WOOD   CARVING   CLUBS

and

CARVER'S  EVENTS  in  the  US & CANADA

2008

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CA  

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California Carvers Guild
NC Feb 16-17

Charlotte Woodcarvers Club

25th Anniversary Showcase of Woodcarvings 2008 at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 3635 Park Road, Charlotte NC 28209 12-6 Sat & 10-4 Sun. Adm. Free Contact Club at PO Box 11894, Charlotte, NC 28220-1894 or Showcase@CharlotteWoodcarvers.com 
TN Mar 8 

Woodcarvers Connection

2008 Appalachian Woodworking Expo, Woodcarving & Woodturning Show sponsored by Woodcarvers Connection and Woodcraft, Contact Woodcarvers' Connection,803 Carroll Creek Rd.,Johnson City, TN 37601 (423) 282-5092 or appywoodworkingexpo@yahoo.com
WA Mar 8-9

Kitsap County Woodcarvers

22nd Annual Juried Show 2008 at the West Side Improvement Club, National Ave and E St, Bremerton, WA.  Sat 11:00am to 6:00pm, Sun 10:00am to 5:00pm  Contact Mark Campbell 360.337.1162

WA Mar 14-16

Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Association

13th Annual SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON WOOD CARVERS JURIED EXHIBIT AND SALE at the Tri-Tech Skills Center, Kellogg at Metaline, Kennewick, WA 99336  Contact for pre-registration Vi Hiltwein 509.582.5737, mail-ins to Betty Pitzer 509.582.4516 and Vendors contact Ron Lunde 509.582.8694
MB Mar 29-30

Prairie Canada Carving Championship

Prairie Canada Carvers Association Championship at the Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Sat. 9am-4:30pm & Sun 9:30am -4pm.  Contact Ted Muir 204.237.1385 tedmuir@shaw.ca 
OR Apr 5-6

Capitol Carvers

Capitol Carvers Show, Salem Senior Center, Salem, OR  Contact Dave Disselbrett 503.390.9125 disselbrett@aol.com or Everett Koontz 503.581.8428
BC Apr 5-6

Vancouver Islands Woodcarvers

18th Annual Brant Festival Wildlife Woodcarving Competition & 11th Annual Canadian Fish Carving Championship, Parksville Community Centre, 132 Jensen Ave.    More than $7000 in prize money and awards.  Hrs 10-5 Sat.  10-4 Sun.  See our website for details www.thebrant.ca  Contacts:  Bill Beese 250-923-4354 beesefam@crcable.net or Dennis Drechsler 250-479-9165 whalecarvings@telus.net 
ND Apr12-13

 Red River Valley Woodcarvers

33rd Annual Show and 1st Annual Competition by the Red River Valley Woodcarvers Club at the DoubleWood Inn, Fargo, ND.   Contact, Barry Kutzer 701-232-8718 or ole40@msn.com .
OR Apr 12-13 Southcoast Woodcarvers Southcoast Woodcarvers 17th Annual Show & Sale, North Bend Cmmunity Center, 2222 Broadway, North Bend, OR.  Contact Bill Hanna 541.345.2371 cedarwinds@harborside.com 
ID May 3-4 Idaho Woodcarvers Guild Idaho Woodcarvers Guild Annual Show at the Idaho Fish & Game MK Nature Center, South Walnut St., Boise, ID.  Non-juried, no entrance fee.  Bring entries on Friday 2-5 pm.  Contact Doug Rose 208.387.0492 or roseboise@yahoo.com
MT May 3-4

Western Montana Woodcarvers

11th Annual Western Montana Wood Show at the Western Montana Fairgrounds, 1101 South Ave Missoula , MT Sat 9-4:30 Sun 12:00-4:00  Contact Donna Syvertson 406-251-4197  sands@montana.com or Dorothy Heberg 406.258.6007
BC May 3

Central Fraser Valley Woodcarvers

Central Fraser Valley Woodcarvers “Art of the Carver”  Abbotsford, B.C.  Ag-Rec Blg, 32470 Haida Dr. Abbotsford BC Canada.  Call Rick 604.824.9891 or e-mail Bonnie at sorenson@shaw.ca
WA May 10

