Antique Bottle Show Calendar

Bottle Show Calendar

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JULY

JULY 12-13 - BUTTE, MONTANA The Montana Bottle Collectors Association's 6th Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 10 AM - 3 PM, Sun. 10 AM - 3 PM; Dealer Sset up and Early Bird, Sat. 8 AM - !0 AM, Adm. $5) at Montana College of Technology Gym, in the old historic mining town of Butte, Montana, which is hosting the National Folk Festival. Estimated festival attendance 50,000 +. A fun filled week-end. INFO: BILL HENNESS, 5430 Wagon Wheel Dr., Helena, MT 59602: PH. (406) 458-6548, E-mail: bhenness@bresnan.net, or TOM BRACKMAN, 2575 Winchester Dr., East Helena, MT 59635: PH. (406) 227-5301, E-mail: brackman@bresnan.net.

JULY 13 - MUNCIE, INDIANA The Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club’s Show & Sale (Sun. 9 AM - 2 PM, Adm. $2) at the Horizon Convention Center, Muncie, Indiana. INFO: DAVID RITTENHOUSE, 1008 S. 900 W., Farmland, IN 47340; PH: (765) 468-8091 or NORM BARNETT, PH: (812) 587-5560.

JULY 18-19 - RENO, NEVADA The Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club's 45th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM; Early Buyers, Fri. Noon - 6 PM) at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center, 4590 South Virginia St., North Entrance, Reno, Nevada. INFO: WILLY YOUNG, PH: (775) 746-0922 or HELENE WALKER, PH: (775) 345-0171.

JULY 19-20 - ADAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA The 7th Annual Shupp's Grove Bottle Festival (Sat.- Sun. 6 AM to dark; Fri. Dealer Set-up 2 PM followed by Early Buyers 5 PM) at Shupp's Grove in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. INFO: STEVE GUION, E-mail: sguoin124@comcast.net or JERE HAMBLETON, E-mail: jshdetector@ webtv.net or PH: (717) 393-5175.

JULY 26 - BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Alabama Bottle Collectors Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 8 AM - 3 PM) at the Bessemer Civic Center (Exit #108 on I-20/59), Bessemer (Birmingham), Alabama. Location convenient to Alabama Adventure Amusement Park and Water Mark Outlet Mall. INFO: TOM LINES, PO Box 382831, Birmingham, AL 35238, PH: (205) 410-2191 or (205) 987-0650, E-mail: bluecrab1949@hotmail.com.

JULY 26 - LEADVILLE, COLORADO The Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado 2008 Show (9 AM - 4 PM, $3 Adm.) at the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Convention Center, 117 10th St., Leadville, Colorado. Free Parking. INFO: JIM or BARB SUNDQUIST, Ph: (303) 674-4658.

JULY 26 - DES MOINES, IOWA The Iowa Antique Bottleers 39th Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale (Sat. 9 AM - 2 PM, Adm. $2, children free) at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Animal Learning Center (at East Univ. Ave. & East 30th), Des Moines, Iowa. Featuring antique bottles, fruit jars, stoneware, insulators, lightning rod items, advertising, brewerania and educational displays. Door prizes every hour. INFO: TOM SOUTHARD, 2815 Druid Hill Dr., Des Moines, IA 20315, PH: (515) 282-6901.

AUGUST

AUGUST 9 - VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI The 11th Annual Vicksburg Antique Bottle Show & Sale (8 AM - 4 PM) at the Battlefield Inn, 4137 I-20 N. Frontage Rd, Vicksburg, Mississippi. INFO: CASON SCHAFFER, 107 Eastview Dr., Vicksburg, MS. 39183, PH: (601) 638-1195.

AUGUST 10 - TWYFORD, ENGLAND The 10th Annual Reading Bottle & Collectors Fair (10:30 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 9:30 AM) at the Loddon Hall, Twyford, England. INFO: STEVE WALKER, PH: 011 44 1189-691-446.

AUGUST 8-10 - YORK, PENNSYLVANIA EXPO The 2008 FOHBC EXPO (Fri. Seminars and Specialty Meetings in AM; Set-up, Early Adm. 1 - 5 PM, Banquet 6:30 PM; Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM, Early Adm. 7 - 9 AM; Sun. 9 AM - 3 PM) at the York Fairgrounds, York, Pennsylvania. 600-800 tables capacity for the largest EXPO ever! For consignments, contracts and INFO: R. WAYNE LOWRY, 401 Johnston Ct., Raymore, MO 64083, PH: (816) 318-0161, E-mail: JarDoctor@aol.com.

