January 16th Woodcarving Show at the Cultural Center of Charlotte Co. Vendors, demos,food,free parking, addission:donation 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, Florida Info: Bev Bacon 941-764-6452

January 16,17 Show and Competition with vendors,10-4 Suncoast Woodcarvers at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St N Seminole, FL (near St Petersburg) Admission $2, POC John Roush 727-398-0888 Joe Lutz john.j.lutz@att.com

January 23,24 National Wood Art Expo, Harborside Events Center,1375 Monore,FT Meyers 9:30am to 4pm $7 one day, $10 2 days John Frantz 239-768-6570. here

January 30 Lake Mary (Mid florida Woodcarving Show at the

Feb 6 Show and Sale - Harbor Lakes Woodcarving Club, Port Charlotte area - Encore Park Rt. 776 ElJobean ( Rt 776 from Englewood – past Blue Roof Church – over bridge and on your left)donation adm. Contact Armand Morin, 941-624-0539 morinj12803 @ msn . com

Feb 6,7: Jensen Beach, FL 25th Treasure Coast Woodcarvers Show & competition, at Vince Bocchno Community Center, Langford Park, 2369 NE Dixie Highway . Sat. & Sun. 9am-4pm. $3 adm. Contact Sue Bowers, 772-873-2936, rec42@yahoo.com. (show use to be in Port St Lucie)

February 4-15 - Florida State Fair Show and Competition 4800 US Hwy. 301 North, Tampa. Info: 1-800-345-3247,entry deadline is mid December, details on competition here , contact is Lois Duffy hoyalady @ msn . com

February ?? Show and Sale Charlotte County Woodcarvers will have a woodcarving show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, 507 W. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda Info: Bev. Henrichon beve32 @ aol . com

Februrary 13 Vero Beach Indian River Woodcarvers Art and Sculpture show. - Moose Lodge 226 43rd ave 10-4pm admission $3 POC Joe Miller 772-489-5824 irwoodcarvers@aol.com

February 20 Arcadia Peace River Woodcarvers Club Show and Sale, at the Turner Center, vendors,demos,door prizes, classes held the following week- 9am-4pm contact janieb1000@yahoo.com web site janeb1000.tripod.com/peaceriverwoodcarvers

February ?? SEBRING Highlands Wood Carvers Show, (Sebring Civic Center, off NE Lakewood Dr., downtown circle near library). 9-4. Donation adm. Contact Charles Thomas, PO Box 7503, Seabring, FL, 33872.863-382-1697

March 6,7: Annual Calusa Wood Carvers Show, HUDSON, (Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Rd.) (north of Tampa). Sat. 10am-4pm & Sun. 10am-3pm.Contact David Gourley, 727-376-2180, dave43@tampabay.rr.com.

March 13,14 - Show and Sale -Gulf Coast Woodcarver Guild – off I-75, 3100 Fruitville Road @ Boys and Girls Club near Robards Arena $2 donation 9-4pm ; Carl Bordner ... 941-365-4252 traveler212@verizon.net

Mar 20: Ridge Woodcarvers Show & Sale, Lakeland (First PRESBYTERIAN Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.) (Off of I-4 near Tampa).9-5pm juried with prize money, demos, vendors, $4 adm. POC Jack Smith president@ridgewoodcarversclub.org Club web site is here

March 19-28 Sarasota County Fair Woodcarving competition – Fruitville Rd INFO- here