{"id":3825,"date":"2012-12-24T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T01:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:28:40","slug":"our-best-wishes-for-a-happy-holiday-and-save-the-date-for-january-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/news\/our-best-wishes-for-a-happy-holiday-and-save-the-date-for-january-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday…and a “Save the Date” for January 5!"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the year winds down, we want to thank you so very much<\/strong> for your continuing support of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics<\/em>, and to wish you the very best for a joyous, safe, healthy, and peaceful holiday season–whatever the holiday you celebrate this month.<\/p>\n We also want to alert you to a very special event that will take place at\u00a0the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles<\/strong> on January 5, 2013<\/strong>. Museum Executive Director Christine Jeffers will interview Why Quilts Matter<\/em> Exec Producer Shelly Zegart\u00a0about the series, and guests will have the chance to watch and discuss Episode 4: \u201cWhat is Art?\u201d <\/a>For more info, and to purchase tickets in advance, visit the Museum website by clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0 We’ll have more details for you\u00a0on the\u00a0WQM blog on Monday, December 31. Meantime, here’s just a small sampling\u00a0of the amazing quilts you’ll see in this special showing.<\/p>\n Cod, made by Ruth B. McDowell, 2002, collection of John M. Walsh, III; appears in the documentary Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics, Episode 4: What is Art?<\/p><\/div>\n Radish Row, made by Valerie White, 2009, www.valeriecwhite.com; appears in the documentary Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics, Episode 4: What is Art?<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n