Capitol Woodcarvers

Capitol Carvers 19th Annual Creativity in Wood Show at the Olympic Center, 222 North Columbia Street, Olympia, WA  9-5  Demos, Displays, Classes, Drawings, Vendors   Contact Paul Kressin (360) 352-5411 or John Templar (360) 273-0977 for more information.
WA May 10

NW Decoy Collectors Show

34th Annual Show at the Best Western Hotel/CottonTree Convention Center, 2300 Market St, Mount Vernon, WA 98273  Contact Brett Stark 206.963.8800 or BrettStark2003@yahoo.com 
WA May 16-17

NW Driftwood Artists 

45th Annual Driftwood Sculpture Show 10-5 pm at the Country Village Courtyard Hall, 23714 Bothell-Everett Hwy (Rte. 527) Bothell, WA  Contact Joanne Barrie Lynn 425.821.9128 or JoanneLynn@wingsroots.com 
BC May 24-25   Richmond Carvers Society 19th Annual Wood Carving Show at the Steveston Community Center, 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC. Canada.   A juried show featuring a wide variety of carving styles and techniques.  Contact Len Sawyer 604.266.3913 or visit our website: www.richmondcarvers.ca 
WA Jun 5-8 Woodcarver's Rendezvous 11th Annual sponsored by Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Association, at the Benton County Fairgrounds, East 10th Ave, Kennewick, WA, Contact event coordinator Kim Rust, 509.586.4175 mkimber@charter.net 
WA Jun 13-15

Spokane Carvers

Annual Rendezvous at Spokane KOA.  Carving contest, potluck, BBQ, excellent instruction.  Contact Gloria Strandquist 509.924.1186  Campint inquiries 509.924.4722
WA Jul 12

NWCA Summer Picnic

7th Annual Summer Picnic Sponsored by Northwest Carvers Assn. at North Lake Community Center (SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR) 33228 38th Ave S, Federal Way, WA  Contact Richard LaPlante 253-569-2140 or 235-833-4585
MN Jul 26

Blackduck Woodcarvers Assn.

25th Year Celebration of the Blackduck Woodcarver's Festival, Blackduck, Minnesota 56630  9-4 pm For more information Contact Rob Stomberg 218.835.4949
WA Jul 26-29

Spit N'Whittle

Quilceda Carvers Quilceda Carvers Annual Spit n Whittle, BURLINGTON, WA (Friday Creek Camp Grounds, 4474 Friday Creek Rd, 2 miles East from Exit 236 on I5) Contact Ron Randles, 360-659-2769. Rrrandless@aol.com, or Laura Fraser, 425-501-0592, designwoods@hotmail.com, www.quilcedacarvers.com.
BC Aug 16-17

Shuswap Carvers and Woodworkers

6th Annual Show & Sale at Sorrento Memorial Hall, 1148 Passchendaele Rd, Sorrento, BC, Canada.  Entries accepted in both carving and woodworking disciplines.   For entry registration, write to Shuswap Carving & Woodworking Show Committee, Box 123, Sorrento, BC VOE 2WO or e-mail to shuswapwoodshow@hotmail.com and mention "wood show" in the subject line.
WA Nov 8-9 Northwest Carvers Assoc. 28th Annual Show & Sale at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in  the  Pavilion  Hall, 9th & Meridian, Puyallup, WA  Contact Greg Hewitt 253-874-3164 glhewitt1@comcast.net or Bob Harkness 253.833.4626 or c.l.harkness@att.net 
TX 2009 Jan 30-31

Rio Grand Valley Woodcarvers

23rd Annual Woodcarvers Show at the Pharr International Convention Center, 3000 N Cage Blvd, Pharr, TX 78577. Hrs. 10-4 both days. Contact Dorothy 956-581-2448 for more info  
TX Feb 2-7

Rio Grand Valley Woodcarvers

10th Annual "Rally on The Rio" Woodcarving Classes at the Kelly Civic Center, 1011 W Kelly Ave, Pharr, TX.  Hrs. 8-5 daily.  Details & Reg. at http://www.iidbs.com/riogrand Contact Ronald Henson rallyontherio@sbcglobal.net and put Rally in the subject line.