AUGUST 17 - POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK The Hudson Valley Bottle Club's 21st Annual Mid-Hudson Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 8 AM) at the Poughkeepsie Elks Lodge 275, 29 Overocker Rd., Poughkeepsie, New York. INFO: ART CHURCH, 411 Hillside Lake Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590, PH: (845) 221-4259, E-mail: art362@aol.com.

AUGUST 23 - PASADENA, TEXAS The Lone Star Insulator Club's Annual Insulator & Collectibles Show (Sat.) at the IBEW Hall, 4345 Allen-Genoa Rd., Pasadena, Texas. INFO: JOHN HALL, PH: (281) 992-5717 or CHRIS RENAUDO, PH: (281) 461-9652 or KEITH BROOKING, PH: (979) 245-2558.

AUGUST 23 - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH The Utah Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale (9 AM - 1 PM; Early Buyers 8 AM) at the Redwood Multipurpose Center, 3100 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, Utah. INFO: BOB CAMPBELL, 1123 E 2100 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84106, PH: (801)467-8636 or RICK HOLT, E-mail: rckholt@netscape.net.

AUGUST 24 - TAUNTON, ENGLAND The 10th Annual Taunton Antique & Bottle Collectors Fair (10 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyer 9 AM) at The Heathfield Community School Monkton Heath, Taunton, England. INFO: ROD MARTIN, PH: 011 44 1822 616-503.

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 7 - PEKIN, ILLINOIS The Pekin Bottle Collectors Association's 39th Annual Show & Sale (8 AM - 3 PM) at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 715 N. 11th St., Pekin, Illinois. INFO: JIM SEARLE, 1003 Illinois, Pekin, IL 61554. PH: (309) 346-7804.

SEPTEMBER 7 - LEWES, DELAWARE The Delmarva Antique Bottle Club's 16th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 7:30 AM) at the Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, Delaware. INFO: PETER BEAMAN, PH: (302) 684-5055, E-mail: oldngnu@comcast.net.

SEPTEMBER 13 - DOWNIEVILLE, CALIFORNIA The Historic Downieville Antique Bottles & Collectibles Show (Sat. 8 AM - 3 PM; Early Bird, 8 AM - 10 AM, Adm. $10) at the Downieville School Gym, 130 School St., Downieville, California. Show is featuring a Western Bitters bonanza, a fabulous display of Western Bitters. There will be two raffles: one for a beautiful gold specimen mined from The Original 16 to 1 mine in Sierra County and the other for an awesome underground mine tour for 4 in the same mine. INFO: LOU or LEISA LAMBERT, PH: (707) 823-8845, E-mail: maxbitters@comcast.net or RICK or CHERRY SIMI, PH: (530) 289-3659, E-mail: seeme@sccn.net.

SEPTEMBER 13 - NUNICA, MICHIGAN The West Michigan Antique Bottle Club's 8th Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 9 AM - 1 PM, Adm. $2; Set-Up 7 - 9 AM; No Early Adm.) at the Crockery Township Hall, 17431 112th, Nunica, Michigan. Free appraisals. INFO: ELMER OGG, Show Chairman, PH: (231) 798-7335, E-mail: eogg@comcast.net or STEVE DeBOODE, Co-chair, PH: (616) 667-0214, E-mail: thebottleguy@comcast.net.

SEPTEMBER 13-17 - HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA The 11th Annual All-Dairy Antiques, Bottles & Collectibles Show & Sale (8 AM - 5 PM daily) at the Pennsylvania Farm Sow Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. INFO: CHARLES A. ITLE, PH: (717) 423-6789 or LOLLY LESHER, PH: (717) 787-2905.

SEPTEMBER 14 - KIRTLAND, OHIO The Ohio Bottle Club's 40th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 2 PM, Early Buyers Sat. 7 - 9 PM) at the Lakeland Community College (20 miles East of Cleveland South of I-90 on Rt. 306), Kirtland, Ohio. INFO: ROBERT SMITH, PH: (440) 285-4184, E-mail: rts2ride@windstream.net or TIM KEARNS, PH: (440) 285-7576, E-mail: tkearns4@aol.com.

