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APRIL EVENTS 2019 EventsGuide-April2019FINAL.indd 1 EventsGuide-April2019FINAL.indd 3/6/19 5:25 PM 5:25 3/6/19 #PaducahCreativeCity @PaducahCVB 128 Broadway 128 Broadway www.paducah.travel Sponsored by the Paducah Civic Beautification Board. Beautification Civic Paducah the by Sponsored •www.paducah.travel 1.800.PADUCAH Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau &Visitors Convention Paducah @PaducahCreativeCity @PaducahCreativeCity Use map or follow the signs. signs. the follow or map Use Spring AQS QuiltWeek AQS Spring experiences. #PaducahCreativeCity Dogwood Trail Celebration events and updates! and events Celebration Trail Dogwood theKentucky inpart by Paid Department ofTourism. Dogwood Trail Celebration Trail Dogwood PUBLIC PARKING PUBLIC • your share and Connect for for Visit paducah.travel/dogwoodtrail 42001 Kentucky Paducah, Celebrate Spring! Celebrate Route repeats approximately every 30 minutes. 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Trail Dogwood Mercy Mercy annual 55th and QuiltWeek Restrooms Public Public during the 35th annual Spring AQS AQS Spring annual 35th the during anniversaries milestone Celebrate creativity and inspiring natural beauty! beauty! natural inspiring and creativity Pavilion 55th Annual Dogwood Trail Dogwood Annual 55th Dome Dome with bloom in Paducah See Schroeder in Paducah in April CREATIVECITY CREATIVECITY Health Baptist Baptist Stuart Schroeder Boas-Vindas Boas-Vindas Bienvenida Benvenuto Accueil Welcome Willkommen Welkom Velkommen • • • • • • • • #PADUCAH ® Welcome to Quilt City USA Plan Your Paducah Things You Need to Know QuiltWeek® Itinerary Spring AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah AQS Special Events Getting Around Town Quilt Appraisals Tuesday, April 23 • Complimentary shuttle service is provided by participating AQS Certified Quilt Appraisers will appraise new and antique April 24-27, 2019 hotels, Paducah Visitors Bureau and AQS. Shuttle routes and quilts in the Schroeder Expo Center. Walk-in appraisals: Wed.- AQS Awards Presentation* Paducah-McCracken County Don’t miss quilt-related community and authorized stops are published in the AQS Show Book and at Sat., 9 AM-4 PM; $75 fee per quilt. 4-6 PM. The Carson Center, 200 Kentucky Ave. www.paducah.travel/quilting. Convention & Expo Center AQS-sanctioned events throughout the region! 415 Park St. Sneak Preview* • Paducah is serviced by Blue Dot Cab Company, 270.215.1282, Time & Weather Paducah, Kentucky 7-9 PM. Exhibit Areas & Merchant Mall, Lyft and Uber rideshare. Paducah follows Central Daylight Time. The average tempera- Carroll Convention Center & Schroeder Expo Center. The National Quilt Museum • Schedule transportation between Barkley Regional Airport ture in April is 48–68 F. Dress is casual. Bring a sweater or light Show Hours Rotary Antique Quilt Show & Vendor Mall and area hotels with PATS Dial-A-Ride (24-hour advance wrap for evenings and wear comfortable walking shoes. registration required), 270.444.8700. Wednesday–Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM Wednesday, April 24 Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM Merryman House PaDucky Derby Scooter/Wheelchair Rental All-Star Review Parking Advance registration suggested. To make a reservation, call 6-8 PM. Eisenhower Room, Carroll Convention Center • Schroeder Expo Center lot (enter at the stoplight at Executive Advance Admission Michelle Thompson, 270.898.7903 ext. 132. Pick up rentals at Desedamas Quilts by Cecília & Mercè Gonzaléz (Spain) Blvd. and 4th Street) including limited accessible parking. the AQS Information Center in the Schroeder Expo Center. AQS Member: $10.08 Daily; $18 2-day; $23 Multi-day Thursday, April 25 – Paducah School of Art & Design • See map for public parking locations. Non-Member: $12.60 Daily; $23 2-day; $32 Multi-day National Quilt Museum Live Quilt Auction Benefit* A series of quilts capturing the experience of eating. Cecília portrayed • Park and Ride: Park at Kentucky Oaks Mall, 5101 Hinkleville Rd. AQS Photography Policy One free Show Book at the show with each paid admission. 6-8 PM. Eisenhower Room, Carroll Convention Center the dishes, transforming something as ephemeral as food into a con- at I-24 Exit 4. Look for AQS Shuttle Stop signage adjacent to Photographs taken at AQS QuiltWeek® are for your own temporary and two-dimensional textile piece of art. Mercè dealt with Best Buy and ride the Anchor Tours Bus to and from the AQS personal use and for sharing with your friends and family who At the Door Admission Friday, April 26 the beverages, from water to spirits, to turn these liquids into translu- Bus Stop and Kentucky Oaks Mall. This bus runs Wed.-Fri., could not attend. Please include the name(s) of the maker(s) AQS Member: $11 Daily; $20 2-day; $25 Multi-day Quilt of Valor II: Free Film Viewing cent ethereal works, full of color, movement, and sensuality. 