WOOD  CARVING  CLUBS

UNITED STATES

AK

Alaska Last Frontier Woodcarvers

Rm 204 Eagle River Municipal Bldg Ccmcd@hotmail.com 907-696-0725 AKBENNETTS@gci.net 907-694-9706

Anchorage

 

AK

Southeast Alaska Carvers Guild

9411 Long Run Drive leetj@ptialaska.net

Juneau

99801

AR

Woodcarvers of NW Arkansas

PO Box 5533    479-855-1699  wiley@cox-internet.com  

Bella Vista

72714

AZ

Arizona Woodcarvers 

1505 N. 53 St 

Scottsdale

85254

AZ

Arizona Woodcarvers Assn.

PO Box 60611  Contact Charles Gerry Kroger  krogerry@cox.net 

Phoenix

85082

AZ

Cactus Carvers

Terry Damato Pres.

Sunrise

85373

AZ

Grand Canyon State Woodcarvers, Inc.

7908 W. Monte Vista   602-971-5844 luekerw@msn.com

Scottsdale

85257

CA

Tri-Valley Wood Carvers

 woodbycousins@juno.com

Pleasanton

94566

CA

California Carvers Guild

See website for member clubs, addresses, and contacts

 

 

CO

Colorado Carvers

1279 Cressida Crt.    

Lafayette

80026

CO

Colorado Carvers Club

PO Box 19171

Golden

80219

CO

Pike's Peak Whittlers

PO Box 75367  Robert E. Gorczyca 719-471-1908 rgorczyca@earthlink.net

Colorado Springs

80970

CO

TriCity Woodcarvers

10689 Union Way, Contact Donald Dutcher 303.466.8577 or ddut788323@aol.com Broomfield 80021
CT

Back Yard Carvers

12 Wakemore Street    Pat D'Arinzo 203-322-0404 pdarinzo@optonline.net  Darien 06820
FL

Lake Wood Carvers

Lowe's on Hiway 441  Contact Gene Thomas ethomas6@cfl.rr.com  Leesburg  
FL

Deltona Woodcarvers Club

PO Box 6111  Contact Jess Helwig 386-789-3239 deltonawoodcarvers@yahoo.com Deltona 32728

FL

Emerald Coast Carvers

Meets Wed-Fri  9-12 during Jan, Feb, Mar  jimjam943@aol.com

Destin

32540

FL Capital City Carvers Contact Barbara Mann 840-562-8460 Tallahassee 32301

FL

Hogtown Whittlers

1001 NW 34th St     Contact  Frits Klaassen   352-373-8805  haarlem@gru.net

Gainesville

32605

FL

Suncoast Woodcarvers Assn

1770 62 Ave N   Bill Sistar  725-621-2374  sistar@netmeg.net

St. Petersburg 

33702

ID

Idaho Woodcarvers Guild

1982Roanoke Dr       roseboise@yahoo.com

Boise 

83712

ID

North Idaho Carvers

Contact Ken Dorris 208.772.8166    

ID

Snake River Woodcarvers 

davefx@dna.ida.net 

Idaho Falls

 

IL

Cornbelt Carving Club

304 E Mulberry, PO Box 426  cornbeltcarver@hotmail.com

Normal

    61761

IN

Council Oak Woodcarvers

 318 Teri St.    Contact Marcia Yrineo 574.204.2856 cowoodcarvers@yahoo.com Carving every Saturday 9:00AM to 12:00PM at the Centre Branch Library, corner of Miami Street and Kern Road South Bend 46614
IN

Tri-State Woodcarvers 

6501 N. Green River Road    Contact Linda Allen 812-867-5734  Brulinallen@aol.com  Evansville 47725

MI

Leaning Tree WoodCarvers

PO Box 246 Contact Dave Allerding 269-623-6517 timbercarver@timbercarver.com

Delton

49046

MN

Minnesota Decoy & Waterfowl Carving Club

Club meets at Hope Lutheran Church, 4728 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN at 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday of each month7:00PM on the First Tuesday of Each Month

Minneapolis  

MO

St. Charles Area Woodcarvers

Community & Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters-Howell Road  Charles Sapp 636-928-0149 Charles@TheSapps.com

