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Laura Bowker, Northwest Regional Director
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News

Hello Everyone,

Our NW Bead Retreat at Pilchuck Glass School is coming up very soon. Email me if you are thinking that you might be able to join us. We may still have room to add you to our roster of who is going this year. Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you want to go to the retreat on Friday, April 26th through Sunday April 28th. Last year was such fun and we are all looking forward to this year’s retreat.

If you have an event or news that you would like me to share with everyone on our regional page please let me know. I am looking for items to share with everyone. Please email me with your news at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

My email contact list is current and you should all have received an email from me with the retreat information and forms. If you did not receive that email from me with the retreat forms, Please email me. We want to be sure that we have the correct email address for everyone in the NW Region and that you get my emails!

Events 

Fire and Rain

The next Fire and Rain chapter meeting will be Sunday, April 14, 2013. For more information, please visit their Facebook page and/or website.

Classes

Washington
 
Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle has classes scheduled in lamp working (hard and soft glass), fusing and glass blowing. Classes are taught by Stacy Frost, Cheryl Matson, Ellen Harbison and Leslie Thiel (to name just a few!) You can download the entire teaching catalog at its website. 

Oregon
 
Aquila Glass School has an assortment of lamp working and fusing classes as well as studio rental space. Please visit its website and click on the class schedule to find the offered classes as well as the guest teacher information. 
 
The studio at Bullseye Glass has an assortment of fusing and lamp working classes. Bonnie Celeste teaches classes in lamp working components for fusing. Visit its website for the most current schedule. 
 
Eugene Glass School has an exciting lineup of things happening in lamp working and glass blowing. Please visit its website for more information.
 
If you have class announcements or events that you would like included in the membership e-newsletter, please send it to Laura by the 15th of the month.

Chapter/Group Listings

Fire & Rain Glass Bead Society
Seattle Chapter ISGB
Cheryl Matson, President
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http://www.fire-and-rain.org

Spokane Area Beadmakers 
contact – Kay Lodhal
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Alaska Area Beadmakers
Contact – Deborah Spence  

Submissions for Bead Release (e-newsletter) are due by the 15th of the month.

Have questions about events, activities or anything pertaining to the Northwest Region?  Email your regional director!