SEPTEMBER 13 - ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club's Annual 41st Show & Sale (Sat. 9 AM - 4 PM, $2.50 Adm.; Set-up 6 AM, Earlybird 8 AM< $5 Adm.) at the Arcadia Masonic Temple, 50 West Duarte Rd., Arcadia, California. INFO: DON WIPPERT, 22224 Wyandotte, Canoga Park, CA 91303; PH: (818) 346-9833 or DICK HOMME, 15446 Cobalt St., #172, Sylmar, CA 91342, PH: (818) 362-3368. Website: www.lahbc.org. SEPTEMBER 20 - SMYRNA, GEORGIA The Atlanta Antique Bottle Show and Sale 38th Annual Show (9 AM - 4 PM, Early Buyers, 6 AM - 9 AM) at the Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. INFO: JACK HEWITT, 1765 Potomac CT., Lawrenceville, GA., 30043, PH: (770)-963-0220 or JOHN JOINER, PH: (770)-502-9565, E-mail propjj@bellsouth.net.

SEPTEMBER 20 - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA The Antique Bottle Collectors of North Florida's 41st Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 8 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers Fri. 5 - 8 PM) at the Fraternal Order of Police Bldg., 5530 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida. INFO: MIKE SKIE, 3047 Julington Creek Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32223, PH: (904) 710-0422 or JACKIE MCRAE, PH: (904) 879-3696.

SEPTEMBER 20 - ALBANY, NEW YORK The Capital District's Antique Bottle, Insulator & Table-Top Collectibles 12th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM to 2:30 PM) at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Road, Albany, New York. INFO: FRAN HUGHES, PH: (518) 377-7134, E-mail: fhughes3@nycap.rr.com.

SEPTEMBER 20 - PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The Glass Collectors Exposition at the Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. INFO: PH: (412) 454-6000 or www.pghhistory.org. Contact: DANNIE HALE, PH: (412) 454-6373, E-mail: ddhale@hswp.org.

SEPTEMBER 21 - WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA The Apple Valley Bottle Collectors Club 34th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 7:30 AM) at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Family Life Center, 1309 Opequon Ave, Winchester, Virginia. INFO: RICHARD M., VENSKOSKE, 2038 Chestnut Grove Rd., Winchester, VA. 22603, PH: (540) 247-4429.

SEPTEMBER 28 - LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS The Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club 34th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 2 PM, Early Buyers at 8 AM) at the Lowell Elks Club, 40 Old Ferry Rd, Lowell, Massachusetts. INFO: CLIFF HOYT, PH: (978) 458-6575 or GARY KOLTOOKIAN, PH: (978) 256-9561, Website: choyt48.home.comcast.net/mvbc.htm.

SEPTEMBER 28 - DEPEW, NEW YORK The Greater Buffalo Bottle Show (9 AM - 2 PM, Adm. $3) at the Polish Falcons Hall Columbia (off Transit), Depew, New York. Breweriana, insulators, stoneware, tabletop antiques, postcards. INFO: DAVE POTTER, PH: (716) 668-9131, E-mail: dave_potter@verizon.net or PETER JABLONSKI, PH: (716) 440-7985, E-mail: Peterjablonski@adelphia.net.

OCTOBER

OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA The Richmond Area Bottle Collectors 37th Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 9 AM - 3 PM, $3 Adm.; Early Entry 7:30 AM, Adm. $20) at the Showplace Annex, 3002 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia. INFO: MARVIN CROKER, 4718 Twila Ln., Richmond, VA 23234, PH: (804) 275-1101 or ED FAULKNER, 4718 Kyloe Ln., Moseley, VA 23120, PH: (804) 739-2951 or E-mail: faulkner@antiquebottles.com .

OCTOBER 4 - POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA The West Virginia State Farm Museum Antique Bottle Show (Sat. 9 AM - 3 PM; Dealers 7 AM) at the West Virginia State Farm Museum (Rt. 62, 4 mi. north of Point Pleasant, turn right on Fairgrounds Rd., Museum is 1 mi on the right), Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Held during the Fall Festival featuring antique bottles, steam engine show, live music, home cooked meals, apple butter & cider, quilt show, tractor pull, corn meal and sorghum. Dealer space available. INFO: CHARLIE PERRY, 39304 Bradbury Rd., Middleport, OH 45760, PH: (740) 992-5088 or E-mail: perrycola@suddenlink.net.

