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" . WATERIIX) CHRONICLE . Wednesday. May 16. 2007 Annual area quilt festival plans for large crowds at RIM Park e 12th annual Water- I loo County Interna- tional Quilt Festival is expected to draw thousands of quilt lovers to RIM Park next week. "lt's a great way to spend a day and to appreciate art and culture," said Naomi Davenport. the festival's marketing director. In the past, many of the festival's core events took place at different locations around the region. But now that it's being held at the large east-side recreation facility, the main attractions are all under one The festival was at MM Park for the first time m 2006, and that event saw a downturn in attendance over previous years. which Naomi Devonport. the marketing director of the Waterloo County International Quilt Festival, hangs a quilt in the festival's gallery, in St. Jacobs. The 12th annual festi- val will take place next week, with the main events being held at RIM Park. MEMORY FOAM BED TOPPERS By IErmtrEat 0mm _ C1ror1icttsuAr, £800 ELAST‘C m1 FOAM We Custom Cut Foam ... For Everything! ..._JUS'l‘ ASK! Devonport attributes to the venue change and the fact another quilt show was held in Ontario at the same time. But she's confident about 30,000 people will take part in the festival this year, 5,000 at RIM Park alone, And despite the waning attendance last year, the public feedback was posi- twat "People really appreciate the fact that it is all at one place because they don't need to drive from location to location." " will likely take visitors four hours to see everything the festival has to offer at RIM Park. For starters, the Ontario luried Quilt Show will fear lute 50 quilts by Canadian artists. They will be judged prior to the festival, and the winners will be announced during the opening cere- LIFESTYLE “It's going to be a beauti- ful exhibit," Devonport said. "It will represent some of the best quilting from across monies. The World Piece Exhibit will include more than 200 traditional and contempo- rary quilts, some of which are award winners, from Austria, Manitoba. Pennsyl- vania and Waterloo County. "Theres going to be some quite impressive quilts com- ing through that collection," Devonport said. More than 30 vendors will have their quilt and nee- dle-an products on sale in the merchant mall. And the work of the next generation of Quilters will be on display for the Youth Quilt Block Challenge. View- ers can vote on their favourite ones Finally, vendors will lead Fodiif Store l _ . R": - . , "elll1l.l 1;”? . 5. V . CUSH.ONS AND FOAM mnnmur: MEMORY FOAM hi all your camping and RV needs demonstrations, and people can take part in workshops -- such as beading binding and hand piecing. A place in the workshops can be reserved in advance by calling the festival's oMce at 1-888-804-7909 or going to its website at www.water- looquiltfestival.com. P'eople don't have to be quilters to attend or enjoy the festival, said Devonport. She doesn't quilt, but that doesn't stop her from appre- ciating this art ferm. "There's such a mix now with traditional and con- temporary quilts, and both styles really truly are just works of art." she said. The festival will run in the rteldhouse at RIM Park from May 23 to 26, A Admission is $I8 for adults. free for those under The tumtinoedoetp-13 busmous mo moomc tor all marine Whom First United Church will hold a fish fry dinner today from 4:30 to 7 pan. Everyone is welcome. Tickets cost $14 for adults, $6 for kids between five and 12 years old. Children under five are hee Advance; tickets, which are available by calling 519-745-8487. are recommended. Proceeds will support the church's community outreach program. - The ctiuai, is at the comer of King and William streets. The Friends of Doon Heritage Crossroads will be holding their annual heritage plant sale at Doon Heritage Crossroads on May 19 from IO a.m. to 1 pm. while quantities last. . rieritage"annuais, perennials, vegetables and herbs will be on sale. Proceeds from the sale will go to Friends of Doon, a "on-profit group that supports the work of Doon Heritage Crossroads. For more information, call Sl9-748-1914. The Royal Medieval Faire is looking for a volun- teer secretary. as well as coordinators of volunteers and 5ignagr. _ Thi; toil, annual event will be held on Sept. Is at Waterloo Park. The time commitment is flexible from now until the event. For more information. contact the City of Water- too's volunteer services at SIS-8886438 or 5194388- The Inter. Buddhist Fellowship of Waterloo Region will host a Buddha Day celebration in the rotunda at Kitchener City Hall on May 26 from I to 4 This will be a hee, public event featuring partin- pation from the Buddhist Prajna Temple. the Phorm maviharam Laotian temple. the Waterloo Riverview Dharma centre. the PalpungYeshe Ch'khor Tibetan Buddhist centre and the Tten-Quang Vietnamese temple. For more informatioh, visit www.pramatempksot call 519679-3046 or email officeethopagaorg. These members of the local Buddhist communi- ties have )oined together to organize a multi-ethnic and multi-denominational event. The event will fea ture colourful Buddhist performances. 360 Tnlluum Dr Krtchenev 519.748.1491 ttMNH' NEW N01185:”. -Thmj-6,FrLH ERGONOMIC SEAT PADS I BOLSTERS FACTORY OUTLET Church holds fish fry Royal Medieval Faire needs helping hands Doon hosts annual planters' paradise Buddha Day event ITEM ' WM PILLOWS