DAYS OF SHARING
Arkansas--April 7, 2002--The Arkansas Day of Sharing will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas--Three days of classes will also be held by Rosemary Watson and Earlene Moore on April 8-10. Classes are limited. For more information, contact Sam Parsley, Arkansas ICES Rep., at sam@cakesbysam.com.

Utah--April 13-15, 2002--The Utah ICES Group will be hosting a cake show and Day of Sharing. On April 13, we will have our annual cake show at Valley Fair Mall. It will be judged and there will be prizes galore. A running schedule of demonstrations will start about noon and continue all afternoon. On April 14 and 15, we will have our Days of Sharing at the Holiday Inn located at 1659 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City. There will be demonstrations and classes taught by teachers from all over the United States. We will also have a vendors' room for tools and supplies. There will be room for the first 100 registered participants. For registration forms and more information, please contact Lonnie Cato, ICES Utah Representative, 1807 N. 180 East, Tooele, UT 84074. You may phone 435-882-6339, or e-mail rlcato@trilobyte.net. You may also contact Lorraine McCarty, Designated Alternate, 4232 S. Charles Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84120. You may phone 801-955-6699, or e-mail raynee69@hotmail.com.

Minnesota--April 14, 2002--Best Western Apache in Rochester, Minnesota--For more information, contact Leilani Searles, 936 5th Ave., SE, Rochester, Minnesota 55904. Telephone (507) 288-5197, or e-mail: lasearles1@juno.com.

Columbus, OH--April 28, 2002--The Hamilton Inn (formerly the Four Points Sheraton), 2124 Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH. Special hotel room rates apply, if booked by April 10. Call the hotel directly at (614) 861-7220 and ask for the ICES rate. Demos, vendors, prizes, and the sharing of projects and photos will be enjoyed by those who attend. Registration opens at 9 a.m.; events start promptly at 10 a.m. The cost, which includes luncheon, is $25 in advance, and $35 on site. For details and registration form, contact Karen Garback, phone (216) 946-4646, e-mail caketalkoh@yahoo.com, or visit our site at www.geocities.com/caketalkoh/.

CAKE SHOWS
Hazleton, PA--March 16, 2002--The 21st Annual Cake Show at Boscovs will be held in the Laurel Mall. For information on the show, contact Mary Gallagher at maryg@ptd.net.

Golden, CO--April 6, 2002--Mile High Cake Decorators Club will be holding their 25th Annual Sugar Arts Competition at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Avenue, Golden, CO (a suburb of Denver). Contact Show Chairman - Sheila Crowder for info and signup, email: coloradocreation@aol.com, phone: 1-303-233-0604, mail: 2480 Iris Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.

Pennsylvania--April 6-7, 2002--The 22nd Annual Pennsylvania State Cake Show--Nittany Mall, State College, PA. This non-judged sharing show will have ribbons, prizes and lots of demos. Everyone is welcome! To receive a cake entry form, please send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Show Director, Darlene Horner, 320 Edgewood Rd., Beaver Falls, PA 15010. The deadline for mailed entries and banquet reservations is March 26, 2002. For additional information, contact Kim Morrison at 814-422-8779, or e-mail gkmorrison@myexcel.com.

Utah--April 13-15, 2002--The Utah ICES Group will be hosting a cake show and Day of Sharing. On April 13, we will have our annual cake show at Valley Fair Mall. It will be judged and there will be prizes galore. A running schedule of demonstrations will start about noon and continue all afternoon. On April 14 and 15, we will have our Days of Sharing at the Holiday Inn located at 1659 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City. There will be demonstrations and classes taught by teachers from all over the United States. We will also have a vendors' room for tools and supplies. There will be room for the first 100 registered participants. For registration forms and more information, please contact Lonnie Cato, ICES Utah Representative, 1807 N. 180 East, Tooele, UT 84074. You may phone 435-882-6339, or e-mail rlcato@trilobyte.net. You may also contact Lorraine McCarty, Designated Alternate, 4232 S. Charles Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84120. You may phone 801-955-6699, or e-mail raynee69@hotmail.com.

