GBB meets the
first Thursday of the month at Copper Cat Studio located at 300 Kresge Ln, Sparks, NV. Business meetings commence at 11:00 a.m. and usually last about an hour, followed by a sharing session entitled "Show and Tell" and lunch (bring a sack lunch.) The monthly program begins at 1:00 p.m.
Each month, GBB presents one or two in-depth classes featuring a myriad of instructors, techniques and materials. The classes run from 9:30-3:30, all students must pre-register and pre-pay for the classes. The fee for a class is $30 for GBB members and $40 for non-members; a materials' fee is in additional to the class fee.
2019 Monthly Programs & Classes
Class details also available on the
link in PDF format
| | 1st Thursday Meeting & Program | Thursday
Classes |
Jan | Jan 3 Name Badges Lettering and Pine Needle Techniques Bonnie Kennedy | Jan 19 Pine Needle Rimmed Container With Lid Bonnie Kennedy |
Feb | Feb 7 Special Guest Speaker Making Rolled Paper Weavers Nancy Strickland
| Feb 16 Rolled Newsprint Basket Nancy Strickland |
Mar | Mar 7 Technique Series Part 1—Basket Bases Karen Olson |
Mar 16 Round Easter Basket Karen Olson |
Apr | Apr 4 Technique Series Part 2—Basket Upsetts Karen Olson | Apr 20 Wine Basket Kaylee Mayne |
May | May 2 Retreat Raffle Basket Contest Kaylee Mayne | Retreat May 5-8 Zephyr Point Conference Center Lake Tahoe |
Jun | Jun 6 Technique Series Part 3—Basket Handles Karen Olson | Jun 15 Double Wall Lidded Basket Molly Gardner |
Jul | No Meeting Summer Break | Special Dye Workshop TBA
|
Aug | No Meeting Summer Break | Tour of Basket Collections TBA — Camping/Road Trip? |
Sep | Sep 5 Special Guest Speaker Sue Ann Monteleone | Sep 21 Tule Gathering and Project Sue Ann Monteleone |
Oct | Oct 3 Brooms, Bark and Bamboo Karen Olson | Oct 19 Broom Bonnie Kennedy |
Nov | Nov 7 Christmas Ornaments Karen Olson | Nov 16 Small Burden Basket Susan Lester |
Dec | Dec 5
Holiday Potluck
| Happy Holidays
No Class |