St. Peters

63376

MO

Ozark Mountain Woodcarvers of Southern MO  

24 Lands End, Kimberling City,  Contact evansjr@lvbw.net

Kimberling City

65686

NM

Dona Ana Woodcarvers

539 La Melodia Drive   Contact  Ed Dombrowski  505-521-4910  epdombrowski@cs.com 

Las Cruces

88011

NY

Woodcarvers Of Queens

94-05  71st  Ave  Henry or George  Chau  718-544-0265  wcarve@hotmail.com

Forest Hills

11375

OK Oklahoma City Woodcarvers

504 Country Lane, Midwest City, OK 73130

Midwest City 73110

OR

The Capitol Woodcarvers

PO Box 13321  

Salem

97309

OR

Coastal Carvers

Box 1005

Lincoln City 

97367

OR

National Fish Carvers Guild

922 NW 20th CT   Contact Dale Barrett   541-923-5935 FLYBOY@bendcable.com

Redmond

97756

OR

Southcoast Woodcarvers

10144 Hwy 42  Cedarwinds@harborside.com

Coquille

97450

OR

Western Woodcarvers Assoc.

4033 SW Canyon Road Cheatham Hall bdixon6@ihpc.net

Portland

97221

OR

Woodsculptors Northwest

1970 SE Pheasant Drive

Beaverton

97006

PA

United Chainsaw Carvers Guild

UCCG Director, Jim Rourke, HC 12, Box 528-B Director@uccg.org

Dingmans Ferry

18328

SD

Hay Camp Woodcarvers

c/o Diane Krause - 5975 Majestic Trail 

Rapid City

57702

TN

Evergreene Woodcarvers

Contact Neva Nolen      BsnNnn@aol.com 

Greenville

37708

TX

Chip O Tex Woodcarving Club

Park Place Estates, 5401 W Bus 83,  Contact Don Angelbeck  Chip_O_Tex@yahoo.com  Harlingen 78552
TX

Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers

RR1 Box 2640 Contact Elaine Craft 956-519-8209 etcraft@hotmail.com 

Mission

78574

TX

Texas Woodcarvers Guild

973 E fm 916  joesamhays@yahoo.com

Rio Vista

76093

WA

American Assoc. of Woodturners

4326 S. Bell St.  Contact  Bob Means  turnerbob@juno.com   

Tacoma 

98408

WA

Capitol Wood Carvers Association

Box 11988   Contact Paul Kressen President 360-325-5411 pek1938@olywa.net

Olympia

98508

WA

Carvers Guild (chainsaw)

4524 Glendale Rd

Clinton

98236

WA

Evergreen Woodworkers Guild

P.O. Box 1094  Contact Bill Cogswell, 253-770-3921 or   Capitol Carvers, PO Box 13321, Salem, OR 97309.

Sumner

98390

WA

Feather & Quill Carvers

1117 NE 124th Ave   willhayden33@comcast.net or dbaiar@comcast.net 

Vancouver

98684

WA

Inland Carvers

13520 Shone Road c/o Donald Nanson

Nine Mile Falls 

99026

WA

Kitsap County Woodcarvers

PO Box 486  

Port Orchard

98366

WA

Lower Columbia Woodcarvers

PO Box 2829   Contact Dwayne Van dvan57@q.com

Longview 

98532

WA

Northwest Wood Carvers Assn

PO Box 6092   webmaster@woodcarvers.org

Federal Way

98063

WA

Northwest Driftwood Artists

13214 NE 89th     jomarsh@verizon.net 

Redmond

98052

WA

Puget Sound Carvers

6220 43rd NE

Seattle

98115

WA

Puyallup Valley Carvers

1304 7th Ave SW

Puyallup 

98371

WA

Quilceda Carvers

PO Box 1846   charlie@quilcedacarvers.com

Marysville

98270

WA

Spokane Carvers

P.O. Box 9987 spokanecarversinfo@att.net

Spokane

99209

WA

Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Assn

PO Box 6962      kayechip@msn.com

Kennewick

99336

WA

Yakima Regional Woodcarvers

 PO Box 10182   Contact uniqueart@charter.net 

Yakima

98909

WI

Rock River Valley Carvers

1742 Chapman Ave   Contact 608-363-0554 or kjendlie@charter.net 

Beloit

53511

WI

Wildlife Carving Club

9461 River Road  Contact Dennis Bell 262-694-2293  racinecarvers@cedarstump.us                 

Pleasant Prairie

53158

CANADA 

AB

N. Alberta Wood Carvers Association

11247-59 Ave    nawca@ecn.ab.ca

Edmonton, AB

T6H1G2

AB Alberta Wildlife Carving Assn.

