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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The end of the year is approaching and I wanted to get a early
newsletter out to let people know about the upcoming events and to ask if
anyone knows of any upcoming 2010/2011 events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thank,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Rich Cizik<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>CBG Website Maintainer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sat Nov 6, 10am – 3pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Bring a Friend Blacksmith Day</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Bridge St, Willimantic,
Ct<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bring your own equipment and smash metal, come to talk and
or bring a friend that is interested in smithing. 8 forges were fired up
and working last year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sat. Nov 27, 8am-4pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><b>Blade &
Knife Hammer-in<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>Gilford Arts
Center, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>411 Church St,
Guilford, CT, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>203-453-5947, <a
href="http://www.guilfordartcenter.org/">www.guilfordartcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25pt;text-indent:-.25pt'>This will be a
combo of bladesmithing/blacksmithing event.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25pt;text-indent:-.25pt'><br>
We plan on making a knife during the day with demos from me...Mace Vitale, Mike
Spangler, and Paul Letourneau. I will forge the blade, Mike will grind it, we
will heat treat it and sharpen it, Paul will do a handle...if time allows we
will try and get a sheath made for it too. Other demos will include...Tong and
tool forging with Bill Scheer....Bill is the Blacksmith at the Mystic seaport
shipsmith shop, Casting with MICA graduate Barbara Wechter, Hammer making and
guard forging with blacksmith extraordinaire Sam Salvati.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Other demos to TBA.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25pt;text-indent:-.25pt'>There will be a
forge set up with demos going on all day while the knife demos are going. There
will also be an open forge area with several anvils for you to hit some hot
steel. Tailgate sales and a hot lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers <o:p></o:p></p>
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Cost: $25.- bucks gets you in the door, lunch, and a chance to win the knife we
make during the day. You can also purchace extra chances for the knife for an
extra $5.- bucks each. Kids under 12 free.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25pt;text-indent:-.25pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25pt;text-indent:-.25pt'>All proceeds
will go to getting some more equipment for the forge shop at GAC so we can
better teach all the young minds.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to pre-pay you can send a MO to me at:<br>
<span class=highlight>Mace</span> Vitale<br>
925 Rt. 80<br>
Guilford, CT, 06437<br>
You can also pay at the gate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>Sun. Jan 9<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><b>CBG Winter
Meeting<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>Driggs Blacksmith
Shop, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Ct<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>1pm – 4pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>Bring Items for
the `Iron in the Hat’ Raffle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>For more info
contact: Bill Sheer, <u><a href="mailto:mysticbs@aol.com">mysticbs@aol.com</a></u>,
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>
(860)536-0679<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>------------------------------------------------.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sat. Jan 22<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>SCM Blacksmith Meeting<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>Strathmore St,
South County Museum, Narragansett, Ri<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-indent:-.3in'>For more
information: <u><a href="http://www.southcountymuseum.org/">www.southcountymuseum.org</a></u>
or call Jim Chrothers 401-783-5400<o:p></o:p></p>
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