Spokane--April 27-28, 2002--Washington State Sugar Artists will be holding their cake show. The show will be held at the Spokane Valley Mall and is being set up by the "Tiers of Joy" Spokane Club. The theme will be "Fun and Fancy at the Country Fair." For registration contact Barb McCammon (509) 535-3544. For show information contact the show directors Diana Tesdal at (509) 924-8455; email happycakeco@aol.com, or Kathy Skomer at (800) 892-3039; email skomer@cet.com.

Texas--April 27-28, 2002--Texas State Cake & Sugar Art Show--The Cake Show will be held in conjunction with the Quail Creek Festival at Lanier High School - 1201 Payton Gin Rd - Austin, Texas. Free Demonstrations by well known sugar artists, Saturday and Sunday. Booths with cake supplies. A variety of Cakes and other Sugar Art with skill levels from children and beginners to master decorators. Show Chairperson - Janette Pfertner/MissJcakes@aol.com. Registration Info: Send SASE - Mona Landers/3708 Shady Valley Dr/Arlington, Texas 76013.

Connecticut--April 27-28, 2002--The Connecticut Icing Artists Cake Decorating Club will be sponsoring their Cake Show/Competition, which will be held at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT. For more information or to request an entry form, please contact Linda Stevenson, 803 East St. Hebron, CT 06248, phone (860) 643-9214, or Joan Thitchener, 315 Cream Hill Rd., West Cornwall, CT 06796, phone (860) 672-6531.

OTHER EVENTS

ICES CONVENTIONS

To help you plan your schedule, listed below are the dates and locations for the upcoming Conventions. Remember to plan some extra time to tour these beautiful areas too!

MIDYEAR MEETINGS

To help you plan your schedule, listed below are the dates and locations for the upcoming midyear meetings. Remember to plan some extra time to tour these beautiful areas too!

Miscellaneous

Baltimore's Best Bakers Cake Club (BBB)
Meets monthly, 3rd Monday, 7-9pm, at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, 100 East Timonium Road, Timonium, Maryland. President: Leslie Margaritas, (410) 869-4850, lesliemarg@aol.com; Secretary: Martha Jarrell, (717) 235-4453.

Cakes and Sugar Artists of Northern Virginia (CASANoVa) meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Alexandria, VA. For additional information see the CASANoVa website at www.cakeclub.com or e-mail pres@cakeclub.com.

Queen City Cake Decorating Club
Located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Meets the first Tuesday each month at Wyoming Civic Center located at Springfield Pike and Worthington Avenue. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Linda Sturm at lindasturm@yahoo.com.

Confectionery Artists Guild of Orlando (CAGO)
Meets the second Monday night of every month at 7:00 pm. The meetings are held at Frosting on the Cake in downtown Orlando. Meetings feature workshops and demonstrations. For more information, contact Grace Jones, Frosting on the Cake, 407-422-3619 or Elaine Jenkins at 407-359-6905 (email: wingspan1684@mindspring.com) or Janice Oddo, 407-673-6897 (email: oddohsd@earthlink.net).

Frost-A-Tiers Cake Club
Meets the second Monday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Odd months the meeting is held in Pasadena, TX at Larry's Arts and Crafts. Even months the meeting is at Tracy Gee's Community Center on the west side of Houston, TX. Questions should be directed to Sheila Brooks at 281-491-3920 or Diane Madura at 281-277-2045. Their website can be accessed at: www.frostatiers.com.

Nigeria
Meets the first Monday of every month, except in August. Time: 11:30 am for 12 Noon. Attendance is free, new member always welcome. Always have demos or talks, and lunch is served, also free. Venu. Logistics, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, lagos State Nigeria. For more information please email Robert Agbowu at robcakes@infoweb.abs.net.

The Confection Connection Cake Club
The Confection Connection Cake Club of Lorain County, Ohio meets 4th Monday of the month at the Lorain Public Library at 6th and Reid. Meeting time is 6:30-8:15pm. Contact people: Becky Rink (440) 934-2201 trkr@centurytel.net or Lori Lauderback at CakeCottage@aol.com.

Southern Michigan Cake Crafters
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Oasis Cafe on 20 N Washington St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198. For more information contact cakesbytammy@hotmail.com.

SweetArts Club
Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month, September through May - Excluding December, in which our Christmas Party is usually held the first Monday. Each meeting members volunteer to provide food & drink, and also to do demonstrations. For more information visit the SweetArts Club Web Site at http://webmall1.com/sweetartsiowa.