Paducah, Metropolis plan super weekend Sept. 11–12
Everyone knows that Metropolis, Ill., is the home of Superman. Paducah is home to a super museum — the National Quilt Museum of the United States. It’s only natural for the neighboring cities to combine forces.
Locals and visitors will find a wealth of activities, from quilting events to historic re-enactments and more, Sept. 11–12 with Super City – Quilt City, A Celebration of the Arts between Two Cities.
Activities in Paducah will include lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, a quilt sale, a fabric swap meet and more at the quilt museum, 215 Jefferson St. downtown. Regular admission prices apply. A short drive away from the museum, the Stitch ‘N Quilt Guild will hold its guild show, Quiltfest, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Broadway Church of Christ, 2855 Broadway. Paducah’s Lowertown Art District will celebrate its Second Saturday, with many of the art galleries open from noon until 8 p.m.
Across the bridge, the Massac Quilters Guild Quilt show runs Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrah’s Riverfront Event Center. Admission: $2 donation. Guests can see quilts, view demonstrations, attend lectures and shop the wares of artist vendors. A number of lucky guests will walk away with door prizes.
A contest open to all quilters, the Super Block Challenge, will also take place in Metropolis. Deadline to enter is Sept. 5. Click here for entry information.
Away from the Event Center, the Super Museum and Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis will offer half-price admission to anyone with one of the free souvenir Super City Quilt City Connection buttons. Buttons are available at the museum and the Riverfront Event Center.
Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis offers its Living History free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Historians will present displays and interpretive programs on the 18th century tavern life and brewing.
For a full calendar of Super City – Quilt City events, click here.
In addition to the super weekend Sept. 11 and 12, the quilt museum boasts a busy schedule of fall exhibits, including:
Through Aug. 31: Vibrations: Color Resonance in Antique Quilts 1860–1940: Amish, Mennonite and mai stream quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection
Through Nov. 16: A Horse’s Tale: An exhibit honoring Kentucky as the first site outside of Europe to host the World Equestrian Games.
Sept. 1–Dec. 6: The Machine Age of Quilting: Treadle to Computer: Works from the collection of Pat Holly and Sue Nickels shows how quilters have used sewing machines from the 1840s to the present.
Nov. 19–Feb. 15, 2011: Contemporary Broderie Perse: Also known as cut-out chintz, appliqué, broderie perse presents a high point in quiltmaking.
Posted by Bill Wolfe
