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1er Encuentro de Encajeras Bargas 2015 (Toledo, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers: Asociación de Encajeras Hilo del 40
Ayuntamiento de Bargas, Concejalía de Educación y Cultura
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Time:  10:30 to 14:00
Place:  Plaza de la Constitución
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ncq8tok
Information: Ayuntamiento – 925 493 242-243, info@bargas.es

There will also be a lace exhibition at the Salón de Exposiciones of the Ayuntamiento,
April 23 & 24, from 17:00 to 20:00 and April 25th from 11:00 to 13:00

XIV Encuentro de Encajeras en Maella (Zaragoza, Aragon)
Organizers: La Asociación de Mujeres “Manos de Ella”
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time:  Starts at 10:00
Place:  Pabellón Municipal
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/plotjrt
Information and Reservations: Tere, 976638386

XI Encuentro de Bolillos “Villa de Ólvega” (Moncayo, Soria, Castile and León)
Organizers: Asociación La Juve
Ayuntamiento de Ólvega
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time:  10:00 to 13:30
Place:  Salón de Actos del Centro Social
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/ovep7sd
Information and Reservations: Asociación La Juve 976 64 50 83976 64 50 83(sólo tardes) / Esperanza Carrera 976 64 54 53976 64 54 53
correolajuve@gmail.com
Reservations must be made by April 7, 2015.

Venue capacity is 200 persons. There is an agenda in the announcement, but it is very hard to read. I think it says there will be a contest with a 15o EUR first  prize and 50 EUR second prize.

XXI Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos Fraga (Bajo Cinca, Huesca, Aragón)
Organizers:  la Asociación de Vecinos Avenida Aragón Abierta (ASVA)
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time:  10:00 to 13:30
Place:   los Jardines Juan Carlos I
Website: http://tinyurl.com/m9fpu5
Information: Ayuntamiento – 974 470 050, info@fraga.org

I Encuentro Nacional de Encajeras, Astillero (Santander Bay, Cantabria)
Organizers:   la asociación Mujeres Progresistas Astillero-Guarnizo
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: El pabellón de La Cantábrica
Website: http://tinyurl.com/o63vloy
Information: Bella Gañan Gomez, 941 07 70 00

400 participants are expected.

III Trobada de Puntaires a Bellcaire d’Empordà (Baix Empordà, Catalonia)
Organizers:  Puntaires de Bellcaire
Centre Cívic de Bellcaire
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Place: la Plaça dels Comtes d’Empúries, al costat del Castell Palau del Comtes.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/k7asmmy, http://tinyurl.com/qaxaza4
Information and Registration: Maria Luisa 653694595

This event is associated with the Festa de la Divina Pastora and the Festa Petita de Bellcaire d’Empordà, which runs from April 18-19, 2015.

XI Trobada de Boixets de Vall d’Alba (Castellón,Comunidad Valenciana)
Organizers:  Asociación Cultural de Bolilleras “Filigrana”
Ayuntamiento de Vall d’Alba
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Place: The Pabellón Multiusos de Vall d’Alba is undergoing construction, so they are settting up a big tend for the Encuentro. Twenty vendor stalls will be included.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ozqcjsf
Information: Ayuntamiento – 964320001, info@valldalba.es

More than 470 lacemakers have already registered.  This event coincides with the XVIII Fira del Comerç, Agricultura i Ramaderia de Vall d’Alba, which runs April 17-19, 2015.

20a Trobada de Puntaires a Vilassar de Dalt (Bardelona, Catalonia)
Organizers: Associó de Puntaires de Vilassar de Dalt
Ajuntament de Vilassar de Dalt
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015
Time: 10:00 to 13:30
Place: Parc de can Rafart
Websites:  http://tinyurl.com/qhrs8nd
Information: Ajuntament – 93 753 90 00, oac@vilassardedalt

I can’t find a poster for this year’s event.

XIX Trobada de Puntaires, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Sponsor: Regidoria de Cultura
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Time:  Events begin at 16:00
Place: C/Nou.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/p62ebtn
Information: Ajuntament, 938 452 400, ajuntament@savilamajor.cat

This event is part of the Setmana Cultural for 2015 which runs form April 17-26, 2015.