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XI Encuentro Nacional de Bordador@s y Encajer@s Artesan@s de Fuente Álamo (Murcia)
Organizer:  Asociación de la Mujer de Fuente Álamo
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Place: En Jardín Botánico (at the back)
Time:  See agenda below.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/zq8lfmf
Information and Registration:  968 598 759 – 678 055 406

Agenda: (from last year)
10:00 Participation registration and welcome
11:00  Demonstrations of Embroidery and Lace
14:00  Meal
15:00 Gift presentation
16:00 Farewell to the participants.

III Fira Internacional de Puntes in Arenys de Mar
XXII Trobada de Puntaires, Arenys de Mar (Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Organizers: l’Associació de Puntaires Flor d’Alba
Ajuntament d’Arenys de Mar
Museu Arenys de Mar
Date: Fira – Friday April 1 to Sunday April 3, 2016
Trobada – Tuesday, June 24, 2015
Time: Trobada Starts at 10:00
Fira – Fiday 16:00 to 20:00
Saturday 13:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00
Sunday 10:00 to14:00
Place: Trobada – Riera, davant del C. C. Calisay
Fira – Centre Cultural Calisay, Riera Para Fita, 31, Arenys de Mar
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/hrquatz http://tinyurl.com/gpf7o42
http://tinyurl.com/hmhmddl http://tinyurl.com/jy7jby3
Information and Registration: Dolors 973939258, Montse 669494234

The trobada part of the III Fira Internacional de Puntes in Arenys de Mar. There are three events associated with this event, all starting on April 1st:
Càrrec del Taller Randes de Barcelona – Albillaments amb puntes contemporànies
Workshop with Eva Szpila del Centre Cultural de Bobowa, Taller de puntes artesanes – Penjolls de fulles
Workshop with Denise Watts del Regne Unit, Lace contemporary jewelry
The Fira involves the participation of French, Belgian, UK, Polish and Slovakia lacemakers.

VI Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos, Calatayud (Zaragoza, Aragon)
Organizer: Encajeras Biblitanas
C/ Paseo Ramón y Cajal no 11-1oC, 50300 Calatayud, Zaragoza
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: La Factoría Resort de Calatayud
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/hvccxd8
Information and Registration: 
Housing is available at the Hotel Monasterio Benedictino, 976-89-15-00
encajerasbilbilitanas@gmail.com
690-77-49-45 or 976-88-33-22 Mercedes
628-43-57-59 or 976-60-79-7 Ana

Program at the Factoria Resort (taken from last year)
10:00  Participant registration
10:15   Coffee and pastries
10:30  Lacemaking demonstrations
12:00  Sandwich and bottle of water
12:30  Presentation of gifts
13:00  Raffle
13:30  Meal at the Hotel Monasterio Benedictino

More than 200 lacemakers are expected.

XIX Encuentro de Bolillos de Zaidín (Huesca, Aragon)
Organizers: Asociación Bolilleras Zaídín
la Asociación de Amas de Casa “Virgen de la Asunción”
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Time:  starts at 10 AM
Place: el Pabellón del Polideportivo de la Villa
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/zacn47j
Information: Ayuntamiento – 974 478 000

This is part of the Jornadas Culturales 2016, and you can find a little information about the Encuentro on their website above – pick up the program pdf at the bottom of the page.

XIX Trobada de Puntaires, XIII Concurs de Punta al coixí, Mollerussa (Lleida, Catalonia)
Organizers: Albada, Associació de Dones del Pla d’Urgell
Ayuntamiento de Mollerussa
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Time: Events start at 10:00 AM
Place: Pavelló Pla d’Urgell
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/j9798sd
Information and Registration:  ajuntament@mollerusa.cat, 973 600713

Over 1,000 lacemakers are expected. Work will be evaluated by an expert jury, which will give prizes for the best work.
This is part of the Festes de Saint Isidori in Mollerussa, which runs from March 29 to April 3, 2016.

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VI Encuentro Encajeras de Bolillo “Ciudad de Porcuna” (Jaén, Andalusia)
Organizers: Asociación de Encajeras “San Benito”
Ilustre Ayuntamiento de Porcuna, Concejalía de Mujer e Igualdad, Festejos y Protocolo
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2015
Time: See agenda below.
Place: el Paseo de Jesús
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/htqaccj
Information and Registration: 671 555 297
3.00 Euros per participant and 16.00 Euros for the meal.
Registrations must be received by March 26, 2016

Agenda:
10:30  Badging and Breakfast
11:00  Meeting of the participants
13:00  Welcome from the Alcalde de Porcuna
13:30  End of the activities
13:30  Meal in the Salón Ana Pilar

VII Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos, Ciudad de Granada (Granada, Andalusia)
Sponsors:  Asociación de encaje de bolillo La Sabika
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2016
Time: See agenda below
Place: el Pabellón II de la Feria de Muestras de Armilla.
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/hs2zygb
Information and Registration:  inmamochu@hotmail.com
958593025 Pilar Arenas, 637438644 Inma Piñar
Reservations must be made by March 28, 2016. There are 450 places.  Cost of registration is 4 euros per person, including entry to the fair, breakfast, gifts, and place to work.
The fellowship meal cost is 16 euros.

Agenda:
10:00 Reception for participants
12:00 Welcome and gift delivery
14:00 Fellowship meal
18:00 Snack in the pavilion.

This is part of “Crearte Al;-Andalus”, the V Feria de Patchwork, Labores Manualidades y Artesanía, which runs April 1-3, 2016.

XIII Encontro de Palilleiras, San Ciprián (San Cibrao) (Cervo, Lugo)
Sponsors: Delegación de Igualdade do Concello de Cervo
Asociación de Amas de Casa Alborada, and others.
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Pavillón de Veiga
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/hs2zygb
Information and Registration:
Casa da Cultura de San Ciprián  982879583/615519298
Registrations due by March 25, 2016

Over 600 lacemakers are already registered for this event. 45 vendors will also be present.
There will also be an exhibition of work by the women of San Bartolomeu de Insua (Vilalba).