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UPCOMING PUBLic events

_May 25       CAFAM Granny Squared Reception, 6-9pm                   
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
              
May 18    Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

May 5     Big Sunday Workshop, 12-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Apr 20      Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

April 13      Craft Project Lounge
                   Camera Obscura Building
                 1450 Ocean Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401
                   Drop-in project lounge with knit-in, sewing, assemblage & papercraft.

April 11       Work party @ YBLA studios
                   1653 18th Street. Studio 5, Santa Monica, CA 90404
                   We'll reinforce loose stitches, switch out some squares as needed and prep the  granny squares for  fire   proofing and framing.
Mar 16     Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)


Feb 16     Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Feb 3, 10, 17 & 24,  2013 Granny Squares Workshop, every Sunday 11-4pm
                 Mastadon Mesa @ Melrose Trading Post
                 7850 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046 (Melrose entry, next to admission booth)

Feb 16     Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Feb 12       Granny Sewing Party, 6-8pm
                  Future Studio Gallery
                  5558 N Figueroa St. Highland Park/ Los Angeles, CA 90042

Jan 31       Granny Sewing Party, 7-9pm  
                  18th Street Arts Center
                  1653 18th St. Studio 5, Santa Monica, CA 90404                

Jan 27       Forest, For the Trees                    
                  Angels Gate Cultural Center
                  3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731


Jan 19     Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Dec 15     Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Dec 9         YBLA does Burma Shaves @ Mulholland Dérive, noon-6pm
                  Los Angeles Road Concerts               
                  Mulholland Drive between Cahuenga Pass and 101 freeeway
                  YBLA will display a Burma Shave signs inspired version of our  Urban Letters on iconic Mulholland Drive where audience    
                  members are invited to drive, bike, walk, skate (etc) the length of Mulholland Drive on a loose schedule, arriving at each
                  spot to experience an interaction with YBLA and other participating artists.

Dec 1          South Bay Focus, 6-9pm
                   Torrance Art Museum
                   3320 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503 
               YBLA's  Wish I Were Here  interactive pillow installation will be on display November 27-December 15, 2012. The opening 
                   reception  is on December 1st, 6-9pm.

Nov 17        Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                   Craft and Folk Art Museum
                   5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                   (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Nov 10        Bon Appetit: An Hors d’Oeuvre for the Cannibal Feast, 6-10pm
                   Jaus 
                   11851 La Grange Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90025
               YBLA presents the interactive pillow installation Wish I Were Here to support the MexiCali Biennial programming. Come to enjoy                        
                   the artwork by fellow participating artists, the silent auction, music and more.  And the best part is you get to play with the 
                   pillows all night long!

Nov 1          Yarnbombing: Adventures in Guerilla Urbanism. 2:15-5pm
                   Alliance of Artist Communities Annual Conference
                   
106 W 12th Street. Kansas City, MO
                    YBLA will engage the audience in a hands on urban intervention workshop and lead a discussion on urban interventions and
                    utilizing fiber arts to make a critical statement and engage with the public.

Oct 28         Interactive display, 4-8pm 
                    Angels Gate Cultural Center
                    3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
                    YBLA will present  an interactive public art installation.  

Oct 21         Urban Letters & Wishing Tree, noon-4pm
                   "Festival for All Skid Row Artists" by Los Angeles Poverty Department                                   
                    Gladys Park. 6th & Gladys St., Los Angeles, CA 90021
                    Audience will sign up for 15 minute slots to write their own phrases with YBLA's urban letters. YBLA will also present 
                    Wishing Tree, an interactive public art installation.

Oct 20         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                    Craft and Folk Art Museum
                    5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                    (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Oct 6            Wishing Tree @ BAM fest, 1-6pm
                     18th Street Arts Center
                     1639 18th Street. Santa Monica, CA 90404
                     YBLA will present Wishing Tree, an interactive public art installation.  

Sept 15         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Sept 09        Wishing Tree, 2-4pm
                    Angels Gate Cultural Center
                    3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
                    YBLA will present Wishing Tree, an interactive public art installation. 

Sept 08        Discussion, 1-2pm
                    Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park.
                    4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027
                    YBLA will facilitate a discussion about the relation between Social Practice and Institutions at the 4th Annual Los Ángeles                         Anarchist Bookfair at the Municipal Art Gallery. The YBLA led discussion will be part of a series of intimate conversations that                         examine the relationship between art and anarchism. critically looking at the conflicts between art and radical politics.

July 21         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

July 15        Yarn Bombing Day @ OC Fair, 10am-3pm
                    Orange County Fair
                    88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
                    There's a call to knit or crochet a 10"x16" pennant to hang from the trees in Fair Square. First 200 to pre-register by July 13th                                     will receive one free 2012 OC Fair admission by bringing their knitted or crocheted pennant to the Blue Gate (Main Entrance)
                    yarn bombing check-in.  Check-in will be from 9:30 am-1pm. For more information call 714-708-1553 or visit
                     http://www.formstack.com/forms/YE-OCFair_yarnbombing_form
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July 13         Forest, For the Trees
                    Orange County Fair
                    88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
                    Yarn Bombing Los Angeles and the Arroyo Arts Collective present Forest, For The Trees: A Fiber Environment  in Visual Arts                                     Pavillion during the OC Fair July 13-August 12, 2012.
                    Click to view Press Release

June 16       LACMA Artwalk, noon-6pm
                    Craft and Folk Art Museum
                    5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                    YBLA participate with an interactive installation and conduct workshops in CAFAM courtyard during this event involving       
                    exhibitions, special installations and performances at four museums and  fifteen galleries up and down Wilshire 
                    and La Brea Blvd.

