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Happy June Yarnies541!
June is FULL of activities and holidays and reasons to keep in community with each other! We are not even kidding. If you’re bored, it’s on you this month.
First things first, announcement about YIP day 2026: Yarn in Public location has changed: we will be meeting up at the 5th Street Market Alley at 550 Pearl Street downtown in Eugene. This is a covered outdoor space with plenty of seating, although you are welcome to bring your own camp chair. There are many options for food downtown, especially on Saturdays. We will be very public, and hope to interact with many folks. Saturday, June 13th 10am-2pm. Come for the whole time or drop in as you are able!
in addition to the ongoing weekly meetups:
Here is the June Lineup so far:
Tuesday, June 9th 6pm: Stitch & Pitch with Stringfield Yarn Collective. Come enjoy Pride Night with the Ems as they take on Spokane. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit Queer Eugene. You can purchase them through the link here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Queereugene8
Parking for Ems games is additional and can be prepaid HERE or can be paid at parking lot day of event CARD ONLY. carpooling/bus/walking/biking encouraged!
*This is our regularly scheduled meetup night, folks are welcome to meetup at Ninkasi as usual, and many of us will be at the game instead. Options abound!
You will need a clear stadium approved bag. If you don’t have one, might we interest you in a Yarnies541 branded clear zip tote? $30 purchased through Stringfield Yarn Collective and available for pick up on Monday (Stringfield is closed on Tuesday). stadium bag link here
These stadium totes are good for any venue requiring clear bags: Lane County Fair, other sports events, concerts, etc. A great thing to have for summer activities!
Saturday, June 13th 10am-2pm: YIP DAY 2026
Yarn in Public Day at 5th Street Market Alley located at 550 Pearl St. Join us if you can! Free.
June 19th is the Juneteenth Holiday!
Learn about the cultural history of this day at multiple celebrations in town!
Juneteenth Gathering at the Farmers Market Pavillion in Downtown Eugene. Learn more HERE
Rythym and Resilience at the Downtown Riverfront Park, learn more HERE
Saturday, June 20th is the 1 year anniversary of Ebb & Flow Boutique! Yarnies541 paid-tier members receive 10% off of regular priced purchases at Ebb & Flow AND there are double loyalty points at their anniversary celebration! Show some love at this gem of a shop!
Sunday, June 21st Yarnies541 will be hosting space at the Queer Creative Bloom event at the Farmers Market Pavillion. From 1-6pm. This event includes live performances, art showcases, arts & craft activities, interactive activities, clothing swap hosted by Queer Eugene, resource sharing, vendors selling local and handmade items as well as a silent auction to support the Creative Queer Collective so they can put on more events! Learn more about this event here: HERE and COME JOIN US!
Summer Solstice and Father’s Day are on June 21st too!
June 27th is Eugene Pride! Rally and March from Kesey Square, and main event at Lane Events Center, learn more HERE
But wait, there’s more!….Black Sheep Gathering is at the end of the month! June 26-28 at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany. Learn more here: HERE
And if that wasn’t enough… Cozy’s 10TH ANNUAL Stitch-O-Rama is about to pop off! Sometime toward the end of the month, Cozy will unveil the 10th annual Stitch-O-Rama, we are very eager to find out what this year’s mascot will be and what fun activities/craft missions they have cooked up! visit https://www.cozy-yarn.com to learn more and keep up with the news!
Lane County Fair is coming at the end of July. Online entries are open for submission, more info here: https://www.atthefair.com/creative-exhibits scroll down to the bottom of the linked page and see the fair handbook as well as the online submission link and instructions. If you aren’t sure what you’re going to submit yet, or unsure if your projects will be done in time, you can always submit in-person July 12th and 13th.
Online submissions make everything easier for fair volunteers, so we encourage online submissions (you still have to drop submission off in person July 12-13, but this makes fair staff data entry more manageable).
Either way, we encourage Yarnies541 members to submit whatever you are most proud of into the fair! Winning a ribbon and a whole $3 is great, but most importantly we are promoting the crafts and showing our local area that these arts are still alive and well and fun. And that there is an entire community of artists and crafters out here making beautiful things.
As always, Thank you for building this great community! Please consider supporting our local businesses that support our club: stringfieldyarncollective.com and cozy-yarn.com as well as ebbandflowboutique.com and www.alwaysbekindyarn.com
Please check out our calendar on the main page of the website www.Yarnies541.org for recurring events. And please, as always, email or comment about events we may have missed! Or post them on the Yarnies541 Discord: HERE
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