Quilting Arts Film & Exhibit

Please join the Free Spirit Quilters and the Oceanside Public Library for a free screening of PBS’ and Wisconsin Public TV’s The Art of Quilting on Wednesday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m., in the Foundation Room at the Civic Center Library, 330 North Coast Highway. This film is a journey of color and imagination, with highlights from Quilt National, Art Quilts Philadelphia and The Chicago School of Fusing. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Free Spirit members and a tour of their exhibit.

The Library is also proud to display “Silence with a Touch of Wow!”, an exhibit of Art Quilts created by Free Spirit Art Quilters, on the first and second floors at the Civic Center Library from September 7 – October 5. The Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. This is the second year the Library will host Free Spirit Quilters, and selected Art Quilts from the Civic Center exhibit will be displayed at Mission Branch Library beginning in October. The following Artists will have Art Quilts on display: Karen Bennick, Carol Carpenter, Margaret Harwood, Karen Holmgren, Judy Mettelka, Susan Nikkel, Joan Schooley, Katrina Sjoberg and Ann Turley. For more details about this and other programs hosted by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, please call (760) 435-5600. Visit the Library’s website at www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org for more information on Library events and services.