May 19         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

May 12        Eat, Drink, Art, 7pm-Midnight
                    LA Municipal Art Gallery
                    4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
                    YBLA will be onsite in the gallery with a projection of YBLA projects and a hands on interactive pillow-making workshop.

Apr 21         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Mar 30-31   Mini Makers Faire
                     Pasadena Convention Center
                     300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101
                     YBLA will have an interactive installation and conduct workshops in during this  unique and engaging arts, science and 
                     technology experience that runs parallel to the  Science Faire designed for Los Angeles Unified School District students 
                     as well as their teachersand parents.

Mar 17         Stitch n Bitch, 3-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Feb 25          Wish I Were Here, 10-5pm
                      College Art Association Annual Conference
                      Los Angeles Convention Center
                      1201 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, CA 90015  
                      in conjunction with Art in the Public Realm: Activism and Interventions sessions, curated by Ed Woodham of 
                      Art in Odd Places (NYC) and  Deborah  Oliver from Performance  Exchange (LA).
                      Click to view Press Release 
                      Click to view images

Feb 18         Stitch n Bitch, 2-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Feb 1            Chains of Friendship Prototype Workshop, 5-8pm
                     Trash For Teaching                     
                     12815 S. Western Ave. Gardena, CA 90249 
                      (310) 527-7080                      
                      YBLA members and associates will create prototypes for the Chains of Friendship using the material available at Trash for 
                      Teaching.  Please bring your own scissors, x-acto knife, needles, thread, glue etc. 

Jan 28          Forest @CAFAM, 6-9pm                     
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 
                     Fiber Forest Environment on window Display and Yarn Bombing
                     Click to view Press Release
                     Click to view Images

Jan 21         Art Soup Los Angeles/ NELA, 7-9pm          
                    Ba Restaurant                                  
                    York Blvd and Ave 51, Highland Park, CA
                    Click to view images

Jan 21          Stitch n Bitch,  2-5pm*
                     Craft and Folk Art Museum
                     5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                     (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Dec 17          Stitch n Bitch 2-5pm*
                      Craft and Folk Art Museum
                      5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                      (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Dec 16          Yarn Bombing Bergamot Station, 5-10pm
                      2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Nov 19          Stitch n Bitch 2-5pm*
                      Craft and Folk Art Museum
                      5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                      (we meet regularly every 3rd Saturday)

Nov 12          Forest for the Trees @ Ave 50
                      Ave 50 Studios,131 N. Ave 50, Los Angeles, CA
                      call for participation
                      http://www.forestforthetrees2011.com/                      
                      Click to view Press Release
                      Click to view Images

Nov 10           Domestic Vandal:  Brian and Christy Chambers in the gallery, with YBLA outside 
                       Pierce College Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA
                     
Oct 22           Yarn Bombing 101: An Intro to Fiber Arts
                      1:00 PM-4:00 PM
                      Palm Court @ Great Park, Irvine, CA                    

Oct 15           Stitch n Bitch 2-5pm*
                      Craft and Folk Art Museum
                      5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                      (we meet regularly every 3rd saturday) 

Oct 9              BAM Festival
                      18th St. Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
                      call for participation
                      http://18thstreet.org/blog/bam-fest-2011

Oct 2             Trespass Parade
                      Los Angeles, CA
                      http://trespassparade.org/
                     
August 20     Stitch n Bitch 2-5pm*
                      Craft and Folk Art Museum
                      5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
                                        
August 7        Have Yarn Will Trave/l Car Displays 10am-6pm
                       Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
                       152 N Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90013                        
                        Click to view Press Release
                        Click to view Images

June 30          For the Trees orientation 1-4pm
                       Ave 50 Studios
                       131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park
                        http://www.forestforthetrees2011.com/

July 9th          De-installation of Yarn Bombing 18th
                       18th St Arts Center

June 18th       Yarnbombing 18th St
                       opening party as part of 18th Street Art Night 6-10pm
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street.
                        Santa Monica, CA 90404                        Click to view Press Release
                         Click to view Images

June 11          Logistics meeting for participants. 2-5pm   
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street.
                        Santa Monica, CA 90404

June 17th       Installation day 10am-5pm*
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street.
                       Santa Monica, CA 90404
                       
June 1st         Deadline to receive mailed work for Yarnbombing 18th
                       by international participants

May 21th        Stitch and Bitch 2-5pm/ last day to submit a proposal
                       18th Street Arts Center, 1853 18th Street. #5
                       Santa Monica, CA 90404

May 21           CAFAM yarn bombing, 10am-10pm
                       Craft and Folk Art Museum
                       5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

May 7             Empathy Circle at Heal Japan Benefit, 3pm-2am
                       Club Fais Do Do
                       5253 W Adams BlvdLos Angeles, CA

April 19-25     Empathy Circle in Little Tokyo
                        Facade of the building at Union Center for the Arts
                        120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
                        http://empathyproject.weebly.com/
                         Click to view Press Release
                         Click to view Images

April 16th        Stitch and Bitch 2-5pm
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street. #5
                       Santa Monica, CA 90404

March 19th     Stitch and Bitch 2-5pm
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street. #5
                       Santa Monica, CA 90404

February 19   Orientation meeting for Yarnbombing 18th, 2-5pm
                       18th Street Artnight 6-10pm
                       18th Street Arts Center  1853 18th Street. #5
                       Santa Monica, CA 90404


* please bring all necessary tools & supplies for the meetings.

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