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The nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts is holding several very cool fundraisers in New York City in August, and we've got TWO tickets to give away for the premiere event in the AAQ's Quilters Take Manhattan program.
Saturday, August 6 will be a fun-filled afternoon, featuring Marianne Fons, known for her magazine and TV show; Marianne's zany daughter, Mary Fons, from the show Quilty; and Jay McCarroll, first-season winner of the popular TV show, Project Runway, who now designs fabric for FreeSpirit Fabric. Jay will be interviewed on-stage at F.I.T. (the Fashion Institute for Technology) in New York's fabled Garment District by the always-outrageous Mark Lipinski, who truly puts the "fun" in fundraiser.This interview will become part of AAQ's oral history project, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories," which is archived at the Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
Tickets for this event sell for $45 each, which includes refreshments, goody bags, awesome door prizes, and a silent auction.
The Quilt Show, however, has TWO Free Tickets to see "Marianne & Jay on the Runway," and you can enter to win one by sending an email here. (One entry per person, please!) The contest ends Wednesday, July 20, and the two winners will be announced in Weekend Fun on Friday, July 22.
You can visit the AAQ website anytime to buy tickets for the afternoon event; there also are tickets available for an evening cocktail party at the biggest quilt retailer in Manhattan, The City Quilter, just a short walk from F.I.T. Go to www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org for more details, including nearby discounted hotels, and to order tickets online.
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