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2011 RWCS Annual Convention

34th Annual Convention

July 7-9, 2011

Convention information will be available in February 2011

2010 Convention
"Acres and Acres of Red Wing"
8-10 July 2010
Red Wing High School
Red Wing, MN

 

2010 CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT

 

Convention information:

Convention Education

  • Session Schedule
  • Session Descriptions & Speaker Bios
  • Kids View Schedule

Potter's Picnic - Friday, July 8th,
Convention Schedule
Pre-Registration Form
Auction Submission Form
Display Room Contract
Show and Sale Table Contract
Convention Speaker Form

PROMOTE THE CONVENTION - Available in Feburary 2011
Convention Poster - letter size poster
Convention Handout - two per letter size page

Convention Supplement Advertising Rate Card - Printed by the Red Wing Republican Eagle distributed Wednesday, July 7 newspaper and at the Convention.

 

Registration forms will be in the February 2011 Newsletter
Online Registration will the week of 21 February 2011

 


 

 

 

 

Red Wing High School Information

Red Wing High School Layout - see where everything is at the high school before you get there

 

Red Wing High School
2451 Eagle Ridge Drive

On Highway 58 (going south from Red Wing), turn east on County Road 21 (Flower Valley Road) at the stop lights. Turn left at the first street (Eagle Ridge Drive). Take first left and then turn right into parking lot.

Click here for printable directions

 

City of Red Wing

Directions to Red Wing, MN, simply follow the convenient directions below. If you need more specific help, please call the Red Wing Visitors and Convention Bureau by calling (651) 385-5934 or toll-free at (800) 498-3444.

Directions below or Click here to use the Red Wing Visitor and Convention Bureau interactive map.

From St. Paul (51 miles):
U.S. Hwy 52 South to Hampton, Minnesota
MN Hwy 50 East to U.S.Hwy 61 South

From Minneapolis (61 miles):
Interstate 94 East to St. Paul
U.S. Hwy 52 South to Hampton, Minnesota
MN Hwy 50 East to U.S. Hwy 61 South

From La Crosse, WI:
Follow Minnesota Great River Road North (U.S. Hwy 61)

From Rochester, MN (44 miles):
U.S. Hwy 52 North to Zumbrota
MN Hwy 58 North to Red Wing

From Chicago (364 miles):
Interstate 90 West to La Crosse, WI
U.S. Hwy 61 North to Red Wing (Minnesota Great River Road)

 

 


 

 

 

General Convention Information:

Directions and Maps
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RWCS Commemorative History & Values
The annual RWCS Convention Commemorative has long been on of the Society's most treasured traditions. Almost from the beginning of the organization, the release of the annual Commemorative has been a highly anticipated event and a focal point of the Convention.


The Annual Commemorative is only available to Current members of the RWCS. Members can order to have their Commemorative mailed or picked up at the Convention. No commemoratives are available for sale after the convention.

Commemorative Years and Values
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Find your way around Red Wing
New to Convention: Click here for a floor plan of the high school to show you where things are located including orientation for first timers, commemorative distribution, auction and Show and Sale. Attend your first Convention like a pro.

To learn more about the City of Red Wing including place to stay, dining and activities please visit the Red Wing Visitors and Convention Bureau Website.

Map of the City of Red Wing Showing where historic buildings in Red Wing are located. Also marked on the map is how to find the Red Wing High School.


 
Kids View
The Kids View Program began at the Annual Convention in 2000 and in 2007 it was also added to the MidWinter GetTogether program. Kids View is for children ages 3 to 15 years of age. Each year the participants are offered a jam packed schedule of events. Some of the topics in years past have included:
  • Make Your Own Stoneware
  • Auction both Silent and Bidding interactive with Red Wing bucks
  • Paint a Red Wing Plate
  • Starting a Collection and show your display
  • Living history Presentations

For More Information please contact Sue Jones Tagliapietra at or Wendy Callicoat the Kids View Program Coordinators.

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Education
Education is a focal point of the RWCS Annual Convention. Each year the Education Manager puts together a education schedule filled with great learning opportunities for members. Education is held on the second day of Convention, Friday with three or four session break out times.
He is a glimpse of some of the sessions that are offered at the Convention:
  • Red Wing 101, 102
  • Latest Dump Finds
  • Salt Glaze
  • The Odds and Ends of Red Wing
  • Safely Displaying your Collection
  • Village Green Dinnerware
  • What is new at the Pottery Museum
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