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Design, Create, Shop, Learn, Be Inspired!
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Exciting Events |
The History of Beads – by Bobbye Brown, The Bead Lady! Known as “The Bead Lady,” Bobbye weaves together the craft of beading, why people wear jewelry, and the social history of the cultures who created the beaded works. It’s not hard to teach someone how to bead, but the significant part is why we wear beads, the people who made them and how the beads were used. When Bobbye talks about the whale, abalone and glass beads, she also talks about how the Northwest Native American tribes traded with the white settlers. Bobbye will have a booth at Bead Expo next to the Portland Bead Society. Make sure to stop by and visit with her and LEARN something new about beads and their history! Society of Bead Researchers Meeting - Saturday, March 29, 6 pm Exhibit Hall Exact location in the Convention Center to be announced The Society of Bead Researchers will hold a meeting for anyone interested in knowing more about what the Society does and to have a chance to purchase its Journals. If you are interested in beads--where they come from, who made them, how they were used by different cultures worldwide--please join us to learn more. You may also sign up to become a member at this time. This meeting will be free and open to the public. The meeting will be run by Alice Scherer, Secretary/Treasurer. For more information on them please go to: http://sbrwebsite.home.comcast.net/~sbrwebsite/index/ Meet the Instructors - Thursday, March 27, 2008 6 - 8 pm Exhibit Hall Bead Expo Portland students get in free with name badge or $10 admission. Meet our world-famous instructors and see what workshops they are teaching – find one that is right for you. You can sign up onsite and also see what goods the instructors have to offer. Wholesale/Preview Night - Thursday, March 27, 2008 5 - 9 pm Exhibit Hall, $10 admission Bead Expo Portland students get in free with name badge. Join us for the gala event and be the first to buy vendor goods, featuring beads from all over the world! Meet the Instructors - Thursday, March 27, 2008 6 - 8 pm Exhibit Hall Bead Expo Portland students get in free with name badge or $10 admission. Meet our world-famous instructors and see what workshops they are teaching – find one that is right for you. You can sign up onsite and also see what goods the instructors have to offer. PJ Bead Party - Friday, March 28 7 PM - 11 PM Red Lion Hotel (directly across the street from the Convention Center). PJ party is free and open to any bead person. Bring your beads and a project to work on! Enjoy the company of fellow beaders, share information, ask questions, and be inspired by the talent around you! Open to bead enthusiasts, PJ's optional. |