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SAORI Bridges at Elm Park, August 25-29 PDF Print E-mail

Worcester Local First is a

Proud Sponsor of


SAORI Worcester logo - With Worcester
 

 Freestyle Weaving Studio Presents

The SAORI Bridges of Elm Park

Wednesday-Sunday, August 25-29, 2010

Dawn to Dusk, Daily

Elm Park, Worcester


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SAORI banner hand-woven by entire 3rd Grade of
Belmont Community School, Worcester, MA

                

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

Wednesday-Sunday, 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 the basics, see our News Release

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 ARTSWorcester. These scholarships will benefit low-income children and their families, mostly within walking distance of our inner-city studio. The labor, materials, and cost of shipping of the banners to Worcester are all being donated by SAORI Banner Weavers. Banner Weavers: This regularly updated list shows whether we have RECEIVED your banner! Check it out!

FLASH! We Need Volunteers to MONITOR the installation in 4-person teams round-the-clock in 6-hour day shifts or 4-hour night shifts! For details and to VOLUNTEER, visit our Contact Us page!

Volunteer Monitors are already signing up! Check out our mighty Monitor Roster to see who has volunteered for what shifts! Organize your friends! Watch it fill up!

Blessed are the Banner-makers!

We have commitments for all 66 Banners! Please contact us if you still want to donate one!

SAORI Weavers who wish to Weave & Donate a Banner TUITION-FREE at SAORI Worcester, or get help with the banner you are already weaving, read about our Special Banner-Makers' Open Studio

To SPONSOR a Banner, call SAORI Worcester at 508-757-4646 or e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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


Every day of the Installation (Wednesday through Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.), weather permitting, we will have an informal Free Weaving and Acoustic Sing-Along Gathering on the lawn by the Red Bridge. We'll also have a big ukulele -- bring your own musical instruments -- and a loom on hand plus refreshments (NO alcohol), portable SAORI loom, lawn chairs, etc.

 


Vision by Artist Nancy Smith
 
 
 
Iron Bridge: Sample Banner & Reflection
 


 SAORI Bridges of Elm Park is an Art in the Park-related event.

For information on Art in the Park and its other 2010-related events, visit: www.worcestermass.org/arts-culture-entertainment/worcester-cultural-commission


SAORI Worcester logo - With Worcester


SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio is located at

18 Winslow St., Worcester, MA 01609,

We offer classes year-round! To learn more, visit www.saoriworcester.com.

 

SAORI Worcester is a memer of Worcester Local First.

 
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To view our growing roster of locally owned, independent business Underwriters, Sponsors and Members, visit our Marketplace section. Thank you to our business Underwriters, Sponsors and Members plus our individual Friends for your valuable support. To become a business Underwriter, Sponsor or Member or an individual Friend, visit our Membership page.

Underwriters $1,000+ & Sponsors $500

*UNDERWRITER: Commerce Bank & Trust
*UNDERWRITER: Fallon Community Health Plan
*UNDERWRITER: Percy's TV & Appliance
*UNDERWRITER: Pride Productions
*UNDERWRITER: Rotmans
*UNDERWRITER: Struck Catering
*UNDERWRITER: Webster First Federal Credit Union
*UNDERWRITER: Worcester Mag
*UNDERWRITER: Worcester Regional Transit Authority
SPONSOR: Advanced Environmental Solutions
SPONSOR: Air Brush Works
SPONSOR: Beechwood Hotel
SPONSOR: C.C. Lowell
SPONSOR: Computer Hospital
SPONSOR: Domitek
SPONSOR: Francis Harvey & Sons Remodeling
SPONSOR: Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli
SPONSOR: Herlihy Insurance Group
SPONSOR: Knight Security
SPONSOR: Mass. Liquors
SPONSOR: Miles Press
SPONSOR: W2W Festival
SPONSOR: Worcester Tornadoes

Business Members $100

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