OCTOBER 5 - DRYDEN, NEW YORK The Fingerlake Bottle Collectors Association's 39th Annual Antique Bottle, Jar & Collectibles Show & Sale (Sun. 9 AM - 3 PM, Adm. $2; Early Bird, 8 AM, Adm. $10; Set-up, Sun. 5:30 AM on) at the Dryden Fire Hall, Neptune Hose Co., Rt. 13, Dryden, New York (located between Cortland and Ithaca on Rt. 13 - the weekend before the Keene Show). INFO: TON KANALLY, Show Co-Chair, Cortland, NY, PH: (607) 753-7250, E-mail: Tkanalle@twcny.com; or GEORGE BLAASCH, Show Co-Chair, PH: (607) 589-6436, E-mail: gblaasch@aol.com. TOBY DEAN, Pres. of FLBCA, E-mail: toby@tobiasdean.com.

OCTOBER 5 - CHELSEA, MICHIGAN The Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator 33rd Annual Show (Sun. 9 AM - 2 PM, $2, Set-up, 6 AM)) at the Chelsea Conference Center, 1645 Commerce Park Dr., Chelsea, Michigan. Kids under 12 free., free appraisals, free items for kids, free parking, food available on site, variety of glass. INFO: MICHELE KOTLARSKY, Pres., Box 210-145, Auburn Hills, M I 48321-0145, PH: (248) 673-1650, E-mail: MicheleK@mac.com or MIKE BRUNER, Show Host, 6576 Balmoral Terr., Clarkston, MI 48346, PH: (248) 425-3223, E-mail: abbottt4girl@sbcglobal.net. Website: http://hvbic.org.

OCTOBER 10-11 - PHOENIX, ARIZONIA The Phoenix Antiques, Bottles, & Collectibles Club Annual Show & Sale (Fri. 10 AM - 5 PM; Sat. 8 AM - 4 PM, Early Buyers Fri. 10 AM) at the North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. INFO: BETTY HARTNETT, PH: (602) 317-4438, E-mail: bettchem@cox.net.

OCTOBER 10-11 - MONCKS CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA The Berkeley Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show at Berkeley Industries, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. INFO: LIBBY KILGALLEN, PH: (843) 761-0316 or E-mail: lkilgallen@bciservices.org.

OCTOBER 11 - SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA The Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association's 42nd One Day Show (Sat. 10 AM - 4 PM, Early Buyers & Set-up 9 - 10 AM) at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Finley Hall Bldg., Santa Rosa, California. INFO: BEV SIRI, PH: (707) 542-6438.

OCTOBER 12 - KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE The Yankee Bottle Club's 41st Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 2:30 PM, Early Buyers 8 AM) at the Keene High School, Arch Street, Keene, New Hampshire. INFO: CREIGHTON HALL, 382 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431, PH: (603) 352-2959.

OCTOBER 18 - LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA The Raleigh Bottle Club's Annual Show & Sale (Sat. 8:30 AM - 2 PM< Gen. Adm. $3; Early Adm. 7 AM, $10) at 111 South Church St., Louisburg, North Carolina. INFO: BARTON WEEKS, Show Chairman, PH: (336) 508-2759, E-mail: bweeks6@triad.rr.com or DONNIE MEDLIN, Co-Chair. PH: (919) 496-1367 or E-mail: donniepepsinut@msn.com. All show info available at: www.raleighbottleclub.org. Club E-mail: raleighbottleclub@gmail.com.

OCTOBER 18 - CANYONVILLE, OREGON The Jefferson State Antique Bottle Collectors NW Regional Antique Bottle & Insulator Show & Sale (Sat. 9 AM - 3 PM; Set-up. Fri. 2 - 7 PM; Early Bird $10) at the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort, Interstate 5, Exit 99, Canyonville, Oregon. Canyonville 2008!!! 10,000 square feet of antique bottles, pre-pro shot glasses, insulators and go-withs! Walk-in appraisals. Live auction action. Expect the best! INFO: BRUCE SILVA, Show Chairman, P.O. Box 1565, Jacksonville, OR 97530, PH: (541) 899-8411, E-mail: jsglass@q.com..

OCTOBER 19 - FINDLAY, OHIO The Findlay Antique Bottle Club's 32nd Annual Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale (Sun. 9 AM - 3 PM, Adm. $2) at "The Old Barn Auction House," (1 mi. west of I-75 on State Rt. 224 at Exit #159), Findlay, Ohio. Over 66 tables displaying antique bottles, fruit jars, milks, stoneware, jelly jars, insulators, breweriana, collectibles, small antiques and primitives. Free parking, appraisals & good food available. INFO: FRED CURTIS, 1635 Washington Ave., Findlay, OH 45840 or PH: (419) 424-0486 or JOE FREY, PH: (419) 293-2549 or E-mail: fabc@wcoil.com. Website: http://fabclub.freeyellow.com.

