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Calendar of shows.(Calendar)
April 2-4. Chicago, IL. CHICAGO MODERNISM EXPOSITION & SALE. 1418 N. Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60622. First annual event will feature 60 noted national and international decorative and fine arts dealers presenting all design movements of the 20th Century in room-setting vignettes. Gala preview from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, April 2 benefits the Architecture & Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago. Preview tickets are $75 in advance and $100 at the door and can be reserved by calling (312) 443-4751 or www.archdesignsociety.org Show hours are: Saturday 10-7; Sunday 12-5. Weekend admission $10. For more information call (708) 366-2710 or visit www.dolphinfairs.com
April 15-18. New York, NY. The 44TH ANNUAL NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR offers an extensive selection of rare books from Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare to Salinger. The fair opens Thursday, April 15th with a gala preview to benefit the New York Public Library. Hours: Friday noon-8 p.m., Saturday noon-7 p.m., and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Admission: $15. (212) 777-5218 and www.sanfordsmith.com
April 15-18. Pittsburgh, PA. THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART ANTIQUES SHOW, 44 exhibitors Preview Party, Thursday, April 15, 6-9 p.m., Show hours friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 12 nooon-5 p.m. Lecture Friday 10:30a.m., Princess Michael of Kent. Managed by Susie McMillian. For information (412) 622-3325.
April 16-17. Philadelphia, PA. ANTIQUES AT THE CENTER (Formerly Philadelphia's Navy Pier Antiques Show.) Located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, 1101 Arch Street. Featuring 130 nationally recognized antiques specialists exhibiting in room-like settings. Presenting antiques including formal and rural furniture, folk art, textiles, metalware, fine art, ceramics, Native American, fine jewelry, oriental rugs, Asian art and ceramics and more. Appraisal Clinic, Saturday 1-3 p.m. On site cafe and shipper. Sponsored by Philadelphia Magazine. Show Hours: Friday 10-7; Saturday 9-5. Show Manager, Frank Gaglio, Barn Star Productions. Show phone: (215) 418-5500. For information call (845) 876-0616 or www.barnstar.com
April 16-18. Suburban Chicago, IL. CHICAGO O'HARE SPRING ANTIQUES SHOW, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont, IL 60018. Dolphin Promotions presents the Midwest's largest quality antiques event--200 select dealers from the U.S., Canada, and Europe showcasing fine antique furniture, silver, porcelain, bronzes, jewelry, textiles, paintings, and more. Show hours: Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, noon-7 p.m.; and Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Weekend admission $10; includes free parking. For information, call (708) 366-2710 or www.dolphinfairs.com
April 16-18. Philadelphia, PA. SEVENTH ANNUAL CENTER CITY ANTIQUES SHOW. 23rd Street Armory (between Market and Chestnut), blocks from Philadelphia Antiques Show. "Fine, fresh, affordable antiques for the American collector". Period formal and country furniture; ceramics; quilts; paintings, prints; early folk art; weathervanes; garden, appropriate accessories. Friday, 12-6 p.m. ($15); Saturday, 10-6 p.m. and Sunday, 10-4 p.m. ($10) include unlimited returns. Cafe onsite/Free shuttle. Barry M. Cohen, Manager, b4rTIME, Inc. (703) 914-1268. Show phone: (703) 862-0914.
April 16-18. Glencoe, IL. CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN--ANTIQUES & GARDEN FAIR. 100 of the finest and most exciting garden antiques dealers and exhibitors of fine garden furnishings from the United States and Great Britain will gather at the Chicago Botanic Garden--Antiques & Garden Fair. An extraordinary selection of garden, porch and terrace furniture, garden statuary and ornaments, fountains and gazebos, as well as gardening tools, books, and orchids will be available for purchase. Nationally known experts and authors including Barbara Milo Ohrbach, Bunny Williams and John Rosselli will offer insightful presentations on collecting and using a variety of antiques. Talks and demonstrations will be offered throughout the weekend. The show opens with a spectacular Preview on Thursday, April 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. For Fair and Preview information or tickets call 847-835-8326, or visit www.chicagobotanic.org/antiques. Show hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Chicago Botanic Garden is located on Lake Cook Road ...
- Botanic Garden fall meeting slated for volunteer docents
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times September 9, 1988 700+ words
...orientation meeting for volunteer docents at the Chicago Botanic Garden will be held 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Botanic Garden in Glencoe. The Education Department at the Botanic Garden uses volunteer docents to work with school groups...
- The botanic garden and religion's evolution
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Alida Becker January 1, 1989 700+ words
Walking through a botanic garden, it's not hard to be impressed...imagination. For the great age of the botanic garden was the direct result of the great...of discovery, and this made the botanic garden a stage on which Europe's age...
- Botanic Garden bells are ringing: Carillon concerts, classes on the way.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 3, 2007 700+ words
...foliage and flowers at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Wylie Crawford creates music, his...consultant. Beginning Monday, the Botanic Garden will host its summer series of weekly...Japan and Lithuania. This fall, the Botanic Garden for the first time also will offer...
- Hobbyist puts up own botanic garden in Pansol.(Agriculture)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin October 20, 2003 700+ words
...in Pansol, Calamba City, is a new botanic garden where one will find some of the rarest...ornamental plants. This is the personal botanic garden of Dorie S. Bernabe, a certified...property in Pansol to be developed into a botanic garden where she could nurture the many plants...
- Botanic Garden stroll makes good scents; Nature's wonders near...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times March 28, 2002 700+ words
...SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The U.S. Botanic Garden sits nobly, quietly at the foot of the...to come experience it." The U.S. Botanic Garden is not your garden-variety botanic garden. "We are a living-plant museum...
- PORTMEIRION TO GROW BEYOND BOTANIC GARDEN PATTERN--NEW PRESIDENT OUTLINES NEW...
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Zisko, Allison September 7, 1998 700+ words
...Using the strength of its pattern Botanic Garden as a base, Lawrence Bryan, the new...according to Bryan, plans to leverage Botanic Garden's success with new products. The...business is driven by one pattern -- Botanic Garden. I think utilizing that as a tool...
- Director has roots in Botanic Garden.(Metropolitan)(Life)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Geracimos, Ann December 4, 2000 700+ words
...named executive director of the U.S. Botanic Garden is named Holly. Holly Shimizu was...field describe her. She had been the Botanic Garden's assistant executive director and...become the first woman to direct the Botanic Garden was too enticing to resist, she says...
- Brooklyn, N.Y., Botanic Garden celebrates with kids who love growing veggies.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 12, 2004 700+ words
...Children's Garden within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She knows what she's talking about...brought to urban kids and approached the Botanic Garden about setting aside a space just for...their joy is still evident, said Botanic Garden President Judith Zuk. "You give kids...
Source: HighBeam Research, Calendar of shows.(Calendar)