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February 8. 2007
Unique University, Rancho Cordova
Marriot
Non-APLD Event
February 8, 2007
Working Successfully with
Contractors
North Bay District
February 8, 2007
CLCA Designer and Contractor Forum
Non-APLD Event
February 13, 2007
Designing for Challenging Spaces
East Bay District
February 21, 2007
Green is More Than a Color
San Francisco District
February 24, 2007
Private Tour of the Nurserymen's Exchange in Half
Moon Bay
Non-APLD Event
February 24, 2007
Drama in the Garden
Non-APLD Event
February 28, 2007
Open Studio Design Salon
Peninsula District
March 4, 2007
- March 11, 2007
APLD National Conference 2007
APLD California Chapter
Board of Directors
2007
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Public Relations:
Immediate Past
District
Representatives
2007
East Bay District:
San Francisco District:
Southern California District (interim):
For a listing of our District Boards of Directors, please visit our website.
APLD California
Chapter Member FAQ
Are you a
new member with lots of questions about how the APLD California Chapter
works? Did you just
renew and have a question about how your dues are used? Interested in
starting a new district in your area, like the North Bay members
recently did?
Check out our California Chapter Member FAQ. Click here to download. Do you have more questions that aren't yet answered?
APLD California Chapter Membership
Thank you to everyone who renewed their APLD California Chapter membership!
Your
$40 California Chapter membership fee provides the sole dues support
for all of the work done for you at the chapter and district level.
The many rewards of APLD California Chapter membership include:
-Attendance at California District programs and meetings throughout the state
-Monthly California Chapter Newsletter
-APLD California Chapter Website
-Listing in the California Chapter referral pages
-Local APLD Certification Workshops
-Local APLD District Garden Tours (where available)
-Local APLD District Mentor/Mentee Program (where available)
-Local APLD District Design Salons (where available)
-Opportunities to network with other designers and green industry professionals
-Participation in our lively APLDCA Members-only internet discussion group
Questions?
Please contact the California Chapter Membership Committee: membership@apldca.org
Join the dynamic and informative discussion happening every day on the California
Chapter Yahoo! Group!
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors
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APLD California
Chapter
February 2007
Newsletter
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Winter Walk and Talk
By Alma Hecht
The inaugural meeting
of APLD's San Francisco District braved the cold for a Winter Walk at the San
Francisco Botanical Garden at
Strybing
Arboretum on January 17th,
2007.
Michele Schaal, a long-time docent, led our expedition.
Bundled up, we had a
fine time discussing design, plants, planting techniques, and the merits of hot
chocolate.
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Members' Section
Sponsorship Program Off to a Strong
Start
By Kelly Greenwood
The annual
sponsorship drive is off to a strong start, with volunteers from every district
pitching in to call businesses and talk to them about the program. These
volunteers' have raised over $12,500 so far, but there's still a ways to go to
achieve this year's goal of $25,000.
The funds will be
used to finance the complete website upgrade and redesign that will launch in
February as well as ongoing district events. We could always use more help with
making calls or contacts--if you're interested in volunteering, please call Kelly
at 650-996-4612 or email kelly@greenwoodlandscape.com.
Exciting Location for APLD Booth at
San
Francisco Flower & Garden Show
By Deanna Glory
This year the APLD
booth is located smack dab in the middle of the Plant Market right next to the
'Hot Plant Picks' area! The APLD 'booth'
itself will simulate either a designer's studio, or a small garden patio -
either setting will consist of inviting and comfortable seating for consumers
and prospective members to sit and chat with us! We're sure to get lots of traffic this year,
and we want the booth to look especially professional, so we're updating our
portfolios which illustrate our members beautiful garden designs. See below for more info on how to get your
work included.
In the meantime,
we also need great folks like you to work a shift or two in the booth - and the
good shifts are going fast. Staffing
the booth is not only a wonderful opportunity to reach out to new APLD members,
but also to inform the public about the professional standards of our designers. Below is a list of what shifts are still
available (as of February 1), so let me know as soon as possible which shift(s)
you would like. And don't forget, you'll
have free access to the show and seminars before and after your shift.
Wednesday, March 21
3pm to 6pm
6pm to 8pm
Thursday, March 22
9am to 12 noon
3pm to 6pm
Friday March 23
12 noon to 3pm
Saturday, March 24
9am to 12 noon
12 noon to 3pm
3pm to 6pm
6pm to 8pm
Sunday, March 25
9am to 12 noon
12 noon to 3pm
3pm to 6pm
6pm to 8pm
Since we need two
people per shift you can volunteer with a friend, or volunteer on your own and
get to know another APLD member on your shift.
It's a great opportunity to discuss the ins and outs of the business. For those of you coming from
Sacramento and the North Bay, you might form a carpool of four people,
and sign up for two shifts back to back.
