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updated 4/10/09

GMAF Schedule

Friday, April 24 - set up and check-in

Time

Event

Location

8 am

Fleece Judging begins - closed process

Upper Mezzanine

12-7pm

Alpaca Check-in

Main Floor - North Entrance

12-7pm

Color Check

Coliseum Main Floor

3-8pm

Venders Check-in and set up

Mezzanine

5:30-7:30pm

Breeders Meet-and-Greet

Mezzanine


Saturday April 25 - Open to the public

Time

Event

Location

8:30am

Silent Auction Begins

Coliseum Main Floor

8:30-8:45am

Exhibitors' Meeting (required)

Show Rings

9-11am

Wisconsin's 61st Alice in Dairyland, Ashley Huibregtse will be in attendance

9am-5pm

FIBER DEMO: Continuous Wheel Spinning
Vendors Open
Fleece Show Open for viewing

Mezzanine

9am-12:30pm

Halter Show

Show Rings

9-10am

FIBER DEMO: Machine Knitting

Mezzanine

9:30-10:30am

SEMINAR: Tax and Financial Aspects of Alpaca Breeding

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

10-11am

FIBER DEMO: Carding

Mezzanine

10am-2pm

FIBER DEMO: Drop Spindle Spinning

Mezzanine

10:30-11:30am

SEMINAR: Alpaca General Health

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

11:30-12:30

SEMINAR: Alpaca Health and Spinal Manipulation

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

12-2pm

FIBER DEMO: Needle Felting

Mezzanine

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch Break

Concession Stand - Mezzanine

12:30-1:30pm

Herdsire Viewing

Show Ring

1-2

FIBER DEMO: Skirting a Fleece

Mezzanine

1:30-?

Production Classes and Halter Show

Show Rings

1:30-2:30 pm

SEMINAR: Farm Loans

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

2-3pm

FIBER DEMO: Carding

Mezzanine

2:30-3:30pm

SEMINAR: Alpaca Reproduction

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

3-4pm

FIBER DEMO: Machine Knitting

Mezzanine


Sunday, April 26 - Open to the public

Time

Event

Location

8-10am

Performance classes

Show Rings

8am- finish (?)

Halter Show

Show Rings

9-10am

FIBER DEMO: Machine Knitting

Mezzanine

9am-12pm

FIBER DEMO: Continuous Wheel Spinning
Fleece Show Open

Mezzanine

9am-1pm

Vendors Open

Mezzanine

10-11am

FIBER DEMO: Skirting a Fleece

Mezzanine

10:30am-12pm

SEMINAR - Alpaca 101 Discussion

Mezzanine (Coliseum Club)

11am-12pm

FIBER DEMO: Hand Loom Weaving

Mezzanine

12pm

Silent auction bidding closes

Coliseum Main Floor