March 31, April 1 & 2: American Woodworker Show in Edison N.J. (This is not the same location as the last show in Somerset N.J.). Directions are as follows: Take Outerbridge Crossing to Rt. 440. Exit at 514W to Raritan Center. Go to 1st jug handle to Raritan Center Parkway; follow signs to Center.

April 4th: John Gray. Gues speaker will be John Gray. Mr. Gray was a former senior member of the L. & J.G. Stickley furniture company in upstate N.Y. His presentation at our meeting will be a 1-hour slide talk featuring an overview of the Stickley Sample shop. The talk will include comparisons to the home shop and topics of interest to both beginner and advance woodworkers.

April 8th: John Gray Seminar. This will be a full-day seminar by Mr. Gray at the barn and will include lunch. To help plan for food, please contact Brian Hayward or myself if you ar interested. The topic for this seminar will be "How to Work With Wood --- Not Against It". The event will feature everything you need to know about wood presented in a lecture and demonstration form with some limited hands-on.

May 3: Mario Rodriguez. We are fortunate to again have Mario as a speaker for our monthly meeting. Mario has operated a cabinet shop in Brooklyn, run his own woodworking school in upstate N.Y. and is currently teaching a restoration course at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. He is a frequent contributor to Fine Woodworking magazine. His topic for our meeting will be "Planing Difficult Woods". Don't miss this meeting. What Mario does with a hand plane is truly amazing.

June 3 & 4: L.I.W.C. 5th Annual Woodworking Show and Exhibition. We are adding new vendors every week, and everything seems to be progressing well. The vendor area is filling nicely with a good variety of products and materials being sold. Don't forget to save your woodworking dollars and support our vendors; they are making this show possible.

The seminars offered are top-notch and we are very fortunate to have such a knowledgeable group of presenters. I believe we can rival some professional shows in this area. To date we have Ian Kirby, Sal Marino, Bill Boxer(Apollo), Doug Kenny (International Wood Collectors society), Ed Ferri (Quality VAKuum Products), plus L.I.W.A. and affiliated club members. If you are interested in doing a 1-hour seminar, contact us with your topic and a brief outline.

Club Exhibition. This is the reason for having this show. We welcome all exhibits, large or small. The facility is attractive and will showcase your work as it should be. For this we need your help. Let us know as soon as possible what you will be bringing. We need sizes and descriptions. Photos are even better. All skill levels should be represented. If you wish to be listed in the program, we need this information as soon as possible. Please give all exhibitor information to Charlie James or Brian Monks.

Toy Workshop. See Jim "Toyman" Clancy if you would like to participate.

Members Craft Area. Contact Rich Weils. Members will be able to sell their woodwork in this section. the club will take a small commission to cover costs. Members participating in this sale will be expected to lend a hand with show activities.

Tool Garage Sale. See Steve Costello.

Logistics. Charlie James will be coordinating volunteers before, during and after the show. We would like enough volunteers to let every member enjoy the show.

Advertising and Publicity: Owen Brady and Gene Kelly. Members with ideas or expertise in this area are needed. Every woodworker or wanna-be-woodworker on Long Island should know about this show by June 2nd.