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Magazine Antiques, March, 2004

Calendar of Shows, March 2004

March 5-7. Charlottesville, VA. 8th ANNUAL FLEUR-DE-LIS ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW. Charlottesville-Albemarle's premier sale of antiques, decorative arts and garden accessories. Preview Party & Cocktail Buffet, March 5, 6-9 p.m., $50.00 per person. Show Hours: Saturday 10-5, Sunday 11-4. East Rivanna Fire Hall at Glenmore, Rt. 250 East. (1-64, Shadwell exit) Reservations & Information: (434) 295-7273 or Stokes Shows (434) 846-7452.

March 5-7. Alexandria, VA. 8th ANNUAL ANTIQUES IN ALEXANDRIA SHOW. Episcopal High School, 3900 West Braddock Road. Sixty nationally-recognized dealers. Show admission $12. Special events include: gala preview party. Thurs, March 4, 7-10 pm ($125); "Living With Antiques: Advice For The Collector" workshop by decorator and former museum director Stiles Colwill, Fri. March 5, 10 am ($35); wine tasting from the Boisset portfolio, Fri. March 5, 6-8 pm ($35); and lecture-luncheon, "Decorating With Antiques," with noted author and N.Y. decorator Alexandra Stoddard, Sat. March 6 ($50). Benefits four Washington-area charities. Managed by Susie McMillan. For information or tickets: www.antiquesinalexandria.com or (703) 548-SHOW.

March 5-7. Winnetka, IL. 35th ANNUAL WINNETKA ANTIQUES SHOW. Friday 10-8; Sat. 10-6; Sun 11-5. Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave.; 3-day ticket $12. A nationally recognized show, over 50 dealers from 17 states and abroad. Outstanding American, English and Continental furniture (formal/country) plus Native American, Shaker, antique jewelry, period silver, folk art, pewter, paintings, prints, porcelain, old and rare books, quilts, oriental rugs & vintage clothing. Lectures: Sun., 2/29 2 pm: "The Winterthur Garden: Henry Francis du Pont's Romance with the Land," by Denise Magnani, Director and Curator of Landscape at Winterthur. 4 pm: "Jewelry of the American Heiresses" by Joyce Jonas, jewelry historian from New York City. $45 admission includes both lectures and 3 pm Afternoon Tea. Preview Party: Thurs., 3/4, 6:30-9:30 pm, $70 advance purchase. Info./tickets: (847) 446-0537 or www.winnetkacommunityhouse.org

March 11-13. Naples, FL. 23rd ANNUAL NAPLES ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE. A "beautiful show by the beautiful sea," the Naples Antiques Show opens with a Gala Preview Party on Wednesday, March 10, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Continuing Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the show features dealers from around the country with fine American, Continental, English and Asian furniture and decorative and fine arts. Special events include a lecture, March 11 and again, March 12, 10 a.m., on "Great Houses & Collections of Charleston, South Carolina" by J. Thomas Savage, Sr. Vice President of Sotheby's and author of The Charleston Interior. Other events include a Loan Exhibit of antique majolica ware and a Liturgical Flower Festival. The show is sponsored by Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church in support of Collier County charities. All events take place at Trinity-by-the-Cove, 553 Galleon Dr. General admission: $15. For reservations, (239) 262-0353. Managed by Armacost Antiques Shows, (410) 961-5121, www.ArmacostAntiquesShows.com

March 12-14. Lexington, KY. LEXINGTON ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW. Keeneland Race Course. Friday and Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5. More than 50 nationally known antiques and gardening specialists showcasing 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture, paintings, porcelains and estate jewelry. Plus a 5,000-sq. ft. garden tent filled with fabulous design and landscaping ideas. Featured speakers include New York designer Bunny Williams, antiques expert Giovanni Bucchi and the Biltmore Estate's Pat Appeldoorn. 2003 Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event. All proceeds to benefit the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit the website www.bluegrasstrust.org or contact Susan Mullins (859) 253-0362.

March 13 & 14. Hartford, CT. THE 31st CONNECTICUT SPRING ANTIQUES SHOW. Connecticut Expo Center, Rev. Moody Overpass, 1-91, exit 33. This show of seventy exhibitors is rated best in the nation for consistently honest displays of fine, authentic, exclusively American furniture to 1840 and appropriate decorative accessories. Benefits the Haddam Historical Society. General admission $10. Saturday 10-5pm, Sunday 10-4pm. Forbes & Turner Shows (207) 767-3967 or www.forbesandturner.com

March 18-21. Charleston, SC. CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUES SHOW. 40 East Bay Street. This first major show for the Southeast features more than 30 of the world's pre-eminent antiques dealers benefiting preservation efforts of Historic Charleston Foundation. Extraordinary period furnishings and decorative pieces. This event will coincide with the 7th annual College of Charleston Antiques Symposium and the 57th Festival of Houses and Gardens. Special events include March 18th Preview Party, March 19th Young Collectors' Soiree & Lecture Luncheon Series. Exclusive Collectors' Circle Cocktails on High Battery and Collectors' Circle Withdrawing Room. Show hours: Friday 10-7; Saturday 10-8, Sunday 11-5. For information call (843) 722-3405 or go to www.charlestoninternationalantiquesshow.com