Please join the Wild Onion Productions group on Ravelry, or the Wild Onion Productions Facebook group, to chat with other attendees.
YARN TASTING EVENT:
- The Miss Babs’ Yarn Tasting will be held at your table, immediately following our Welcome Dinner.
- All yarn will be provided by Miss Babs’ Hand-Dyed Yarn.
- Yarn will range from laceweight to worsted.
- Please bring assorted needle and hook sizes, so that you can swatch some new-to-you yarn.
TRANSPORTATION INFO:
- Transportation is not included in the registration.
- As far as we can tell, a rideshare car (Uber, Lyft, for example) from John Glenn International Airport (CMH) to the Ohio University, Athens OH campus, will cost $100 for a regular sedan fitting 3-4 guests.
- Additionally, there is a public GoBus which can shuttle you to and from the airport.
- We have also arranged a self-organized carpool page, where you can plug in your details, and find rides/offer rides/share rides with other guests. The service is called Group Car Pool, and the carpool sign up page can be found here. Please feel free to enter yourself as a driver, whether you are renting a car at the airport, or driving from elsewhere to Athens, OH. If you see a car, but it’s full, add yourself to the waitlist on the page.
- Here is a short video to watch and learn about the carpooling service.
- DISCLAIMER: we are providing this as an organizational tool, not as an event service; participants make plans, offer and accept rides at their own risk. Wild Onion Productions and Miss Babs Hand-Dyed Yarns are not liable for any mishaps resulting from the use of this organizational carpool tool.
- We will have a shuttle running between campus and the OUInn free of charge.
ABOUT THE DORM ROOMS:
- We provide an open, safe, inclusive space where people of all sexes, orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions are welcomed and celebrated.
- The campus offers dorm-style rooms in a Jack and Jill set up, with two bedrooms (one guest per bedroom) separated by a lockable bathroom shared only by the occupants of the two bedrooms.
- If you’d like to be placed in a suite with a friend, please let us know on the registration form.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE:
- Coffee, tea, and water will be available all day; alcoholic beverages will be available for your purchase at the Welcome and Farewell Dinner. Alcohol is also available at the Ohio University Inn tavern.
- The chefs at the venue are trained to try to accommodate all food allergies, however please note that the kitchen prepares food on shared equipment that may contain milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybean.
NON-KNITTER OPTIONS:
- We welcome non-knitting partners.
- Non-knitters staying in a hotel off-campus may choose to eat their meals on campus for a fee, which also entitles them to join us for our Welcome and Farewell Dinner. We request that non-knitters refrain from joining the classroom and Yarn Market experience.
ADDITIONAL FUN AT and NEAR THE VENUE:
- If you enjoy the outdoors, go for a run or a bike ride on the 21-mile bike path, or hiking at The Ridges—a 700-acre land lab right on the Athens campus.
- Uptown and Around Mural Walk
- Self-guided tours
- Golf at the 9 hole, par 35 golf course on campus
- And more!
ADA COMPLIANCE:
- Class and Dorm rooms are ADA compliant, and we have requested classrooms with ramps and easy access. We are happy to contact the venue on your behalf, to ensure your comfort and safety. Please reach out to us at wildonionproductions@gmail.com, and we can discuss your needs with the venue.
- Please note that wheelchairs and scooters may not be left in the halls; they must be able to fit inside your sleeping room, for the safety of all guests.
- Ohio University’s policy surrounding service animals, supported by OH state law and ADA requirements, can be found here. If you have physical reactions to animals, please plan accordingly, and bring any medicine or equipment that will support you, should you react to the service animal. If we are aware that a service animal will be present, we will alert the class, and take precautions to protect your health, while accommodating all guests. Note that service dogs in training and emotional support dogs are not allowed on campus.