LOWER LAKE >> The Lower Lake Historic School Preservation Committee will host its 21st annual Quilt and Textile Exhibition from Aug. 2 through Aug. 30 in the Weaver Auditorium of the Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum.
The display will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. A reception will be held on Aug. 9 from noon to 2 p.m. to meet the artists. A spinning and weaving demonstrations will also be featured. The reception is free-of-charge. The museum is accepting entries for the display during regular museum hours, which are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, until July 26. Items for sale will be accepted and can be marked as such on the tag. The preservation committee asks a nominal donation of 20 percent of the sales price on any sales during the exhibit. Featured artists participating in the display include members of the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild, weaver Sheila O”Hara and her weaving class students Janis Eckert, Pam Perry, Suzanne Britz, Ellen Hardenburger, Sylvia Anderson, Hana Musgrove, Lorna Rochman-McEntire, Goldie Pitre, Shellie Taylor and Nancy Nestegard as well as quilter Mary Marion. Works include quilts, weavings, tapestries and bags made of hand-spun and hand-knitted yarn. The public is invited to enter work for the show as well as attend the exhibit. Volunteers are needed to help install the exhibit. To volunteer or for information call 995-3565, email llmuseum@co.lake.ca.us or visit www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Museums/LowerLake.htm.
The museum is located at 16435 Main St. in Lower Lake.
