Massachusetts Raku Workshop Essex Art Center 56 Island Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Slide talk and demo Saturday - February 6, 2010 9am - 12pm Raku Firing Saturday - April 10, 2010 http://www.essexartcenter.com/ click on Raku Workshop Massachusetts MASTERING RAKU: The Book and the Art Within Jared Branfman Memorial Gallery Gorse Mill Studios 31 Thorpe Road Needham, Massachusetts February 1 - March 19, 2010 Opening reception Saturday - February 6, 2010 5 - 8 pm Massachusetts University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth The Yixing Effect: Echoes of the Chinese Scholar slide lecture - 12:00 pm Wednesday - April 7, 2010