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Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby

Gala Fundraising Event
Thursday April 24

The bowls, created at the Bow! Throwing
competition, March 22, will be sold at the
Gala Pundraising event Thursday, Apeil
24, at the Shadbolt Centre. Enjoy food
prepared by Bumaby’s top restaurants
while participating in live and silent auc-
tions. Proceeds are used to support
Bumaby"s Food First.

Tickets are $45 and available through the
Shadbolt Centre Box office. Phone
604 05 3000.

Mark Your Calendar
21403 firings in Ombu kiln

Wood/soda firings in the Shadbolt Cen-
tre’s OMBU kiln are scheduled for the
following dates: May 30, July 18 and Sep-
tember 19.

Generally, finngs take place Fnday/‘Satur-
day with loading the Saturday prior and
unloading the following Wednesday, Cost
is $120 for a6 cubic fot space and may be
purchased by an individual or a group.

For further information contact Sharon at
4.205 3012.

Tozan, Nanaimo
Preparing the Dragon

On Sunday, March 16, Tozan volunteers finished preparing the kiln for its first firing this
year and had a potluck to celebrate. They opened the doors and cleaned after the test fire,
removed ash from the degee, reset the grates, prepped the shelves and the area for pot
intake, Did general site clean up and hopefully wood moving and side stoke splitting.

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Too Good for
the Shard Pile Sale

Lougheed Town Centre,
9855 Austin, Bumaby

April 17-19

It's time again to clear your shelves of
unwanted pots for the Guild's popular
fundraising Shard Sale, Pots may be
dropped off at Studio 3, 360 W Ist Van-
couver (please call ahead 604.708.3390)
or the Shadbolt Centre forthe Arts, Mather
House, in Deer Lake Park, Monday to
Wednesday from 11:00AM - 8:00PM.

Call Linda Doherty at 604.420.0415 for
other times and locations or if you cari
volunteer to help.

The sale is at the Lougheed Town Centre,
9855 Austin, Burnaby, on Thursday
through Saturday, April 17-19, during regu-
lar mall hours.

ch week 3 different clays will be on sale at their

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter

April 2003