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STONEWORK SYMPOSIUM 2008 | Event Type: | Conferences & Expos | | | | Company: | The Stone Foundation | | Dates: | Sep 11 2008 - Sep 14 2008 | | Location: | Montpelier, VT | | Address: | Barre Granite Museum & Stone Art School,
Barre,
VT, | | | | Industry: | DES|CON | | Posted By: | UP world | | Reply: | Send Message | | | | Description: | The 8th Annual Gathering of the stone tribe Stonework Symposium 2008 & the first ever Lithic Olympic Games in conjunction with the 11th Annual Barre Granite Festival
The Barre Granite Festival will include a number of activities such as rock-splitting, letter carving, hand drafting and etching - also music and an auction of stone art.
The Stonework Symposium will feature interesting and informative presentation and demonstrations of various aspects of stonework and stone art, lively discourse, camaraderie conviviality and the Stone Foundation's annual general membership meeting.
The Lithic Olympic Games will consist of contest of skill and strength related to the graft of stonework.
Also included will be a dry stone walling workshop, a letter carving workshop, a traditional/contemporary lime mortar workshop, tours of historic stonework, plus a dry stone walling association initial level certification test.
FEE SCHEDULE
DRY STONE MASONRY WORKSHOP
(Registration limited to 32 persons,
Stone Foundation members only)
$550 (with lunch)
GRANITE LETTER CARVING WORKSHOP
(Registration limited to 12 persons,
Stone Foundation members only)
$200
STONEWORK TOUR
(Registration limited to 20 persons,
Stone Foundation members only)
$50 a day plus expenses
LIME MORTAR WORKSHOP
$200
STONEWORK SYMPOSIUM 2008
Members: $360 (with lunch)
Non-Members: $385 (with lunch)
Spouses of Attendees: Half Price
TROW AND HOLDEN BARBEQUE
Free for Symposium attendees
and the granite community of Barre
Prices are subject to change until August.
A limited number of scholarships will be made available
to those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
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