7:30 AM-6:30 PM; Sat., 7:30 AM-5:30 PM. with any quilt image you post online; take a photo of the quilt 8:30-9:30 AM. Eisenhower Room, Carroll Convention Center tag so you will have this information. Photos of quilts may not be Non-Member: $14 Daily; $25 2-day; $35 Multi-day Emergency Medical Services Fresh Faces/New Ideas: PAAQT Challenge – Expo Center posted to any website where the images can be used to produce One Show Book is included with admission. For first aid or emergency medical services, visit the booths in the Celebrate with Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson & AQS* Showcasing new and upcoming talent within the quilt world. This year’s T-shirts, mugs and other products. No videos or commercial Pavilion and the Schroeder Expo Center. 7-9 PM. The Carson Center, 200 Kentucky Ave. theme is thread embellishment. These quilts have travelled for a year photography are permitted at the show; media or writers may AQS Quilt Contest Exhibits and will be auctioned at The National Quilt Museum’s auction at AQS pick up a press pass at the AQS Information Center inside the Dining at the Show The international quilt contest sponsored by AQS represents a Saturay, April 27 QuiltWeek – Spring Paducah 2019. exhibit hall at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention and wide variety of techniques that quiltmakers around the world All-Star Review Food vendors provide a variety of dining options and a tent with Expo Center. seating in the parking lot across from the Carroll Convention Center are using today. Quilters will vie for $126,000 in cash awards, 1-3 PM. Eisenhower Room, Carroll Convention Center Ordinary Quilts, Extraordinary Quilting by Judi Madsen Inside this brochure and at paducah.travel, Wed-Sat., 10 AM–4 PM. More choices in the Pavilion Wed-Sat., with the Best of Show receiving $20,000. – Convention Center (second floor) Upcoming AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah Dates you’ll find details on: 9 AM–4 PM and at the concession stand in the hallway of the • Large quilts—Schroeder Expo Center * Shuttle Service Available See the quilting artistry of Judi Madsen who loves taking “normal” quilts Schroeder Expo Center. Fall AQS QuiltWeek: September 11-14, 2019 • Wall and miniature quilts—Carroll Convention Center and playing with the background to create beautiful quilting designs. Quilt-Related Events & Attractions Spring AQS QuiltWeek: April 22-25, 2020 (second floor) Special Quilt Exhibits See the transformation from free-motion quilting to ruler-work quilting. Quilt & Fabric Shops • Special quilt exhibits—Carroll Convention Center (first & The 14th Quilt Nihon Exhibition – Convention Center (first floor) Quilts of Valor: A 50 State Salute – Dome Pavilion second floors), Schroeder Expo Center, Dome Pavilion and Fiber Art Workshops Featured Quilt Artwork One of the most prestigious international quilt contests in Japan, Quilt Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) presents quilts that will be awarded Cover: Detail of “Paisleys and Diamonds and pearls, Oh My!” by Robin Gausebeck, Cherrywood Challenge 2018: Prince Tribute (full quilt featured below right). Paducah School of Art & Design Nihon is organized by the Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association. to Veterans and military who have been touched by war. Exhibit fea- Visual & Performing Arts April in Paducah: “Quilt Heaven: Paducah, KY” by Karen Turnbull, 2018 Spring AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah Contest. Welcome to Quilt City USA®: “Majestic Flight” The exhibition includes two categories: Innovative Traditional Quilt tures quilts made in patriotic designs from the simple to the complex. by Joanne Baeth, National Quilt Museum Collection; “Supernova” designed/pieced by Judy Martin and quilted by Lana Corcoran, Singular Stars: Lone Star Quilts by Dogwood Trail & Spring Events Judy Martin; Plan Your Paducah QuiltWeek Itinerary: “Ratafia D’Olot” by Mercè González, Desadamas Quilts. The National Quilt Museum: “Boho Medallion” Education and Contemporary Quilt. Workshops and lectures with some of the best instructors by Diane Kay Evans, New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Oak Leaf and Reel; “Mother and Child” by Hollis Chatelain, Stories of West Africa by Hollis Chatelain; “Lamour SAQA: Tranquility – Dome Pavilion Special QuiltWeek Dining Horses” by Lisa Belanger, Lise Bélanger: Behind the Seams. Quilts & More: Art quilts by Helene Davis, Jefferson Street Studios. in the world! Dyeing classes will be held at the new Paducah AQS iquilt & Authors Showcase – Dome Pavilion Tranquility is defined as a quality or state of being, possessing the con- School of Art & Design. Advance registration recommended. Artistry and craft are blended together with displays featuring quilts cepts of quiet, peacefulness, calmness, or serenity. The works selected 270.898.7903 • www.quiltweek.com from well-known instructors for iquilt online classes and AQS books. represent this through color, line, and composition. You will find interactive opportunities as instructors demonstrate their Merchant Malls techniques.