BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73@rnqg.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T193000 DTSTAMP:20260613T155636Z URL:https://rnqg.org/events/jane-stickle-quilt-and-bennington-museum-bus-t rip/ SUMMARY:VT Bus Trip -- Jane Stickle Quilt DESCRIPTION:Following up on Sarah Sullivan’s wonderful presentation on th e Jane Stickle Quilt at the March guild meeting\, we are planning a one-da y bus trip to see the actual Jane Stickle quilt while it is displayed from Labor Day to Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day.\n\nThe Bennington Museum in Bennington\, Vermont\, a 3-hour drive from Walpole\, owns and displays the quilt.  It is on exhibit for a short period each year in order to pr eserve it.  Accordingly\, the bus trip is planned for Thursday\, Septembe r 17\, 2026.  The Robert Frost Stone Museum is nearby and may be an inclu ded stop.\n\nSo far\, twelve folks signed up at the April guild meeting. W e need a minimum of 18-20. The Museum can accommodate a larger group but w e need to provide an expected number in advance. The Museum offers both se lf-guided tours at $13/person and 90-minute guided tours at $17/person if we have at least 10 people.\n\nPlans are tentative at this point but we ex pect to leave about 7:30AM and return about 7:30PM.  We likely will stop for a late lunch or early supper before heading back to MA. The cost of th e trip will be determined by the number of people going as this will impac t the size and cost of the bus.  RNQG members have first dibs on this tri p.  Depending on the number of firm replies\, we may open it up to other guilds\n\nBased on feedback we receive during the May meeting\, we will ha ve additional\, definitive information available on May 29.  Kindly email Carol Coakley at cacoakley@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us. \n\nWith only have two guild meetings left before our planned trip to Benn ington\, we need to firm up plan now.  There is no time like the present so get on it and see a remarkable piece of American quilting history durin g the 250th birthday of our country. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rnqg.org/wp-content/uploads/—Pngtree†”tour-bus-with-blue-color_17694574-scaled.jpeg CATEGORIES:Invitation LOCATION:Bennington Museum\, \, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, United States;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bennington Museum:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR