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PRESENTATION ON AMERICAN 1xbet sports betting IN MODERN AGE SEPT. 10 AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- Patricia Crews, director of the International Quilt Study Center and 1xbet sports betting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will discuss the history of American quilts Friday, Sept. 10, at Kansas State University.

Crews will present &1xbet sports betting ;American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1880-1940&1xbet sports betting ; at 4:30 p.m. in All Faiths Chapel. Her talk will look at how Americans responded to rapid industrialization, urbanization and immigration as reflected by quilt designs and techniques.

The presentation will be followed by a reception at K-State's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; both are the closing events for the Beach Museum's current exhibition, &1xbet sports betting ;Pieces of Time: Quilts from the K-State Historic Costume and Textile Museum.&1xbet sports betting ; The events are free and open to the public. They are co-hosted by the Friends of the K-State Historic Costume and Textile Museum and K-State's department of apparel, textiles and interior design. The quilt exhibition closes Sunday, Sept. 12.

With two quilting guilds that have memberships of more than 200 people, quilting has long been popular in the Manhattan community, according to Carole Chelz, president of the Friends of the K-State Historic Costume and Textile 1xbet sports betting , and the past president of the Friends of the Beach 1xbet sports betting of Art.

&1xbet sports betting ;Dr. Crews is an internationally-known quilt expert, educator and author, and we are pleased she'll present the closing lecture for the quilt exhibition at the Beach Museum,&1xbet sports betting ; Chelz said.

Crews has been a member of the University of Nebraska faculty since 1984, joining the school right after she earned her doctorate in apparel, textiles and interior design from K-State. She has won several awards for her teaching and research, including the Smithsonian's 1993 Frost Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Crafts for her book &1xbet sports betting ;Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers.&1xbet sports betting ; She also is the author of three other major books on quilting: &1xbet sports betting ;American Quilts in the Modern Age,&1xbet sports betting ; &1xbet sports betting ;Wild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts&1xbet sports betting ; and the &1xbet sports betting ;Flowering of Quilts.&1xbet sports betting ; Crews was named a Willa Cather Professor for Outstanding Scholarship in 2003.

The Friends of the K-State Historic Costume and Textile 1xbet sports betting organization was organized in 2003 to support the preservation, exhibition and use of the department of apparel, textiles and interior design's extensive teaching-research collection. For more information about the Crews presentation or joining the friends' organization, contact the department office at 785-532-6993.

Along with the Crews presentation, another special event will highlight the quilt exhibition at the Beach Museum. The &1xbet sports betting ;Pieces of Time Quilt Design&1xbet sports betting ; Open House will be 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at the museum. The Konza Prairie Quilters Guild and Prairie Star Quilt Guild will offer hands-on activities, suitable for the whole family. Participants can experiment with quilt patterns, try hand quilting, and view a wide variety of contemporary quilts produced by local artists. Refreshments will be provided. The open house is free and no reservations are required. The event is funded by a grant from the Kansas Arts Commission.

More information on the quilt exhibition is available by contacting the Beach 1xbet sports betting at 785-532-7718 or online at http://beach.1xbet sports betting edu.