{"id":150,"date":"2014-03-29T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T20:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/cultural-field-trip"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:05:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:05:52","slug":"cultural-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/cultural-field-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Field Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sophie and I have had a marvelous Spring Break week, filming at Quilting Arts TV in Ohio, and then visiting our fabric friends and favorite museums in New York City. <\/p>\n

It was great to spend time with Susan Brubaker Knapp on her first day as the new host. We always learn new things watching the other guests in their taping sessions. <\/p>\n

If you are in NYC, be sure to stop by the New York Transit Museum in Grand Central Station, to see the quilt exhibit<\/a> celebrating GC's Centennial. Just in case you can't make it, I stopped by and took photos, which you can see in my New York folder on my photo page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We also visited the small William Morris exhibit downstairs next to the Textile Department<\/a> at the Metropolitan Museum. I am posting photos of the WM designs also on my New York photo page. <\/p>\n

We also saw After Midnight<\/a> which is an absolutely fabulous Duke Ellington musical review, currently with Toni Braxton. The reason I went to see it was because Isabel Toledo did the costumes<\/a>, and Wynton Marsalis is the musical director of the Lincoln Center Jazz ensemble. It was like stepping back in time to the 1920's at the Cotton Club. The costumes, dancing, and music had me grinning the whole time! <\/p>\n

Lastly, I have to tell you about our wonderful experience meeting Joshua Bell after his performance with St Martin in the Fields<\/a>, at Avery Fisher Music Hall. After asking the ushers, we found the Green Room door, and Sophie asked if she could have his autograph. After about 10 minutes, Sophie was invited into the Inner Sanctum of the Avery Fisher backstage area, where Josh and the musicians were having a champagne after-party. Mr Bell put down his glass long enough to speak to Sophie and sign her program. He shook her hand just a little while after performing the Brahms on his 1713 Stradivarius. What a thrill. That girl is so brave! <\/p>\n

POLAR BEAR TOUR:<\/a>
The window of opportunity is closing on the last few spaces with my group<\/a>. We are trying to hold it open until April 1st for our last few quilters to sign up, but once they open it to the public it will fill up fast. If you've been waiting to register, NOW is the time to call Aly<\/a> and put down a deposit! Payment plans are welcome. I don't want you to be disappointed and end up with a group of strangers if you call late. We have a nice group already signed up – very exciting!
 
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2014 Quilty\/Design Travel:
May 1-4 SAQA<\/a> Conference Wash DC
May 16-18 Quilt Market
June 11-14 Quilt Canada<\/a>, Ontario
July 15 Quilt Colorado<\/a>
Oct 1 Quilt Exhibit, Rome
Oct 13-19 Polar Bear Tour, Churchill
Nov 14-16 Color Marketing Group, Orlando <\/span><\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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