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Calendar of Events for the Altar Show

C A L E N D A R  2 0 0 8
 
for the Eleventh Annual ALTAR SHOWRenewal & Remembrance
Ten Days, Sunday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Noon until 8 p.m. all days
Northern Mines Building, Nevada County Fairgrounds,
11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, California

July 12 (Saturday), 3:30 p.m. till 5 p.m. Altar Show General Meeting, BriarPatch Meeting Room, Grass Valley.
 
July 23 (Wednesday), Application / Entry Forms mailed with Calendar and welcoming letter.
 
July 28 (Monday), Follow-up calls or emails to non-responding altaristas & prospective Altarista exhibitors from mailing list.
 
ALL EXHIBITING ALTARISTAS MUST ATTEND
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO ORIENTATION MEETINGS:

 
AUGUST 21 (Thursday), 6:00 p.m. Orientation Meeting #1,
at the Northern Mines Building, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Orientation, Space assignments, job & docent assignments.
(get key at Fairgrounds office on day of meeting; open building 5:30)
 
OR
 
SEPTEMBER 13 (Saturday), 3:00 p.m. Orientation Meeting #2,
at the Northern Mines Building, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Orientation, Space assignments, job & docent assignments.
(get key at Fairgrounds office day before meeting; open building 2:30)
 
SEPTEMBER 13 (Saturday), 50 Word statement about altar, AND Application / Entry Form with all fees due.
 
October 22 (Wednesday), Taping Spaces at Northern Mines Bldg. Time to be determined: (5 or 6:00 p.m.).
 
OCTOBER 23, 24, 25, (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) 10 a.m. till 10:00 p.m. each day, Installation of Altars
 
OCTOBER 25 (Saturday), 6:30 p.m., Altaristas' Ceremony and Blessing of building and Community Altar.
 
OCTOBER 26 (Sunday) through NOVEMBER 4 (Tuesday), 12 Noon till 8:00 p.m. Show Open to Public.
 
OCTOBER 26 (Sunday), 4 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Opening Reception for friends, guests and Altaristas.
 
NOVEMBER 1 (Saturday), 7:00 p.m., All Saint Days Potluck Supper for Altaristas and invited guests.
 
NOVEMBER 4 (Tuesday), 8 p.m., Closing Ceremony,  Takedown follows until 10:00 p.m.
 
NOVEMBER 5 (Wednesday), Takedown 12 Noon until 7:00 p.m. Please plan to take everything with you, including your trash. Please leave a clean space. Anything left after 7:00 p.m. will be hauled to the dump.

 

SUN

MON

TUES

WED

THUR

FRI

SAT

AUG

17

18

19

20

21
 
Orientation
Meeting #1

22

23

 

SEPT

7

8

9

10

11

12

13
 
Orientation
Meeting #2
 
Statements
and
Fees Due

 

OCT

19

20

21

22
 
Taping Spaces

23
 
Altar
Installation

24
 
Altar
Installation

25 

Altar
Installation
 
Opening
Ceremony

OCT
NOV

26
 
Altar Show
Opens
to Public
 
Reception

27

28

29

30

31

1
 
Potluck Supper

NOV

2

3

4
 
Closing
Ceremony
 
Takedown

5
 
Takedown

6

7

8

Myra Traugot

Myra Traugot will also be performing.

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The Altar Show
P.O. Box 432
Rough & Ready, CA 95975
(530) 432-5746
info@thealtarshow.org

In association with The American Victorian Museum,
a non-profit educational foundation - since 1972,
P.O. Box 328, Nevada City, CA 95959
 
Images of Stan Padilla and Myra Traugot from Turtle Vision Photography
 
This webpage last updated June 7th of 2008 A.D.
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