 Barbara Mikaluk (AWCA President) www.albertawildlifecarving.ca                             

Ardrossan, AB T8E2B2

AB  

Chinook Wildfowl Carvers Assn.

c/o 50 Somerglen Rd SW   info@chinookwildfowlcarvers.com 

Calgary, AB

T2Y 3S2

BC

Central Fraser Valley Carvers 

Box 8000-408  Bob Young, Pres.  bandjyoung@telus.net

Abbotsford, BC

V2S6H1

BC

Mid-Island Carving Club

500 Bowen Road   Contact   Charles Renoe Pres. 250-756-0686  csrenoe@shaw.ca

Nanaimo, BC

V9R1Z7

BC

North Okanagon Carvers Society

3928 Cascade Dr  the-lidleys@telus.net

Vernon, BC

V1T9E7

BC

Oceanside Woodcarvers

Ken Mogensen, President                   1399 Pilot Way  ken&lizmogensen@telus.net

 Nanoose Bay, BC

V9P9B8

BC

Richmond Carvers Society

P.O. Box 36507 Seafair Post Office JohnandMaria@vanspronssen.com

Richmond, BC

V7C5M4 

BC

South Okanagon Woodcarvers

Eagle Bluff RR-2

Oliver, BC

V081T0

BC

Vancouver Island Woodcarvers

P.O. Box 53  Ed Raaflaub, Pres. raafl467@shaw.com 

Lantzville, BC

V0R2H0

BC

Friends of Wild Arc

801 Stanehill Place   Contact Heather Johnson 250-478-7000 or heatherjjohnson@shaw.ca

Victoria, BC

V9A3X2

BC

Campbell River Shoreline Arts Society

PO Box 20097  Contact Jack Minshull  250-923-5078  jacglad@telus.net

Campbell River, BC

V9W7Z5 

BC

Coverdale Carvers Club

8220 King George Highway  Contact Stan Freeman 604-590-2837 stanfreeman@shaw.ca 

Surrey, BC

V3W6E1

MB

Les Gens de Bois Woodcarving Club

c/o 11 Brereton Road    Contact Rick Brereton 204-255-8240 beaverbaywoodcarving@shaw.ca

Winnipeg, MB 

R2J 2T7

MB

Prairie Canada Carvers Assoc.

428 Ash St   Contact Ted Muir 204.237.1385  tedmuir@shaw.ca

Winnipeg, MB

R3N 0R2

ON

Guelph Carving Club

St James the Apostlen Church, 86 Glasgow St N,  Meets Mon. 6-9 pm Contact Tom Moffat moffat1@sympatico.ca 

Guelph, ON

N1H4W2

ON

Tri-Town Carving Club

692 Brewster St. Box 671, Jude Heon heon99@personainternet.com    (Includes New Liskeard, Haileybury, & Cobalt)

Haileybury, ON

P0J1K0

ON

Chantry Carvers

Chantry Seniors Centre,  c/o P.O.Box 1164
Contact  jimjam943@aol.com

Southampton , ON  

N0H 2L0

QC

Les Artisans Sculpteurs des Cantons

172 Élaine C Poirier  Sherbrooke, QC

J1H2X9

SK

Regina Whittlers and Woodcarvers

c/o 94 McCaul Cres.  Contact Lars Rostad  306-543-8861  lars.r@sasktel.net 

Regina, SK

S4R 3X1

ENGLAND

 UK 

Wooldale Carvers

 Contact Mr Wilf Hansom  Phone +44 01484 847879 or wilfhansum@tiscaly.co.uk 

Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England

 

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