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Knife and Handcraft Festival program 2010
Opening at 10.30 School Center gym
Knife throwing national championship practice, qualification and competition at the schoolyard.
Actor Laura Jurkka hosts the Knitting café on both Festival days.
Follow the updated schedule online!
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| Saturday 19.6. |
| Kauhava-auditorium |
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The Knitting café |
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| Time |
Topic |
Time |
Topic |
| 11.00 |
Lecture about knives |
11.00 |
Knitting demo |
| 12.00 |
Saturday festivities: |
11.30 |
Playful knitting contest |
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- Kauhava marching band
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Interview
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Award ceremony for the kids’ handicraft competition
- Rempsiät choir
- Sporty dance performance
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Accordion music
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Piika- ja trenkikisa (maid and servant competition) |
13.30 |
Cake decorating demo, Hanna Kaikkonen |
| 14.00 |
Knitting demo |
| 16.00 |
Knitting demo |
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| 14.30 |
Getting to know the MODA magazine |
| 17.00 |
First Festival day ends |
| Sunday 20.6. |
| Kauhava-auditorium |
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The Knitting café |
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| Time |
Topic |
Time |
Topic |
| 10.30 |
Lecture about knives |
11.00 |
Knitting demo |
| 12.00 |
Sunday festivities: |
11.30 |
Playful knitting contest |
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- Dance performance by Alahärmän Kisa
- Accordion music
- Ruma Vallesmanni (Rural sheriff) award ceremony
- Quartet music by Kauhava congregation |
13.00 |
Cake decorating demo, Hanna Kaikkonen |
| 15.00 |
Knitting demo |
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In addition to this, there is other program at or nearby the Knitting café:
- Knitting for the Finnish Red Cross charity blanket
- Flower workshop by Marjukka
- Crochet-boy Mikko
- Tune-shop for big and small, using recycling materials, classroom 97
- Rug weaving
- Art exhibition “Maa matalalla – Taivas korkialla (Earthlow – sky high) 2nd floor
- Short courses on felting and art rugs, classroom 100
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| 13.30 |
Getting to know the MODA magazine |
| 15.00 |
Knife throwing national championship award ceremony |
| 15.30 |
Veeti Kallio gig and interview |
| 17.00 |
End of the Festival |
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Groups – if you’re interested in guided tour around the city area, you can book one for you bus. Kauhavan Härmäin guides, Aira Lahti 040-533 1343.
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TICKETS
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1 day ticket: 7 €
2 day ticket: 10 €
All children under 130cm, free entrance.
Everybody arriving to the Festival wearing a national costume, free coffee ticket offered.
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| Other program |
| Time |
Topic |
Place |
| 18.6. at 9-18 |
Traditional summer market |
Kauhava market place |
| 18.6 |
Blues night by Micke Björklöf & Blue Strip |
catering Kaija Suokko |
| 19.6. at 9-16 |
Traditional summer market |
Kauhava market place |
| 19.6. at 14-16 |
Felting course |
Classroom 100 |
| 19.6. |
Old knitware exhibition ”Wow - wool pants” |
Kauhava Knife and Textil museum |
| 19.6. at 18 |
“In the hands of competent God”, Joint Christian evening |
Kauhava-sali |
| 19.6. at 18.30 |
“The knife walk” to the lean-to |
starts from the school centre |
| 19.6. at 19 |
"Nukerinkuteeta ja sukulaasia" drama |
CANCELED! |
| 19.6. |
Music |
Night Club
Y-Klubi |
| 20.6. at 10.00 |
Knife golf |
Härmägolf, Ylihärmä |
| 20.6. at 13-15 |
Art rug course |
Classroom 100 |
During the Festival days there are also going to be knife making demos. Schedules for them will be shown here later.
In addition
- Finnish baseball game (women) YPJ - Turku, Ylihärmä
- National costume exhibition
- Tune shop for big and small, using recycling materials
- Iisakki Järvenpää Ltd's 130-year exhibition with knives and pictures, Iisakki Järvenpää factory shop
- Iisakki Järvenpää factory showing,
Sat and Sun 12.00 and 15.00.
- Summer sale, outlet sale, flea market and perennial exhange at Kauhavan Kangas-Aitta Ltd
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Contact information
Knife and Handcraft Festival
Tiina Hauta
Mäntyviita 4
62200 Kauhava
Tel. 045 - 314 4110
Email: tiina.hauta@netikka.fi |
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