Luncheon, quilt show set for Nov. 15

The annual "Bowl-ing for History" luncheon and 'If My Quilt Could Talk" quilt show is set for Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Cherokee History and Arts Museum, 301 College Drive. Sponsored by the Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society Inc. and the Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District, the event celebrates Farm City Week.

Marie Steadman, left, won with 2006 Viewer's Choice award for her quilt. She is pictured with her daughter, Margie Lambright. All types of quilts and quilted wall hangings will be on display and guests will vote on the "Viewer's Choice" quilt, the highest honor award given to an entrant.

The event is unique in that the efforts of the Historical Society and the Conservation District have been combined to celebrate Farm City Week. Both groups hope that by holding the event, more people will recognize the importance of the bond between urban and rural areas and that everyone will be challenged to strengthen that bond.

Local potter Paul Patterson will donate 150 handmade pottery bowls that are made on a potter's wheel and decorated by Patterson and his wife, Reba.

A very limited number of tickets are available for the luncheon that will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The $15 ticket includes lunch, which consists of soup, bread, dessert and drink, a handmade pottery bowl and admission to the quilt show. For those not attending the luncheon, admission is $3. The quilts will be on display from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

For more information or to register a quilt, call 864-489-3988.