Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon SFF seeking Quilts in the Garden to feature raffle chances education program manager By Sue Stafford Correspondent Sisters Folk Festival is looking to hire an education program manager. The education program manager is responsible for assisting the creative direc- tor in execution of SFF edu- cational programming and event production in accor- dance with the vision and strategic direction of the Sisters Folk Festival organi- zation. The position is half- time and includes support for the annual Sisters Folk Festival and integration with school programs and events. “The education program manager will play a key role in executing the programs of Sisters Folk Festival and providing the support needed to sustain and grow those programs in the schools and community,” said Creative Director Brad Tisdel. “This dynamic person will join the organization at an impor- tant time, with our Studio to School initiative still in place, programming growth in the schools, and plans for our capital campaign.” The position description and application informa- tion are available at: www. sistersfolkfestival.org/join- the-sff-team. Applications are requested by July 16. For more information con- tact Brad Tisdel at Brad@ sistersfolkfestival.org. For more information about Sisters Folk Festival visit www.sistersfolkfestival. org. A new feature at this year’s Quilts in the Garden home and garden tour on Thursday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be the addition of three special quilts available for raffle. Each of the quilts will be on display at one of the tour sites where raffle tickets may be purchased. One of the colorful quilts, made by Jill Miller of Sisters, depicts happy animals on a bright blue background with red accents. The tickets for that quilt will be $1 each or six for $5. The proceeds from that raffle will be used to purchase batting for quilts made by Quilts for Kids, a Sisters-based quilting group with members from Sisters, Redmond, and Bend. The largest quilt, by Sisters resident Karen Shadley, measures 74 by 85.5 inches, is edged in a soft grass-green, with floral squares in shades of yellow, light blue, rose, green, and orange. Former Sisters resident Edie Hines has donated a dynamic full-sized quilt with a medium-blue background covered with large abstract squares in a variety of bright colors and intricately quilted in a flowing wave pattern. Both of the adult quilts will be offered for $5 per raffle ticket or three for $10. Proceeds will go to aid the Sisters Garden Club PHOTO BY TIM TOTH Visitors on the Quilt Show garden tour have a chance to win quilts. in providing support for numerous Sisters organiza- tions and programs. The club has already donated almost $60,000 to the community over the years. Drawing of winning num- bers will be held at each gar- den at 3 p.m. Winners will be contacted as soon as possible and quilts delivered to them before they leave town, or they will be shipped. A location on the tour every year is the Sisters Community Garden next to the Sisters Airport on East 21 Barclay Drive, where lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The ticket price of $10 includes “a delicious medley of three salads served with home-baked bread, a sweet treat, and a beverage,” according to garden public- ity. Quilts will be on display at the garden as well. Tickets for the 21st Quilts in the Garden tour are avail- able now for $20 at the Sisters Chamber of Commerce or The Gallimaufry. For more information visit www. sistersgardenclub.com.