Programs and Workshops
The Program and Workshop Committee is under the Education Coordinator and their job is to arrange Programs for the meetings and sometimes coordinating workshops. The committee is all volunteers who work together to make it happen.
For more information or to volunteer: contact education@rmwg.org
TO REGISTER for Workshops/Events only open to RMWG members you need to sign on to your Wild Apricot account and click on Events on the menu.
TO REGISTER for Workshops/Events open to the public, you just need to click on Events on the Wild Apricot menu, you do not need to sign in.
Member to Member Sale
Member to member sale is coming in April. The silent auction is in March and the scholarship presentation is in February with Tips and tricks.
For more information see the newsletter.
April 19, 2025 Program
Ann Davis will give a presentation on Bringing the world’s cutest sheep to Colorado, the Black nosed Valais Sheep
April 26, 2025 Workshop:
Lambing Tour, Skirting Fleece and Felted Rug Class
Full and Waitlisted
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Full day (one week AFTER the Guild meeting) Start time 10 am. End time 4:30 pm.
At Davis Family Livestock 4480 County Road 38, Platteville, CO 80651
At the start of the workshop, participants will tour the lambing barn and sheep pens and meet other barnyard animals. Anne will share information about the breed in each pen and their significance. For the remainder of the morning, participants will be working in pairs to skirt a fleece.
After a lunch break, the skirted fleeces will then be prepared for felting by the participants either as whole rugs or as smaller seat covers. Rugs/seat covers will be washed and hung to dry a while before taking them home for final drying.
Maximum participants: 8
Registration $55.
No experience needed.
Be prepared to stand on a cement floor and wear shoes that will get wet. Bring a sack lunch, water bottle, apron and rubber gloves
Materials fee: $75 includes fleece that we have skirted, and all supplies to wet-felt the rugs such as skirting tables, bubble wrap and bamboo blinds.
Questions? Contact the facilitator, Mary Jeanne DeMarie education@rmwg.org
For more information: 9 news (sunrise version)
https://www.9news.com/video/life/animals/73-97850d15-3cd0-4617-b6b1-9af78bc855b4
https://www.9news.com/video/life/animahttps://www.9news.com/video/life/animals/73-a86343d1-e04c-4662-8d81-405cbe890992
Luncheon Information Registration button -link to Wild Apricot below
RMWG Annual May Luncheon
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10am-2pm
Mount Vernon Canyon Club
24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden, CO. 80401
$40.00 per person, Cash Bar
Plated Luncheon: salad, entrée, and dessert
Fashion Show with People’s Choice Awards
Presenter/Program:
Kat Martin, the Textile Conservator at the Avenir Conservation Center at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
President’s Challenge: Mary Wickler Peterson
Door Prizes provided by RMWG Members
Sponsored by the Education Committee and subsidized by the RMWG Board.
Luncheon Registration Form: Please register and pay through Wild Apricot. No walk-ins as the club requires a guest count. Everyone needs to fill one out. Please select your entrée & dessert.
***Due by Saturday, May 3, 2025 ***
Questions contact Annie Scherer at: abatscherer@comast.net
Name: ________________________________________________
Payment- $40.00 per person: payable through Wild Apricot on the guild’s website.
No cash or checks.
Select an Entrée and Dessert:
Mixed Green Salad (GF) Everyone is served this:
Mixed greens, bleu cheese crumbles, granny smith apples, pecans, and vinaigrette dressing
Main Entrée (Select one)
___ 1. Ratatouille (Vegan and Gluten Free.)
___ 2. Teriyaki Grilled Salmon with edamame succotash, purple potatoes, and teriyaki sauce
___ 3. Grilled Steak Medallions (GF) with herbed roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables with a brandied peppercorn sauce
Dessert (Select One)
___ 1. Chocolate Flourless Torte (GF)
___ 2. Cheesecake with Seasonal Sauce
Programs + Workshops Committee
Programs and Workshops Files, for members of the P and W committee, please click on the link below and enter the password.
