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Trobada de Puntaires and XVIII Concurs de Puntes de Coixí, Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Organizers:  Amics de les Roses Sant Feliu Llobregat
Ajuntament de Sant Feliu de Llobregat
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: begins at 10:00
Place: Jardins del Palau Falguera
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/mgelbdy
Information: cultura@santfeliu.cat. Registration deadline for the contest is May 9th.

This event is part of the 56a Exposició Nacional de Roses in Sant Feliu de Llobregat. There is an associated contest (Concurs) – works must be bobbinlace and include the color pink. First, second and third prize trophies will be awarded.

15a Trobada de Puntaires del “Racó del Didal”, Calders (Bagas, Catalonia)
Sponsor:  Associació Cultural de la Dona, el Racó del Didal, c/ Manresa 15, Calders
Ajuntament de Calders
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Place: a la Plaça
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/mfcbvfo
Information: 93 830 90 69

Not a lot of information on this event all in one place.  I think there will be a market.

IV Trobada de Puntaires Sant Pere Pescador (Girona, Catalonia)
Sponsor: Taller Fils i Agulles, PUntaires de St Pere
Ajuntament de Sant Pere Pescador
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: The downtown streets (Girona, Carme, Verge del Portalet)
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/nbe2ouq
Information: Maribel Olmo, 609 34 45 65

Trobada de Puntaires Castellserà (Lleida, Catalonia)
Sponsor: les Puntaires de Castellserà
l’Associació Cultural “Lo Perot”, l’Ajuntament de Castellserà
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: Begins at 10:00
Place: Al Carrer Major
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/prmybxc
Information: 973 610 005, ajuntament@castellsera.cat

Not much information on this event, but it is part of the X Festa del Bandoler in Castellserà.  I don’t know the version number of the event, but it has been held before.

XV Trobada de Puntaires La Sénia (Montsià, Tarragona, Valencia)
Sponsor: La Asociación de Dones Senienques
Ajuntament la Sénia
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Place:   la calle Sant Joan al Lado de la Plaza Mayor
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/lk8t857
Information: 977713285/654527886/977713328, mariavicap@hotmail.com

This event is part of the 11th Fira Gastronòmica de La Séna, which runs from May 10-11, 2014.

IV Trobada de Boixets Alaquàs (Horta Oest, Valencia)
Sponsor: La Asociación de Artesanas de Alaquàs
Ajuntament d’Alquàs
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Colegio Público Las Cigüeñas
c/Noruega s/n
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/pjjuemy
Information: Guadalupe Pinazo González, 609210349, adriapaural@gmail.com

Agenda:
10:00 Trobada begins
11:00  Breakfast
11:30  Visit to the Castell-Palau d’Alquàs
14:00 Dinner

More than 250 participants are expected.

III Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos de Rivas Vaciamadrid (Rioja Baja, La Rioja)
Sponsor:  Grupo Casita de Bolillos
Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Colegio Público Las Cigüeñas
c/Noruega s/n
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/kmalxyo
Information: 644 358 565 / 686 362 377

XVII Concentración de Bolilleras, Ciudad de Alfaro (Rioja Baja, La Rioja)
Sponsor:  Asociación Sociocultural Amas de Casa
Ayuntamiento de Alfaro
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:30
Place: Plaza de España (in case of rain they will move to the front of the polideportivo)
Website: http://tinyurl.com/kwnoyff http://tinyurl.com/petlfvr
Information and Registration: Encarna, 650 114 727, asamasalf@gmail.com

About 500 participants are expected from many areas in northern Spain. There will also be an exhibition of the Association’s work at the Caja Rioja-Bankia de Alfaro, from 18:30 to 21:30.  There will also be a friendship meal.

XXII Trobada de Puntaires, L’Ametlla de Mar (Baix Ebre, Tarragona, Catalonia)
Organizers:  L’associació Dones Endavant
Ajuntament de l’Ametlla de Mar
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:30
Place:  La Plaça Joan Miró de l’Ametlla de Ma
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ls85o57
Contact: +34 977 45 60 00 ajuntament@ametllamar.cat

This event attracts about 100 lacemakers from various parts of Catalonia.

Trobada de Puntaires Constantí (Tarragona, Catalonia)
Organizers:  Ajuntament de Constantí
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:30  to 13:00 (these were the times for the 2013 event)
Place:  la Plaça de les Escoles Velles
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nsqkdos
Contact: 977 520 521 / 977 520 612, ajuntament@constanti.cat

This event is part of the annual Fira de Constantí, which runs from May 9-11, 2014. It has been held in the past, but I can’t find the version number.