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Historic Trades Pottery Demonstration

Name: Historic Trades Pottery Demonstration
Start: 2023-11-18T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-18T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Historic Deerfield

November 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$18.00

Details

Date:: November 18, 2023
Time:: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost:: $18.00
Event Category:: Pottery Demonstration
Event Tags:: demonstration
Website:: https://www.historic-deerfield.org/events/redware-pottery-with-stephen-earp/

Organizer

: Historic Deerfield
Phone: 413-774-5581

Venue

: Historic Deerfield
: 84B Old Main Street
Deerfield, MA 01342 United States + Google Map
Phone: 413-774-5581

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