Find a prolific quilter in your area and ask her to do a "trunk show". This would mainly be just the quilter showing off her many quilts and telling the story of each, sort of like a mini quilt show.
My guild holds a yearly challenge, the finish of which is the program at one of our monthly meetings. The challenge can be to use a certain focus fabric, or to use specific shapes, or to use certain colors. The quilter follows the guidelines, which are announced at the beginning of the year, and makes a quilted item. At the end of the challenge (October or November), all the projects are displayed in our meeting room and the members vote for their favorites. The three top winners are given prizes, and usually every participant gets some little token. It's really a lot of fun.