<div class="gmail_quote">Welcome (back, for some of you) to Hampshire! <br><br>The Blacksmiths Guild is set for one of our best semesters yet. We have a lot of new interest and a lot of really great events and maybe even trips planned. We hope to see you all active and excited this semester, so if there are any workshops, events, or trips you think we should take, please let one of your signers know so we can get $$ for it from FiCom!<br>
<br>A breakdown of what is coming soon:<br><br>NOW (tonight):<br>-Safety Training, 7pm. If you've never taken the general Lemelson Safety Training before, you need to take it before you can come smithing... but you only ever have to take it once, so it is a good thing to get out of the way. If you cant make it tonight, starting next week Safety Training is every Thursday at 7pm or by appointment with Glenn Armitage in the Lemelson Center.<br>
-Open Forge, 9pm. We're going to kick things off and get things moving for the semester by hosting our first open forge night TONIGHT at 9pm! We will meet every Tuesday night from 9pm-11pm throughout the semester. Please remember to wear closed-toed shoes and non-synthetic clothing to prevent injuries to yourself and others.<br>
<br>SOON<br>-Lemelson Casino Night is this Thursday, 6-9pm. Free food, Free Gambling, and some prizes. Always a good time. Come in your best casino attire!<br>-Old Sturbridge Village trip, TBD. Please talk to or email Sebastian Bertsch (our new signer) at <span><span><a href="mailto:sjb08@hampshire.edu" target="_blank">sjb08@hampshire.edu</a> ASAP if you are interested.</span></span> <a href="http://www.osv.org/" target="_blank">http://www.osv.org/</a><br>
-Blacksmith Meet at Hampshire College, October 4th, 9:30amish-3:00pmish. Our biggest event of the year, come meet professional and student smiths from all over new england. This year is particularly special, as it marks the 10 year anniversary of Blacksmithing at Hampshire College. Our student contingent at this Hampshire hosted and funded event is inconsistent, and it is probably the best chance for you to learn new and interesting techniques from some of the best master smiths I've ever seen at work. There is free breakfast and lunch, so don't worry about missing Saga.<br>
<br>EVENTUALLY<br>Jan Term class? Forge Welding workshops? Trips to see master smiths in their own shops? The sky is the limit. If you have a proposal for a trip/event/workshop/speaker/piece of equipment/class/project, or basically anything else that is interesting and related to Blacksmithing, let us know so that we can plan it and try to get money from FiCom for it!<br>
<br>Hope to see you all tonight at Lemelson at 9PM. Remember that safety training is at 7PM if you have not yet done it.<br><br clear="all">Dillon Compton<br><a href="mailto:dillon.compton@gmail.com" target="_blank">dillon.compton@gmail.com</a><br>
(484) 947-7622<br>
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