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 2 - ELKTON, MARYLAND The Tri-State Bottle Collectors & Diggers Club 36th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 2 PM, Adm. $2) at the Singerly Fire Hall, Routes 279 & 213 (I-95, Exit 109A), Elkton, Maryland. INFO: DAVE BROWN, PH: (302) 738-9960.

NOVEMBER 8 - DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA The Emerald Coast Bottle Club Inc.'s 10th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 4 PM) at the Defuniak Springs Community Center (just north of I-10) Defuniak Springs, Florida. INFO: BOBBY VAUGHN, PH: (850) 415-5521, E-mail: bd2hq75@gmaill.com or ALAN McCARTHY, PH: (850) 769-3984.

NOVEMBER 8 - BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS The Eastside Antique Bottle & Jar Show and Collinsville Beer Can & Breweriana Show have merged to create a Super Show (9 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 7:30 AM) at the Belle Clair Fairgrounds, Rts. 13 & 159, Belleville, Illinois. INFO: BILL CRESS, PH: (618) 466-3513 or KEVIN KIOUS, PH: (618) 346-2634, or CURT FAULKENBERRY, PH: (636) 797-52220.

NOVEMBER 9 - PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA The Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 2 PM, Early Buyers 7 AM) at The Ice Garden, Rostraver Twp. (Exit 46B of I-70, 4.1 miles north) Pennsylvania. INFO: BOB DeCROO, 694 Fayette City Rd., Fayette City, PA 15438, PH: (724) 326-8741 or JAY HAWKINS, 1280 Mt. Pleasant Rd., West Newton, PA 15089, PH: (724) 872-6013.

NOVEMBER 16 - ALTON, ENGLAND The Alton Bottle Collectors Club Annual Bottle & Collectables Show & Sale (10:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Early Buyers 9:30 AM) at the Community Center, Alton, England. INFO: MICK WELLS, 1 Ings Close, Alton, Hant, GU34 1TB, England. PH: 011 44 1420 88773.

NOVEMBER 23 - GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA The Southeast Bottle Club's 7th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM, Dealer Set-up 7 - 9 AM, no Early Buyers) at the Greensboro Farmer's Curb Market, Greensboro, North Carolina. INFO: REGGIE LYNCH, PH: (704) 221-6489, Website: www.antiquebottles. com/greensboro.

NOVEMBER 30 - BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA The Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors Assoc. 35th Annual Show & Sale (9 AM - 3 PM, Early Buyers 7:30 AM) at the Bethlehem Catholic High School, Madison & Dewberry Avenues, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. INFO: BILL HEGEDUS, 20 Cambridge Pl., Catasauqua, PA 18032, PH: (610) 264-5945.

SEPTEMBER 2009

APRIL 26 - ROCHESTER, NEW YORK THe Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association's Show & Sale (Sun.) at the Minett Hall, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, New York. Over 200 tables, exceptional educational displays, over 100 dealers from 14 states & Canada, bottles, insulators, whimsies, fruit jars, poisons, inks, apothecary, stoneware, ephemera, art glass & more! INFO: Show Chairmen: AARON WEBER, PH: (585) 226-6345 and LARRY FOX, PH: (585) 394-8958. Dealer Chairman: PAMELA WEBER, PH; (585) 226-6345 or E-mail: GVBCA@frontiernet.net. Exhibit Chairman: CHRIS DAVIS, PH: (315) 331-4078 or E-mail: cdavis016@rochester.rr.com. Website: www.gvbca.org.

AUGUST

AUGUST AUGUST 8-10 - YORK, PENNSYLVANIA EXPO The 2008 FOHBC EXPO (Fri. Seminars and Specialty Meetings in AM; Set-up, Early Adm. 1 - 5 PM, Banquet 6:30 PM; Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM, Early Adm. 7 - 9 AM; Sun. 9 AM - 3 PM) at the York Fairgrounds, York, Pennsylvania. 600-800 tables capacity for the largest EXPO ever! For consignments, contracts and INFO: R. WAYNE LOWRY, 401 Johnston Ct., Raymore, MO 64083, PH: (816) 318-0161, E-mail: JarDoctor@aol.com.

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