The following is a tentative schedule for the 2022 Parley.
Items and order may change.
Items and order may change.
2022 Puzzle Parley Program
TIME |
PRE-EVENTS ON THURSDAY, JULY 21st |
DAYTIME |
Visit Old Sturbridge Village on your own |
4 - 6 PM |
Registration begins, open till 6 PM |
6 PM |
Impromptu Dinner Gathering -- meet in hotel lobby |
8 - 12 PM |
Evening puzzling at the hotel [location TBD] |
TIME |
EVENTS ON FRIDAY, JULY 22nd |
- |
Breakfast on your own |
DAYTIME |
On your own visits to Old Sturbridge Village |
10 - 6:30 PM |
Registration, Casual Puzzling All Day |
10 - 12 AM |
Puzzle Cutting Workshop 1 -- Executive Room |
12 - 2 PM |
Puzzle Cutting Workshop 2 -- Executive Room |
Noon |
Lunch on your own |
12 - 4:30 PM |
Meet at hotel entrance for carpooling to the American Antiquarian Society Tour (PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED, meet us on location at 1:00, presentation starts at 1:30, ends at 3:30, return to hotel by 4:30 PM) |
2 - 4 PM |
Puzzle Cutting Workshop 3 -- Executive Room |
5 - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception, Casual puzzling moves to Executive Room (PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED) |
6:30 PM |
Welcome and Buffet dinner (PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED) |
7:45 |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PAGEY ELLIOTT JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE -- Melinda Shebell |
7:55 |
2022 PAGEY ELLIOTT JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE PUZZLES -- panel |
8:55 PM |
Yankee Swap, hosted by Dave Beffa-Negrini |
9:45 PM onward |
Casual Puzzling in the Executive Room |
TIME |
EVENTS ON SATURDAY, JULY 23rd |
7 - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast Buffet in Ballroom (GOLD pass and PRIOR registrants only) Setup for Display and Sales Tables |
8 - 10 AM |
Registration for Saturday arrivals |
8 - 5 PM |
Voting for Best in Show, Raffle ticket sales |
9 AM |
Welcome and Introductions |
9:15 AM |
HOW TO MOUNT A PUZZLE EXHIBITION - Bob Armstrong |
9:45 QM |
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING: ADVERTISING PUZZLES -- Anne Williams |
10:25 AM |
Break, 15 minutes |
10:40 AM |
SHOW AND TELL -- Organized and Moderated by Conrad Armstrong |
11:55 |
Brief Announcements before Lunch |
Noon |
Buffet Lunch in the Ballroom |
1:30 PM |
KATA ART PUZZLES - BETWEEN ART AND TOY -- Kata Kissoczy |
1:50 PM |
FROM ELMS TO WATERFORD -- Spencer Bean, Lisa von Hasslen, and Jamie Leland |
2:15 PM |
Break, 15 minutes |
2:30 PM |
CUTTERS ROUNDTABLE - Organized and Moderated by Joe Seymour. Panelists: Janell Amely, Dave Beffa-Negrini, Ron Moore, Nervous System, Jill Walterbach |
3:45 PM |
TABLE SALES |
4:45 PM |
TABLES SALES END: Clear all tables, exit Ballroom by 5 PM |
5 PM |
Free Time |
6:30 PM |
Group Photo |
7 PM |
Banquet |
8:30 PM |
Presentation of Best in Show and Raffle Drawings |
8:45 PM |
MAKING PUZZLE SWAPPING MORE EFFICIENT -- Maya Gupta |
9 PM |
ARTIFACT SPEED PUZZLE CONTEST -- Hosted by Artifact (PREREGISTERED only, cheering squads welcome!) |
10 PM onward |
Casual puzzling continues in the Executive Room |
TIME |
EVENTS ON SUNDAY, JULY 24th |
7:30 AM |
Breakfast Buffet in Ballroom (GOLD pass and PRIOR registrants only) |
8:45 AM |
SOLVING THE PUZZLE OF THE PUZZLE BUSINESS: TIPS TO GROW YOUR COMPANY - Aaron Boxerman |
9:15 AM |
THE EVOLVING PUZZLE WORLD -- WHAT'S NEW? - Organized and Moderated by Roz Rea. Panelists: Janell Amely, Spencer Bean, Yvonne Feucht, Nic Ricketts |
10:15 AM |
PUZZLE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA -- Peter Clyde |
10:45 AM |
Presentation of the Puzzlers' Favorite Award Closing Remarks Submit Feedback forms |
11:30 AM |
Lunch on your own Late Hotel Checkout (Provided to all Parley attendees, Hotel will store luggage) |
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1 - 3 PM |
BOB ARMSTRONG OPENHOUSE -- at the Armstrong's in Worcester, featuring Bob’s best Pastime and Par puzzles, and workshop tours |
2022 Puzzle Parley -- Sturbridge Massachusetts
2022 will be our 16th biennial gathering of hand and laser-cut jigsaw puzzle designers, cutters, collectors, restorers, and enthusiasts. We will have some old favorites, like the Pagey Elliott Puzzle Exchange, a Cutters' Roundtable on the latest technologies and tips for making puzzles, and presentations from puzzle historians, collectors, and other cutters. We'll even have a puzzle speed contest to test your cunning on a brand new puzzle donated by Artifact Puzzles! We have had numerous requests from people around the globe to share some Live content and we are excited to share some fun spotlights with you, although if you can attend you will have 110% more fun, and we can't wait to meet you there!
Have a magnificent puzzle that you would like to share? Sign up for the Show-n-Tell section in your registration! We are happily accepting volunteers for all aspects of the Puzzle Parley event, you can sign up with the link below.
Have a magnificent puzzle that you would like to share? Sign up for the Show-n-Tell section in your registration! We are happily accepting volunteers for all aspects of the Puzzle Parley event, you can sign up with the link below.
