The AAW has over 320 registered turning clubs in the US.

PA has 13 clubs with over 630 members.  As of 2014 PA ranked 11th for the number of club members.

Each month another club will be linked for you to take a look and see what another club is doing.

This month is Montgomery County Woodturners, Rockville, Maryland.   This clubs newsletter won the AAW best newsletter award for 2016.  A very well written newsletter with a lot of content.  I know how much time and energy goes into such a newsletter.

Montgomery County Woodturners June 2016 Newsletter

Annual events.  Dates to be updated as known

March: Tylersport PA. 18th Annual Tylersport Woodcraving and Turning Fair  March 8, 9, 10 2019

      Tylersport Fire House, Rte 563, PA.  3.2 miles south of Rte 309.

May 30 : Saucon Creek Arts Festival.  A juried art show with $1,500 in prize money.  Applications must be submitted by February 28.  See link for details.

Saucon Creek Arts Festival

June: Moravian Historical Society Arts and Crafts Festival.  A Saturday mid June.  Location is the Whitefield House Museum, Nazareth, PA. 

2019 Meeting Demonstrations

August Meeting: Sean Carson will lead hands-on session for members to try lacing embellishments. 

September Meeting: Demonstrator and topic to be determined. 

October Meeting: Demonstrator and topic to be determined. 

MAWA website

LVW Representatives :

Andy Beal

Rick Bryant

October 2015:

MAWA symposium went well.  Good attendance and demonstrations.  Next symposium will be in 2017.

December 2015:

MAWA symposium will be $210 for the two days, price includes the Saturday banquet.  They are now asking for volunteers.  Will need to pay to attend the symposium in order to be a volunteer.  The 8 videographer positions will get a discount perhaps 1/2off.  Give your name to Rick if you want to volunteer.  See volunteer documents below. 

Website showing registration on the website will be available by March 2016.

October 2015:

MAWA has not yet determined the cost to attend the symposium.  They are now asking for volunteers.  Will need to pay to attend the symposium in order to be a volunteer.

The following documents have the details on the types of volunteers needed and a form to submit your request.  Note these are Microsoft Word documents.  When you click on the link it will open if you have Microsoft Word, or an application which can open Microsoft Word files.

MAWA_Volunteer-Needs-and-Descriptions

MAWA_Volunteer-Information

March 2015:

The lineup of demonstrators has been completed :  Mike Mahoney, Al Stirt, Binh Pho, Eric Lofstrom, Cindy Drozda, Mark Sfirri, Kurt Herzog and Dennis Fuge.

Sept 2014:

 The founding clubs have been collecting recommendations for demonstrators.  LVW recommendations have been provided.