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TONIGHT!!! Join knitters and history enthusiasts as we learn about: "Textiles and Cambridge: A Match Made in History"
Tonight's speaker is Karen Dearlove. Karen holds a PhD in History from McMaster University and is the Executive Director of the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre in Brantford. She has organized two local history symposiums held in Cambridge and is planning a third to be held in 2011. Karen is also Chair of the Cambridge Archives Advisory Board and on the Steering Committee for the Waterloo Regional Museum.
Her talk will recount the significant impact the textile industry played in shaping the communities of this area.
7pm social
7:30 pm talk
FREE ADMISSION
Cambridge Centre for the Arts 60 Dickson Street, Cambridge
740-4681 ext. 4376
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Can't make it tonight? How about Monday, June 7
Debbie New – "Unexpected Knitting"
Knitter, author and teacher Debbie New enjoys the non-traditional possibilities of knitting and has masterminded innovative freeform techniques, such as 'virtual knitting' and 'swirl knitting', to achieve striking effects in her work. She has won many awards and has been named Waterloo Region's Visual Artist of the Year.
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September/October/November
Monthly Knitting Circles with resume again with more wonderful speakers to look forward to. Updates will be posted on the website below.
For more information on the Artist-in-Residence program of events, including the KNIT camBRIDGE project, contact Sue at 740-4681 ext. 4491 or sturdys@cambridge.ca
Program information can also be found at www.cambridgecentreforthearts.ca
KNIT camBRIDGE website: www.knitcambridge.com
Facebook: KNIT camBRIDGE
Twitter: twitter.com/suesturdy
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