Worcester

 Freestyle Weaving Studio Presents

The SAORI Bridges of Elm Park

  

Banner Hand-Woven by Entire 3rd Grade of Belmont Community School, Worcester 

IT'S ALL UP! COME SEE IT! PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE SOON!

                 

A Community Peace Installation of 66 Banners in Elm Park, Worcester, MA, USA

                                                   Wed.-Sun., AUGUST 25-29, 2010, Dawn to Dusk Daily                                                                             

Hand-Woven by Saori Weavers of Worcester & the World

Print our Special Event FLYER for your friends & refrigerator!

For basic information, see our Press Release For what this Exhibit Means, read THIS

JUST OUT: Great articles about the Exhibit in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and in Worcester Magazine!

URGENT! We STILL Need Volunteers to MONITOR the installation in 4-person teams round-the-clock in 6-hour day shifts or 4-hour night shifts!

Check out our MONITOR ROSTER to see when help is needed most! To VOLUNTEER, visit our Contact Us page!

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NOTE: ANY BLANK SLOTS MUST BE FILLED BY SAORI Worcester Staff = You’ll Have a Team no matter what shift you sign up for!

 

After the installation, each of the 66 Banners will be gifted to SPONSORS who make tax-deductible gifts to the SAORI Scholarship Fund, managed by Arts Worcester.

These scholarships will benefit low-income children and their families, mostly within walking distance of our inner-city studio.

To express interest in SPONSORING a Banner, call Saori Worcester at 508-757-4646 or send us an email

The labor, materials, and cost of shipping of the banners to Worcester are all being donated by Saori Banner Weavers!

Banner Weavers: as of 8-15-10, all pledged banners have been RECEIVED! On Time! Amazing! Blessed are the Banner-Makers!

 

DURING THE 5-DAY INSTALLATION: FUN EVENTS DAILY = MAKE FRIENDS!

Every day of the Installation (Wed. through Sun.), 6-8pm, weather permitting, we will have an informal Free Weaving and Acoustic Sing-Along Gathering on the lawn by the Red Bridge.

We'll have a big ukulele and a loom on hand - bring your own musical instruments, refreshments (NO alcohol), portable Saori loom, lawn chairs, etc.

                                                                                 

                                                               Vision of Wooden Bridge by Nancy Smith          Sponsored by Worcester Local First               Sample Iron Bridge Banner with Pond Reflection

of which SAORI Worcester is a proud Member

 Saori Bridges of Elm Park is an Art in the Park 2010-Related Event.

For info on Art in the Park & other Art-in-the-Park 2010-Related Events, visit: http://www.worcestermass.org/arts-culture-entertainment/worcester-cultural-commission/

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