LW Calendar

[ClayB]

I'm sure most of you are probably aware of the calendar feature here on the forum. You can access the calendar from the button at the top of the main page, and you can also see a list of upcoming events at the bottom of the main page. I try and add events as I become aware of them, and a few others do too occasionally. It was pointed out to me yesterday that I don't seem to be doing a very good job of keeping up with things, so I'm asking everyone for their help here. If you hear of an upcoming event, a show, contest, class etc. that other leather workers might be interested in, PLEASE add them to the calendar. It's not difficult to do, pretty much the same as posting a message on the forum. If you have any trouble, you can send me a message and I can try and walk you through it, or if you send me the details, I can post it for you. This is a valuable feature here on the forum as it lets other people know about upcoming events that they may not otherwise have heard about. Several teachers have commented that they have had students tell them they heard about classes here on LW. The more people that know about upcoming, the better chance that they will be successful.

[Johanna]

It was pointed out to me yesterday that I don't seem to be doing a very good job of keeping up with things,

The calendar is an important part of our community, and we are all grateful for everything you post, Clay! Thank you for keeping up with it and letting people know what's going on. We've come to depend on you. But, as you pointed out, anyone can post to the calendar. Please. people, don't be shy about posting local events. You never know who might see it!

We and the teachers and organizers appreciate all the time you've put into keeping us updated, Clay. Attendance is improving thanks to you and LW. You are so right- if we don't sponsor the shows and the instructors, they'll find something else to do and we'll miss their valuable experiences.

Johanna

PA: Any volunteers to fill in a leather guild calendar? I'll be glad to make one if someone will take charge of posting meetings and events. Private chat rooms are available to any guild that wants to have a formal or informal meeting. Brent, did I see your hand up? LW supports all legit leatherworking organizations. If there is a way LW can help your guild, let us know.

[Johanna]

I had a popular leather instructor thank me profusely for the calendar feature on LW at the IFoLG show. One teacher I was speaking to said that doing classes isn't profitable, but that it is possible to break even if attendance is good enough. People drive hundreds of miles to go to the classes, if they know about them in time to plan ahead.

This morning I noticed that Clay had added more classes and events to it over the weekend. On behalf of the students and the teachers, thank you, Clay, for getting the word out to hundreds or thousands of potential students. I know it means a lot to the people who want to share what they know, and the people who want to learn it.

Johanna

[ClayB]

I've been adding the fall classes from lots of Tandy stores as I see the announcements coming out. There are also lots of Tandy stores that have regularly scheduled classes every week, every other week, etc., beginner, advanced, bring a project to work on sort of things. I didn't want to put those on the regular calendar as it might get really cluttered, but I wonder if there is somewhere we could have a list like that posted so people could check and see what was going on at their local Tandy or other leather store. I have been getting the list through facebook. I checked on the Tandy site and couldn't even find a list of all the classes there, maybe I didn't look in the right place. Just some of my thoughts on how we could make the calendar an even more useful tool.