A wonderful, full-size, blue and white quilt has been donated by Laurel Wilbur of The Fabric Stash, Route 20, in Charlton. Raffle tickets will be sold from now until the drawing on November 14, 2010, the last day of our Holiday Arts & Crafts Show & Sale. Tickets are $2.00 each or three for $5.00 and will be sold at every Arts Center event throughout the year, or you may request tickets by calling the Arts Center at 508-764-3341. The quilt is machine pieced and quilted by Laurel and will be on display at the Arts Center as often as possible. Come and see it for yourself!

60th National Competition: Gold Medal & $1000-Best in Show. $7000 in awards. Juried by slide, CD & walk-in. Slide/CD deadline February 14th-Walk-in April 10. Award Jurors: Arlene Fins and Larry Preston. For a Prospectus: #10 SASE to Academic Artists, 18 Bobolink Lane, Enfield, CT 06082 or visit www.academicartistsassociation.com