PLACE: Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont; exit 5 on I-89

DATES: The show will be almost a month earlier next year than in the past - June 29-July 1. The opening reception at Plumley Armory is June 28 from 4:30-6:30pm; the Champagne Preview at Shapiro Field House is also on the 28^th, starting at 7:00pm.

CLASSES: We will offer 70 or more classes between June 28 through July 1.

As of October 1, the following teachers are under contract: Bobbie Aug, Barbara Barber, Jan Benander, Ann Bird, Nancy Chandler and Mary Jane Simpson, Jo Diggs, Ellen Eddy, Cynthia England, John Flynn, Anne Gallo and Susan Raban, Harriet Hargrave, Bettina Havig, Michelle Kincaid, Sharon Newman, Katie Pasquini-Masopust, Sherry Reis, Mary Sorensen, Karen Stone, Deborah Tucker, Judi Warren.

AQS APPRAISAL CLASSES: For the third consecutive year, the Festival will present the American Quilters Society�s basic courses for aspiring appraisers. The 2-day appraisal skills course and the 1-day donation-fair market value class will be offered June 28-30. AQS Appraisal Certification Board members Bobbie Aug and Sharon Newman are the instructors.

EXHIBITS: As of October 1, the following exhibits were confirmed: Parallel Threads (African-American quiltmakers); Doreen Speckmann retrospective; Pilgrim/Roy Challenge quilts; quilts by Festival teachers and judges; antique quilts from Plain and Fancy: Vermont�s People and Their Quilts and other private and public collections.

CONTEST: Our contest for quilts completed since July, 2000, is open to everyone. To receive the contest rules and entry form, send $1.00 US to VQF Contest, POB 349, Northfield, VT 05663.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Use the services of the Sugarbush Chamber of Commerce to book a room on-line; the Chamber has hundreds of rooms available with 25 miles of Northfield. Go to their web site, www.madrivervalley.com, to book a room, or e-mail your questions to them at [email protected]. If you don�t have a computer, you may call the Chamber at 800-828-4748 between 8:00am and 5:00pm Eastern Time on weekdays, and between 9:00am and noon on Saturdays.

COMPLETE INFORMATION: To receive the printed brochure in mid-February and 3 issues of our newsletter through the year, send $3.00 to VQF, POB 349, Northfield VT 05663. The cost for Canadian addresses is $4.00 US, and for other foreign addresses, $5.00 US.

The web site will have the entire brochure, including the class registration form, around March 1.