Workshops
Súgán Weaving & Stool Assembly Workshop by Grant Taylor
August 7-10, 2000
Learn to assemble your own stool, using mortise and tenon techniques, and to weave the seat in the Connemara style. Súgán (pronounced sue-gone) means straw rope in Irish Gaelic. Súgán is the indigenous form of seat material for Ireland. At the end of the course you will leave with a stool and sugan woven seat for it.

This is one of many classes offered in craft, dance, language, culture, storytelling, and music at the Celtic College in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, August 7-10, 2000. For registration and information, telephone 519-524-8221 or email: celtic.festival@odessey.on.ca

Shows and Exhibits
The Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers Annual Juried Show
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
June 6 - August 27, 2000
Grant has several pieces of furniture on display.

The Canterbury Shaker Village includes a number of buildings that were built and used by the Shakers. It is a lovely setting to learn more about this influential and unique community. For more information, contact the Canterbury Shaker Village at (603) 783-9511 or visit their website: www.shakers.org.

The 67th Annual Craftsmen's Fair of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
Mt. Sunapee Resort, Newbury, NH
August 5-13, 2000 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Grant will have a dining table and a porch swing in the Living with Crafts exhibit. This distinctive sales exhibit features hand-crafted furniture, architectural elements, and decorative accessories showcased in home and office vignettes.

With over 100 booths, demonstrations, Living with Crafts and Craftwear exhibits, workshops, and entertainment, the Craftsmen Fair is fun, annual event for the whole family. For more information, contact the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen: by telephone 603-224-3375, fax 603-225-8452, email: nhleague@totalnetnh.com., or visit their website: www.nhcrafts.org.

New Hampshire Highlands Games
Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH September 15-17, 2000
Grant will have a booth in the Octagon (just past the ski lifts) and will be demonstrating súgán weaving and Celtic knotwork wood carving.

With competitions in music, dance, and highland games; a military tatoo; a gathering of clans; workshops in genealogy, music, and dance; cultural events; and numerous booths, the Highland Games are a popular early fall event in the beautiful White Mountains. For more information, contact NH Scot, the New New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans, Inc. at their website: www.nhscot.org or telephone 603-229-1975.