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This year’s seventh annual Wethersfield Antiques Show, to be held on November 16th and 17th, promises to be a great way to start the holiday shopping season. Held at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St., Wethersfield, CT, the show is sponsored by Wethersfield Historical Society, celebrating its 75th anniversary of “preserving and teaching history.” This established show features a gala Preview Party on Friday evening, November 16, as well as an Early Buying session one hour prior to the show’s opening on Saturday, November 17. Admission to the show is $6.00, $5.00 with discount coupons or show cards. Admission to the Early Buying session is $10. For more information, call the historical society at 860.529.7656.

The Preview Party, which usually hosts about 150 eager collectors and buyers, will take place from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. on Friday evening, November 16. Admission to the party is $30 and includes hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and beverages, as well as an opportunity to chat with the dealers and purchase items. Reservations for the Preview Party are not required, but are appreciated.

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”Welcome Home,” Wethersfield Historical Society’s upcoming house tour on Saturday, June 13, from 10-4, will feature eight unique homes and two Bed and Breakfasts. This popular fundraiser, one of the events celebrating the town’s 375th anniversary, will offer something for every taste, whether it be an elegant 18th century Colonial, an exquisitely restored Victorian mansion, a 1920s Dutch Colonial or a modern home with a magnificently updated kitchen. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the event’s Corporate Sponsor.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on tour day and may be purchased by mail or in person at the historical society’s headquarters at 150 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109, open Tuesday-Friday, 9-4. Additionally, tickets may be purchased at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main Street, (open Monday-Saturday, 10-4, Sunday, 1-4) and at Coldwell Banker, located at 1331 Silas Deane Highway. On tour day, they will be available at Tour Central at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main Street, Wethersfield.
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Get those Christmas and seasonal shopping lists ready, because the 28th annual Fall Craft Fair will be here before you know it! We’ve ordered our usual perfect weather for Saturday, October 3 and invite you all to come and bring your friends and family to Cove Park between 10 and 4. There will be more than eighty crafters, pony rides and face painting for the children, several local non-profit groups and the delicious offerings of the society’s Farmers Market booth under our tent. Admission is $6.00, $5.00 with a coupon which can be found in the Rare Reminder and the Hartford Courant. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.

Farmers Market Donations Needed!

Calling all bakers, canners and gardeners in the audience! Our Farmers Market Booth at the Craft Fair needs all kinds of baked goods from breads to cookies, brownies, breads and pies, as well as jams, jellies, pickles and anything else from your garden that is saleable. You can drop off your contributions at the society booth by 9:30 a.m. on Fair day or at the Old Academy by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 2. This booth always sells out and your generous contributions make a big difference!

Volunteers Wanted!

Show co-chairs Pat Ciarcia and Pam Kisielewski need many volunteers – at the gates, the Farmers Market booth, the Museum Shop tables, and to cover lunch breaks for some of the dealers. If you have 2 or 3 hours to give that day, please call our office at 529-7656 and we’ll pass along the information to Pat and Pam. It’s a great way to meet new people and see the Fair.

Wethersfield, CT…The ninth annual Wethersfield Antiques Show, to be held on November 20th and 21st promises to be a great way to start the holiday shopping season. Held at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St., Wethersfield, CT, the show is sponsored by Wethersfield Historical Society, and showcases 48 of the finest dealers from a wide area. This established show features a gala Preview Party and Early Buying on Friday evening, November 20. The show opens to the general public on Saturday, November 21 and runs from 10-4. Admission to the show is $7.00, $6.00 with discount coupons or show cards. For more information, call the historical society at 860.529.7656.

WFSB’s Scot Haney, weatherman extraordinaire and co-host of daytime’s Better Connecticut, is the show’s Honorary Chair and will join the festivities at the Preview Party on Friday evening from 6:30-9 p.m. He will conduct a mini-auction of some special items and gift packages. The Preview Party, which usually hosts about 150 eager collectors and buyers, includes an opportunity to chat with dealers informally and purchase items that evening. Admission to the party is $30, with delicious hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Reservations for the Preview Party are not required, but are appreciated.

Show manager Joan Hughes will welcome an expanded field 48 of the finest dealers from the northeast in attractive room-setting booths. Returning again this year will be Attic Treasures, the Sunflower Café and the popular Booth Chats, where several dealers will talk informally about their specialties. These chats will take place between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and a schedule will be posted at the show entrance.

Historical Society Director Amy Northrop-Wittorff commented that, “This is my first year to experience the Wethersfield Antiques Show. We are so pleased to host a show of such excellence. We hope all of you will join us for the Preview Party – fine food, good friends, buying opportunities, and Scot Haney – how can you go wrong!”

There is a loyal corps of dealers who have been with the show for many years, some since its inception. Among those long-time friends returning this year are Philip Liverant of Colchester, CT, Richard Lawrence Greene of Providence, RI, Peter and Betty Davidian of So. Dennis, MA, and Colt Barn Antiques of Townshend, VT. There will be several new dealers this year including Jacqueline and Michael Robinson of Miller-Robinson Antiques, Ashfield, MA; Whimsy from Centerbrook, CT; Gil Tyler Antique Furniture and Restoration of Glastonbury, CT, and Mario Pollo from Bearsville, NY.

As it has in the past, Wethersfield Historical Society will offer coffee, muffins and a light lunch in the Sunflower Café, open from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., with lunch beginning about 11:30 a.m. The popular Attic Treasures booth will also be open during the show. Offering quality smalls and collectibles, this is among the most popular stops for show patrons.

Proceeds from this major fund raising event will benefit several historical society programs, including the educational programming offered year-round by the historical society. Programs are provided free to students in Wethersfield public schools and for modest fees to outside towns.

The Pitkin Community Center offers free parking and easy accessibility on one floor. For more information, please contact Wethersfield Historical Society at 860.529.7656 or by e-mail at society@wethhist.org. The society’s web site, wethhist.org, has a complete calendar of events for the year.

Wethersfield Historical Society is a membership supported, non-profit educational organization offering year-round programs for children and adults.