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DECEMBER 2009
Biltmore Dining Room set for Christmas
ANTIQUE & DESIGN SHOWS
Austin Texas City Wide Garage Sale Palmer Event Center, Austin, TX National Capital Winter Antiques Show November 28-29, 2009 Lenox, MA – Lenox Holiday Antiques Show The Lenox Public Library Lenox Antiques Show Peabody Essex Museum Antiques Show 37th Annual Antiques Show Williamsburg, Virginia- Holiday Antiques Show TWENTY SEVENTH ANNUAL (2008) Bettianne Sweeney of Holiday Antiques Shows has been committed to bringing antiques to Williamsburg, Virginia each Thanksgiving Weekend for twenty-seven years. A quality show with fine examples of 18th and nineteenth century furniture and accesories in room or shop settings featuring over thirty five dealers from thirteen states and the UK. Mrs. Sweeney on behalf of Holiday Antiques shows has spent the summer traveling and visiting antiques shows in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine to recruit dealers for the show. Many of Holiday Antiques Show’s dealers do not make additional appearances in this part of the country. The dates are November 28th, 29th and 30th at the Williamsburg Kingsmill Marriott Hotel, 50 Kingsmill Rd. Williamsburg, Va. Admission $7.00 and children are free. For further information call 757-220-1299 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Antiques Extravaganza “Our 32nd year of quality antiques shows” HOME & GARDEN SHOWS One of a Kind Show, Chicago Chicago’s Most ONEderful Time of the Year One of a Kind Show, New York This December, holiday shopping in New York DESIGNER SHOW HOUSES & HISTORIC HOMES The White House Christmas Tour “President Benjamin Harrison was the first White House occupant to have a Christmas tree inside his quarters in 1889. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was the first to place the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room, where it can be seen by visitors on White House tours.” http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events Candlelight Christmas Evenings at Biltmore Candlelight Christmas Evenings Savannah’s 2009 Holiday Tour of Homes This event has been described as “an intimate visit with residents of Savannah’s Historic District.” Because the tour is a project of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, the hosts are folks who live in the neighborhood, oftentimes the owners themselves, and they have unique stories to tell about the home’s features and history. Historic Home Tours at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on December 12, 2009. Each tour features 6 unique homes for a total of 12. For more information www.dnaholidaytour.com Virginia Holiday Home Tours Tour grand private homes, historic homes and beautifully-lit neighborhoods across Virginia this holiday season. View 100 Miles of Lights plus many more wonderful holiday adventures. 33rd Annual Old Louisville Holiday House Tour and Festival December 5 and 6 2009 from noon to 6:00 p.m. THERE’S MORE! Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/november.html If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know. If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.
2009 Thanksgiving Weekend – Nov 28-29
Our biggest show of the year!
www.cwgs.com/
The Lab School
Washington, DC
www.armacostantiquesshows.com/shows/ 
Location: Town Hall 6 Walker Street
Lenox Thanksgiving Antiques Show Friday 5-8PM
Friday 27 November 2009
www.lenox.org/
Join us for a Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition!
Supporting Education Programs at PEM
Included with museum admission
Saturday, November 28, 2009 to Sunday, November 29, 2009 from 10am – 5pm
Peabody Essex Museum
Williamsburg Thanksgiving Antiques Show
www.holidayantiqueshows.com
Winston-Salem NC Antiques Extravaganza
JVM Coliseum Annex & Education Building
300 Deacon Blvd.
27-29 November (Thanksgiving Weekend)
www.antextofnc.com
3-6 December 2009
Thursday, December 3 12–9 pm Opening Day benefiting
Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Get first dibs, enjoy entertainment and bars throughout the floor and support Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Friday, December 4 11 am–9 pm
Saturday, December 5 10 am–7 pm
Sunday, December 6 10 am–5 pm
The One of a Kind Show and Sale® Chicago is an extraordinary holiday shopping show featuring the best in fine art and fine craft from over 500 of unique artists, artisans and designers from across North America. Each item for sale at the show will be made by hand, one piece at a time, and every artist represented will be in attendance—offering shoppers the wonderful opportunity to buy pieces directly from the artist who created it and support the independent artist community. The show is a refreshing alternative to traditional retail and the ideal place to find unique gifts in a wide range of media and categories
11-13 December 2009
Friday, December 11 11am – 8pm
Saturday, December 12 10am – 7pm
Sunday, December 13 10am – 5pm
will change forever.
After 35 wildly successful years in Toronto and eight in Chicago—the One of a Kind Show and Sale® is coming to New York!
Launching December 11-13, 2009, with a Preview Night on December 10, the One of a Kind Show and Sale NY will be an extraordinary holiday shopping show featuring the best in fine art and fine craft from hundreds of unique artists, artisans and designers from across North America. Each item for sale at the show will be made by hand, one piece at a time, and every artist represented will be in attendance—offering shoppers the wonderful opportunity to buy pieces directly from the artist who created it and to support the independent artist community.
The show is a refreshing alternative to traditional retail and the ideal place to find unique gifts in a wide range of media and categories
November 6, 2009–January 2, 2010
Firelight and candlelight fill the house with a warm glow and accent delicate ornaments and priceless treasures. Get into the holiday spirit with choirs singing European carols, vintage ballroom dancers, and dramatic Christmas readings. The Front Lawn of Biltmore House sets the scene with a sparkling holiday illumination of evergreens bathed in thousands of twinkling lights.
www.virginia.org
Presented by the Old Louisville Information Center
www.holidayhousetour.com
