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MARCH
Boise: Idaho Woodcarvers Guild Competition and Exhibition
Annual: March
Established in 1989. Annual competition and exhibition features wood arts and crafts
with competition in woodcarving, woodturning, woodburning, marquetry, intarsia
and fine woodworking. Demonstrations and sales.
Admission fee for the event, $3 per person.
ARTIST INFO:
Entry fee for artists/exhibitors, $3 per competition.
LOCATION: Boise Centre on the Grove
SPONSOR: Idaho Woodcarvers Guild,
PO Box 190651, Boise 83719-0651
CONTACT: Vic Otto, 208-375-8197, Email: votto@micron.net; Gary Smith,
208-375-0298
Coeur d'Alene: Silver Lake Mall Spring Craft Show
Annual: March
Established in 1990. Juried annual show of hand made arts & crafts pieces. Free admission to general public.
ARTIST INFO: Booth fee, $140. Submission deadline is Jan 31.
LOCATION: Silver Lake Mall, Coeur d'Alene
SPONSOR: Juliann's Cottage Productions,
450 E. Miles,Hayden Lake 83835
CONTACT: Julie Roth, 208-772-6296, julcottage@aol.com
Magic Valley: The Dilettante Group of Magic Valley
Annual: March
Annual musical or play. Call to get current show. All seats are reserved.
CONTACT: Sandy Hacking 208-734-5511, E-mail
diamond@magiclink.com
Moscow: Mardi Gras
Annual: March
First weekend of March.
Community wide celebration with parade & dances
LOCATION: Moscow, Idaho
SPONSOR: Chamber of Commerce and University of Idaho
CONTACT: Dan Schoenberg 208-882-6662
Nampa: Nampa Art Guild Spring Member Show
Annual: End of March, early April
Established in 1963. Annual Spring Membership Show. Open to members of the Nampa Art Guild
who have paid dues. The Guild will display 2 and 3 dimensional fine artworks at the Nampa
Civic Center. Awards: Best of Show, Judges Choice, and Virginia Johnson Peoples Choice
awards as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbons.
Beginner, Intermediate I and II, Advanced and Classwork/Reproduction divisions.
People's Choice ribbon awarded daily. Each member is allowed up to two entries. There is no entry fee.
LOCATION: Nampa Civic Center
SPONSOR: The Nampa Art Guild, 3609 Skyline Drive, Nampa 83686
CONTACT: Suz Hume, 208-466-0409
Oakley: Lowel's Opera House
Annual: March, date varies
Live performance.
LOCATION: 160 North Blaine Avenue, Oakley, ID 83346
SPONSOR: Oakley Valley Arts Council, Inc and local people
CONTACT: 208-677-arts
Post Falls: Wine, Stein & Dine
Annual: March
Established in 1998. Annual Chef competition of the "Best" in each category: Hot Appetizer,
Cold Appetizer, International Dishes, Desert, Red Wine, White Wine, Blush, Sparkling Wine.
Event includes collectors wine glass or mini beer stein. Live entertainment. Silent Auction.
LOCATION: Cavanaughs Templins Resort, on the riverbank,
ADMISSION: $30/person.
Discounted rooms available for participants @ $49/night.
SPONSOR: Post Falls Education Foundation,
PO Box 2083, Post Falls 83877.
CONTACT: Kathy Lewis, 208-773-6586; Valerie Wilcox,208-773-9191
E-mail: dolph81348@aol.com
Rexburg: Spring Mini Cassia Craft Fair/Home & Garden Show
Annual: March
Established in 1988. Annual fair of hand-crafted items and commercial items or business who want exposure.
General admission, $.50/person or free with ticket.
ARTIST INFO: Booth fee, $50-90.
LOCATION: Minico High School, Rupert
SPONSOR: KAT Radio, 558 Gemini Dr, Rexburg 83440
CONTACT: Liz Stephenson, 208-356-5239;
E-mail: lizstephenson@juno.com
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APRIL
Idaho Falls: Spring Show
Annual: April
Established in 1951. Features various fine arts. Free admission.
ARTIST INFO: Entry fee for artists/exhibitors, $10.
LOCATION: Eastern ID Technical College, Idaho Falls
SPONSOR: Eagle Rock Art Guild, PO Box 2542, Idaho Falls 83403
CONTACT: Roger Bradley, 208-522-2143
Idaho Falls: Snake River Valley Quilt Guild Show
Annual: April
Entrants display their quilts
LOCATION: Christ the King Parish Center,
17th and Woodruff, Idaho Falls, Idaho
SPONSOR: Snake River Valley Quilt Guild,
2055 N. 26th W, Idaho Falls Idaho 83402
CONTACT: Marie Putnam 208-523-0234
Lewiston: Dogwood Festival Invitational Art Exhibition
Annual: April
Established in 1985. Invitational.
This month long event showcases northwest artists' original,
hand-crafted work in all mediums.
LOCATION: Center for Arts and History, Lewis-Clark State College
SPONSOR: Ctr for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College,
415 Main Street Lewiston, ID
CONTACT: 208/792-2243, or Leslie Essenlburn 208-799-2243
Visit http://www.artsandhistory.org
Moscow: Palouse Patchers Quilt Show
Annual: April
LOCATION: Latah County Fairgrounds, Moscow, Idaho 83843
SPONSOR: Palouse Patchers
CONTACT: Terry Huhta 208-882-7075
Nampa: Nampa Art Guild Spring Member Show
Annual: End of March, early April
Established in 1963. Annual Spring Membership Show. Open to members of the Nampa Art Guild
who have paid dues. The Guild will display 2 and 3 dimensional fine artworks at the Nampa
Civic Center. Awards: Best of Show, Judges Choice, and Virginia Johnson Peoples Choice
awards as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbons.
Beginner, Intermediate I and II, Advanced and Classwork/Reproduction divisions.
People's Choice ribbon awarded daily. Each member is allowed up to two entries. There is no entry fee.
LOCATION: Nampa Civic Center
SPONSOR: The Nampa Art Guild, 3609 Skyline Drive, Nampa 83686
CONTACT: Suz Hume, 208-466-0409
Sandpoint: The Annual Lost Horse Writers' Conference
Annual: April
Established in 2001.
Writers' conference with workshops in the following areas: Poetry, Fiction,
Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Humor Writing, Magic Realism, Movement and Text, and Children's Literature.
Additional workshops in Classical Guitar, Jazz Bass Workshop and a Children's Writing Program may be available.
Public readings by featured writers and poets will take place on the evenings, along with book signings and
panel discussions by authors, publishers, and literary agents.
LOCATION: Oden Hall & The Sandpoint Library,
105 Lost Horse Lane, Sandpoint, Id 83864
ADMISSION: Conference $250, Readings are Free
SPONSOR: Lost Horse Press
CONTACT: Christine Holbert/Jonathan Johnson, 208-255-4410
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