Friday Night
Arrival and Check-in
You can check into the Holiday Inn, Peterborough, any time after 3:00 then
unload the car, and meet your friends.
Registration:
Registration for the Gathering is from 3:30-5:30 pm in the alcove just off the
lobby, between the lobby and Regency Ballroom, where most of the weekend events
will take place.
At this time, you'll meet the
Pink Ladies,
receive your table seating assignment for Saturday Lunch and Dinner and
Sunday Lunch, and get any refunds owing to you.
Bring your
Exchange Gift, Gathering Helper
and
Centrepiece
to hand in at the
Registration area.
Display Room and Artisan Sales Set-up
3:30 - 5:00
If you brought a display, take it to Saffron North (down the corridor) where
Adrian Cooper will help you set up.
If you are selling at the Artisan Sales Room, set up in Saffron South. Lynn
Belanger is in charge there.
Friday Night Supper:
Between 5:30 and 7:00, in the Regency Ballroom . It's buffet style with a Cash
Bar, so
come when you like and sit where you like.
Meet and Greet
7:30 - 9:00: Meet and greet and announcements in the Regency Ballroom and some
exciting draw prizes.
Mini-Swap
8:30-9:00, in the Ballroom
Quick Kit Sales (formerly Round Tables)
9:00 in the Ballroom
Artisan Sales and Display Room
9:30 - 10:30 --
Saffron North and South
As always, we have a
wonderful line-up of Artisans selling their handcrafted
items and many wonderful displays of projects we've all worked on.
Sales and Display are both Friday and Saturday Night
Saturday
7:00 - 8:30: Breakfast. Buffet style. Sit where you like
8:45-12:15: Saturday Workshops, with a mid-morning break. There will be a UFO
(UnFinished Objects) table to work on your own projects and your Quick Kits
12:15-1:30: Lunch - assigned seating
1:45-5:00: Saturday workshops continued
6:00 - 7:00: Cocktail Hour and Costume Parade. There Will Be Prizes. And a
cash bar.
7:00 - 9:00: Banquet. Assigned Seating. Bring your table gifts to share if
you have some.
9:00 - 10:00 Display Room and Artisan Sales Room.
10:00: Display and Artisan rooms close. Remove your displays and sales tables
promptly
Sunday
7:00-8:30: Buffet Breakfast. Sit where you like
9:00 - 12:00: Sunday morning workshops, Round Table Kit Workshops
12:15-2:00 (approx): Lunch - assigned seating.
Announcements of prizes and Gathering Helper Winners and Next Year's Gathering
Printable Timetable
Shopping on the Way
The Doll House and Train Emporium
100 Peter Street in
Port Hope
http://www.dollhouseemporium.com/
Hours: daily 10am to 5pm (closed Wednesdays)
Sundays 12 noon to 4
Mention you're going to the Gathering, and get 10% off your purchase (not
including magazines or sale items).
Petite Images
Miniatures Store
223 Queen Street,
Port Perry
http://www.petiteimages.net/
Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday 11am to 4 pm (excluding Easter and Thanksgiving)
Closed on Mondays
More Great Shopping in Peterborough
Other Reminders
EXCHANGE GIFTS
You bring one, you get one. Exchange gifts can be anything miniature, or
miniature-related, handmade or bought, with a suggested value of at least $20.
Drawing for the Exchange gifts will take place at meals throughout the weekend.
TABLE GIFTS
It has been a tradition on Saturday night to exchange small gifts with the seven
other people at your table. While a value of
$3 is suggested, most are handmade items which are valued by the recipients as a
wonderful reminder of the Gathering.
Giving is optional.
CENTREPIECES
We will have intriguing centrepieces at many of our meals, for everyone at
each table to enjoy and one lucky person to win.
CANCELLATIONS
***LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
Please inform Laurie Mecke, Registrar, by telephone (416 239-3673) or email
l.mecke@sympatico.ca and then confirm in writing.
Individual cancellations must be made 1 week prior to the arrival date.
Cancellations within 1 week of the arrival date are non re-fundable
-
Cancellations before April 13, 2012: we'll refund your registration fee, minus
a $25 admin fee.
(that is, the Hotel must receive notice of the cancellation before
then)
-
April 14 or later,
no refund can be made.
DIRECTIONS
Peterborough Waterfront Holiday Inn
150 George St N, Peterborough.
From Ottawa:
Highway 7 west towards Peterborough, where it turns into
Lansdowne St (7B). Then turn right (north) onto George Street till you get to
the Holiday Inn, on right hand side.
From the west:
Highway 401 eastbound to Hwy 115/35 (exit 436) and go north; stay on 115, which
eventually
turns east. Continue to Peterborough, exit at the Parkway and go north to
Lansdowne St, turn right on Landsowne, continue to George St, turn left (north)
continue to
Holiday Inn on right hand side.
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