for this two day workshop. To register send contact information to info@stoneartsschool.org. for additional information call Patty at 802 793-5964.
This course is sponsored in partnership with Historic Windsor’s Preservation Education Institute (HWI/PEI). The Preservation Education Institute is a registered provider of AIA continuing education. 12 hours of learning units for this course for an additional fee of $15 to cover administrative costs. For more information about PEI programs visit www.preservationworks.org or call 802 674-6752.
You must bring your own tools, safety glasses, gloves, and hard tipped shoes. You are responsible for your own lunch and should plan on bringing a water bottle that can be refilled. If you have questions about tools or safety equipment contact the instructor at michael@thistlestoneworks.com
Course will be taught by Michael Weittzner who holds a Master Craftsman Certificate and an Instructor’s Certificate, issued by the DSWA
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