That way two of you can work the booth while the other two are seeing
the show - food for thought.
We also still need
help setting up and tearing down the booth - if you volunteer to help with
these tasks you'll have the opportunity to be escorted around the main garden
show arena to see how the show gardens are being built - or torn down as the
case may be. Even if you've seen this
amazing feat before, it's always fun to watch again and again! Sign up for one, or more of these
shifts:
- Booth installation on Monday, March 19
and Tuesday, March 20 - hours to be determined
- Booth tear down on Sunday, March 25
after the show closes at 6 PM
Email deanna@glorydesign.com for more info
and to RSVP.
The APLD Booth Needs Your Designs!
By Deanna Glory
So start gathering
your best photographs, plans, sections, elevations, and perspective drawings
now. All submissions must meet the
following criteria:
- Plans must be on 11"x17" paper, landscape
orientation, color or black-and-white.
- Following submissions must be mounted
on black 11"x17" paper, landscape orientation:
- Sketches and perspectives can be as
small as 8.5"x11" or 5"x7".
- Photographs of mature gardens should
be 8.5"x11" or 5"x7" and must be color.
- Before photos, should be 4"x6" if
possible.
- Your business card (one for each 11"x17"
page submitted)
- Please remove client name and address
from all pieces.
You do not need to
submit all of the above, but the more the merrier. All submission become the
property of APLD, so please do not send your only copy. Members volunteering to
staff the APLD booth get first priority at having their work in the APLD
portfolio.
Deadline for
submissions is February 28th. Please
email the contact person below to get the address of where you should submit
your work:
SF District
members should contact: deanna@glorydesign.com
Peninsula District
members should contact: laura@schaubdesigns.com
East Bay District
members should contact: gardenartistry@earthlink.net
North Bay District
members should contact: bluehilldesign9@aol.com
(Sacramento and Southern California Districts have
elected not to participate.)
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"A Jewel
Box Garden"
In Bloom Garden Design & Maximum Service Landscaping,
Inc.
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Grand Opportunity
for CLCA and APLD Collaboration
By Kevin Burns
In a continuing
effort to foster collaboration between professional landscape designers and
contractors, CLCA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter cordially invites your
participation in collaborating on the design and construction of the CLCA
Garden Exhibition at the 2007 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show.
We have a
very short time to develop and implement a design for our ten feet by twenty
feet space, just outside Petal Plaza. We have some ideas for using materials
already available and are looking for a few highly imaginative and creative
minds to help create a beautiful garden worthy of this year's garden theme:
Living & Loving the Garden Life.
We hope to find
one, or more designers, willing to collaborate on the design. The garden should
be able to be built and planted in no more than two days, so we will want to
keep it simple yet provide an exuberant display of plants, to attract California's home owners. We will provide a terrific
endorsement of APLD as well as directions to the APLD Display Garden at
the show. Please contact Kevin Burns at
650-343-0011 or kevin@maximumservicelandscaping.com
for more information.
See you at the
show!
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Architecture firm
seeks shared office space
By Kim Lesak
Satellite office of an established San Francisco Historic Preservation firm
seeks to share space within an existing architectural, landscape, interiors, or
engineering office in the Pasadena/Los Angeles area. Proximity to Gold Line or Red Line a
plus. Looking for approximately 500
square feet of working space in addition to shared facilities; i.e. conference
room, copier, plotter, kitchenette, etc.
Please contact Kim Lesak at Page & Turnbull, 323-982-9550.
Shared Space Available in
North Beach / Fisherman's Wharf
By Alida Blair
Shared space in Landscape Designer's office. Plotter, good light, great
location (excellent access, easy street parking). Looking for an architect, artist
or designer; prefer quiet and neat person. Room for one or two people. For more
information, call 415-835-9825.
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Modern Landscaping wins CLCA Trophy Award
A Residential Installation Achievement Award was garnered by APLD member Modern Landscaping, Inc., for their work on a Los Altos entry garden
designed by Maureen Decombe, of Green Willow Gardens. The award, for a residential installation under $100,000, was presented at the 2006 California
Landscape Contractors Association
Convention in Kauia.
For more information, and to view other Trophy Award winning gardens, visit the CLCA website.
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APLD California Chapter Events
Calendar
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Event Dates:
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February 8, 2007
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Event Title:
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Working Successfully with Contractors.
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Sponsored by:
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North Bay District
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Event Time:
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Event Description:
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Join us for this great opportunity to meet local landscape
contractors and discuss the ways in which we can work together effectively to
meet the needs of our clients! Hors d'oeuvres will be served!
