Our Next Show
The 2008 Rising Star Quilt Show
The 21th annual Quilt Show and Sale
will be held on
Saturday & Sunday, October 4th and 5th, 2008
Times:
- Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
- Sunday: 11 am to 4 pm
Location:
- Cary Memorial Hall
- 1605 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington Center
Location notes:
- The front of the building says Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building
- The building is between the Police Station and Town Office Building
- Free Parking at the rear of the building*
- Handicapped Accessible
*Please be sure to avoid the parking spaces reserved for the police!
About the show
- Two exhibit halls, one on each floor
- On the entry level you will find:
- Our wonderful Boutique
- Our Café
- Demonstrations by RSQ members
- Our Raffle Quilt and Mini-quilt Raffle
- And of course, many, many quilts!
- On the lower level you will find:
- Vendors
- A special quilt bee exhibit
- And even more quilts including our challenge quilts: this year's challenge is to interpret a children's book!
- Signs will direct visitors to the free quilt show parking areas behind the buildings.
- Handicap parking is available in the driveway in front of Cary Hall.
- A portion of the proceeds will be donated to REACH ... beyond domestic violence
- Donation $5.00
Directions to the show:
By car:
From Rt. 128 / 95 take exit 31A Rt. 4 & 225 toward Lexington. Drive 1.9 miles into Lexington Center. Cary Hall will be on your left.
From Rt. 2 East take 128 / 95 north take exit 31A Rt. 4 & 225 toward Lexington. Drive 1.9 miles into Lexington Center. Cary Hall will be on your left.
From Rt. 2 West take Exit 54B Waltham St. 1.8 miles to Lexington Center. At the end of the street turn right onto Mass. Ave. Cary Hall is 0.1 miles ahead on the left.
From Arlington or Cambridge, go west on Mass. Ave. towards Lexington Center. Cary Hall is on your right just after the police station.
Mapquest Map (opens in new window)
By public transit:
MBTA - Saturday only: Take bus 62/76 from Alewife Station or the Arlington Heights teminal. Get off in Lexington Center. The bus runs approximately every hour. View bus schedule. (opens in new window)
Note: there is no bus service to Lexington on Sundays.
Bus 77 goes from Harvard Square up Mass Ave. to the Arlington Heights terminal. If you ask for a transfer when you get on, you only have to pay the fare once.
2008 Raffle Quilt:
We are proud to introduce "Diagonal Delight", the raffle quilt for 2008. This queen size quilt is made up of a vibrant selection of blue, rust, peach and tan fabrics in an asymmetrical design with strong diagonal contrasts accented by jewel-colored squares. Of course, there is a Rising Star in one corner! It has been lovingly hand quilted by the members. The block design is featured in Sonia Brown's book Dreaming in Color, and is used with her permission. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to REACH... beyond domestic violence.
Rising Star Quilt Show mailing list
You can receive e-mail notices about our next show!
Don't worry. We won't deluge you with mail. We're too busy quilting.
Rising Star Quilt Show catalog
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For information: adcatalog@risingstarquilters.org
Past shows