For Immediate Release: 9/5/2014
Media Advisory: California State Parks to Showcase Local Quilts at the Stanford Mansion on "Second Saturday"
Contact:
Vicky Waters
(916) 653-5115
WHO: California State Parks, Quilter’s Sew-Ciety of Redding, Inc.
WHAT: Second Saturday, Sacramento Art Walk, California State Parks Quilt Display
WHEN: Saturday September 13, 2014
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Special appreciation ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
800 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
WHY: This year, California State Parks is commemorating our 150th Anniversary statewide, and the Quilter's Sew-Ciety of Redding, Inc. produced 57 unique quilts in honor of State Parks.
The quilts will be on display starting September 2 through September 28 at the Stanford Mansion. Visitors of the popular Midtown Second Saturday activities are invited to view the quilts.
INFO: As part of the California State Parks 150th Anniversary, quilters have been
submitting their work inspired on State Parks’ history throughout the year.
The quilts can be viewed online on the California State Parks 150th Website.
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California State Parks provides for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state’s extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high quality outdoor recreation.