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Cost:
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Free for APLD members
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Location:
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Rayner Landscaping 366 Bel Marin Keys
Blvd., Novato, CA
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More Information:
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cathy@edgerlandscapedesign.com
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Event Dates:
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February 13, 2007
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Event Title:
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Designing for Challenging Spaces
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Sponsored by:
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East Bay District
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Event Time:
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Event Description:
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Rescheduled from November 2006!! How do you handle the
challenges of a small or odd-sized garden or lot? Easily with the tips from
this presentation! APLD Certified member Laurie Callaway will speak on the
topic of Designing for Challenging Spaces: 10 Ways to Make Small Gardens Seem
Larger. Laurie will share the secrets of how angles, elevation changes and
other techniques can give small spaces mystery and surprise. Laurie Callaway
owns a thriving garden design business on the San
Francisco Peninsula.
She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley program in Garden Design, and is now an
instructor in that same program. An active and committed APLD member for
years and always a popular speaker, Laurie is sure to have many insights on
this important topic.
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Cost:
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$5.00 for members, $10.00 for guests. ($5.00 is for room
rental).
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Location:
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Veterans Memorial
Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
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More Information:
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Sharon Gibson, sbgi@att.net
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Event Dates:
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February 21, 2007
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Event Title:
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Green is More Than a Color
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Sponsored by:
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San Francisco District
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Event Time:
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Event Description:
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A great workshop about selling green to clients, selecting
native plants by micro-climate, as well as utilizing construction materials
for tight-budget and deep-pocket projects. Featured presenters are Geoff
Coffey, owner of Bay Natives nursery (www.baynatives.com) and author of the
"Locals Only" series in the San Francisco Chronicle,
contractor/design team James Pettigrew and Sean Stout owners of Organic
Mechanics, and Alma Hecht, Second Nature Design. There will be slides and
plenty of discussion time.
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Cost:
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$10 members, $15 non-members
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Location:
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SF County Fair
Building, Lincoln
and 9th Avenue, Golden
Gate Park
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More Information:
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Alma Hecht, alma@secondnature.bz
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Event Dates:
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February 28, 2007
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Event Title:
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Open Studio Design Salon
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Sponsored by:
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Peninsula District
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Event Time:
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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Event Description:
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With the APLD Conference happening at the beginning of
March, we will not be having our regularly scheduled meeting. Instead, Laura
Schaub (inspired by Alma Hecht from the SF District) will be hosting an Open
Studio Design Salon at her home in West San Jose that
Wednesday afternoon, from 2:00 - 6:00 PM.
Drop in to chat, share ideas, have a tasty beverage, see a Vectorworks
demo...perhaps bring some of your work to share? Please email Laura to RSVP
and if you would like her to send you a map with directions. Please note that
this coincides nicely with the deadline to submit to her your 11x17 plan
drawings for our SF Garden Show portfolio!!!
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Cost:
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Free
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Location:
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The Home of Laura Schaub, 5007
Yorkton Way, San Jose
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More Information:
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Laura Schaub at: laura@schaubdesigns.com
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Event Dates:
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March 4, 2007 - March 11,
2007
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Event Title:
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APLD National Conference 2007
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Sponsored by:
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Southern California District
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Event Time:
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8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Event Description:
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The APLD will be hosting their annual conference in Southern
California for a weeklong program of informative lectures and
enlightening garden tours. Residential gardens of outstanding quality in west
Los Angeles, Pasadena, Brentwood, Malibu, Santa Barbara and other areas will
be featured, as well as several superior public gardens, interpreted by their
principal designers. Lectures will be given by recognized experts in the
field, including such notables as Page Dickey, Nancy Goslee Power, Bernard Trainer,
Michael Glassman and John Greenlee. Additional information on registration,
membership and sponsorship opportunities can be found at www.apld.org or call
717-238-9780.
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Cost:
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Varies
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Location:
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Pasadena, CA
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More Information:
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Stephanie Bartron stephanie@sbgardendesign.com,
1-323-660-1034
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Event Dates:
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March 13, 2007
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Event Title:
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No March Meeting
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Sponsored by:
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East Bay District
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Event Time:
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4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
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Event Description:
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Due to the confluence of the APLD National Convention in Pasadena
(March 4-11) and the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show (March 21-25),
the East Bay District will forgo a District meeting in March. Please enjoy
these events!
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Cost:
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n/a
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Location:
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n/a
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More Information:
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Sharon Gibson, sbgi@att.net
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Event Dates:
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March 21, 2007
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Event Title:
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Design Salon
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Sponsored by:
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San Francisco District
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Event Time:
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Event Description:
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So often we feel as if we design in a vacuum. Here's a
chance to spend time with colleagues, whose fresh perspective can provide
invaluable suggestions to get off tight corners and turn others you may have
been too close to see. Space is limited, so sign-up soon.
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Cost:
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Free to members, $5.00 to non-members
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Location:
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Alma Hecht's in Glen Park
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More Information:
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For more details, contact Alma Hecht by email:
alma@secondnature.bz
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