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>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK
AT THE EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY EXPO MANAGER,
KRISTIN KOREVEC, WELCOME,
KRISTIN.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS SO GREAT TO
BE HERE.
I'M THE EVENTS MANAGER AT PBS
WISCONSIN, AND I'VE BEEN WITH
THE EVENT FOR 12 YEAR, AND WE
ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK IN
PERSON AT THE ALLIANT ENERGY
CENTER IN MADISON.
THIS EVENT IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN PBS WISCONSIN AND NANCY
ZEEMAN PRODUCTIONS, AND WE WORK
TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS TO
PRODUCE AND BROADCAST SEWING
WITH NANCY ON PBS WISCONSIN AND
PBS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND THIS EVENT IS TIED TO OUR
MISSION AT PBS WISCONSIN IN SO
MANY WAYS.
>> AND IT'S -- THE RELATIONSHIP
WE HAVE IS WONDERFUL.
THE "SEWING WITH NANCY"
COPRODUCING AND COPRODUCING THIS
STARTING IN 2015 -- SORRY, 2005,
EXCUSE ME, IT IS OUR 17th
PLEASURE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE WORKING
WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM, AND IT
IS MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE, THE
BOOTH IS RIGHT INSIDE THE FRONT
DOOR, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING AT THE PBS WISCONSIN
BOOTH.
>> SURE.
OUR MISSION AT PBS WISCONSIN IS
TO ENRICH, ENTERTAIN, AND
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN, AND OUR MISSION IS
SO OBVIOUS AT THIS EVENT WHERE
WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 QUILTS ON
DISPLAY, WE HAVE OVER 150
EDUCATIONAL LECTURES, WORKSHOPS,
AND PRESENTATIONS, AND WE HAVE
VENDORS.
WE HAVE VENDORS JOINING US, MORE
THAN 250 FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WE EVEN HAVE A COUPLE
INTERNATIONAL VENDORS, AND THEN
WE ALSO HAVE OUR SIT-AND-SEW
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM WHERE
THIS YEAR WE ARE STITCHING LAP
SIZED QUILTS THAT WILL BE GIVEN
TO REFUGEE CHILDREN RESETTLING
ACROSS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
ALONG WITH MATERIALS FROM PBS
WISCONSIN EDUCATIONS TEAM, AND
SO HERE AT THE PBS WISCONSIN
BOOTH, WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE
WELCOMING AND GREETING
ATTENDEES, ANSWERING QUESTIONS,
AND WE'RE SELLING QUILT SHOW
MERCHANDISE, SO THIS IS WHERE
YOU CAN GET YOUR QUILT SHOW T
SHALL HAVE SHIRT -- T-SHIRTS,
TOTE BAGS, TRAVEL MUGS, PENS,
AND PURCHASE RAFFLE TICKETS
WHICH SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN
PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS ACROSS
THE STATE.
>> AND THERE IS A BIG DISPLAY OF
RAFFLE PRIZES.
YOU CAN SEE THE PRIZES YOU ARE
BUYING TICKETS FOR.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO MANY PRIZES DONATED BY THE
AMAZING VENDORS AND SPONSORS OF
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
THERE'S ALSO A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
BOOTH.
THERE'S A BOOTH, A BACKDROP, YOU
CAN BE YOUR OWN STAR AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND
HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN ON THE
BACKDROP AND SHARE ONLINE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE ENVIOUS OF
YOU BEING HERE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND SHARING
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, SO GREAT WORKING
WITH YOU, AND I'M GLAD WE GOT
TOGETHER TO SHARE THE GREAT
THINGS PBS WISCONSIN IS DOING
THROUGH THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> THANK YOU, DIANA.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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