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Sho-Biz Calendar of Shows

9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Washington Bottle & Collectors Association (WBCA), Website: wabottleclub.org, Contact: Lisa Conners, PO Box 358, Hobart, Washington, Tele: 206.290 0349, Email: lisa.g.conners@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club

19-21 May 2023 – Adamstown, Pennsylvania Shupp’s Grove Bottle Festival, Sat & Sun, 6:00 am to dusk, early buyers Friday, 3:00 pm, The famous ‘Shupp’s Grove,’ 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, Pennsylvania 17569, Contact Info: Steve Guion, 717.371.1259, william03301956@gmail.com

20 May 2023 – Mandeville, Louisiana

The Greater New Orleans First Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale at the Mandeville Lions Club, 720 Lafitte Street, Mandeville, Louisiana 70448, Dealer Set Up, Friday, May 19, 12 noon to 5:00 pm and on Saturday, May 20, 8:00 to 10:00 am. Early Bird $25 during dealer setup. Free admission is Saturday, May 20, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm; contact Peter Taggard, 645 Village Lane South, Mandeville, Louisiana 70471. Call or text: 985.373.6487, Email: petertaggard@yahoo.com

20 May 2023 – Gardendale, Alabama

3rd Annual Alabama Bottle & Antique Show, Saturday, May 20, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; free admission and appraisals. Gardendale Civic Center, 857 Main Street, Gardendale, Alabama 35071 (10 minutes north of Birmingham). Info: Keith Quinn: 205.365.1983, klq1812@gmail.com or Steve Holland, 205.492.6864. Visit our Facebook page Alabama Bottle Collectors’ Society.

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21 May 2023 – Washington, Pennsylvania Washington County Antique Bottle Club 49th Annual Show and Sale, Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, Admission $3, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Info: Ed Kuskie, 412.405.9061, 352 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, bottlewizard@comcasat.net, FOHBC Member Club

27 & 28 May 2023 – Boulder City, Nevada

57th Annual 2023 Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles

Show/Sale. Proudly presented by the Las Vegas Antique Bottles & Collectibles Club. 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday. Boulder City Parks & Recreational Bldg., 900 Arizona St. Boulder City, Nevada 89005. Partnered with The 19th Annual Best Dam BBQ Days. An appraiser is available. For tables contact Rob at 702.830.3898, FOHBC Member Club

03 June 2023 – Pickens, South Carolina

The Pickens Bottle Show at The Market at the Mall, 225 Pumpkinville Hwy, Pickens, S.C. 29671, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Set-up 7:00 to 8:00 am. Show and dealer information Samuel Rhodes, 864.508-6518, samuelrhodes99@gmail.com

04 June 2023 – Ballston Spa, New York

The National Bottle Museum presents the 43rd Annual Saratoga Antique Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm; early admission 8:00 am, $20, Admission $5, Children 12 and under free. Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 4H Building, 162 Prospect St, Ballston Spa, New York, National Bottle Museum, 76 Milton Avenue,

Ballston Spa, New York 12020, 518.885.7589, Contact: Roy Topka, Co-chairman, info@nationalbottlemuseum.org, FOHBC Member Club

17 June 2023 – Johnston, Iowa

The Iowa Antique Bottleers 52nd Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale at the Johnston Lions Club, 64th Place and Merle Hay Road, Johnston, Iowa; Admission $2, Children Free, For info contact Mark Wiseman, 3505 Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50301, 515.344.8333 or Joyce Jessen, 515.979.5216, FOHBC Member Club

12 August 2023 – Lincoln, Alabama

8th Annual Lincoln Bottle & Antique Show. Lincoln Civic Center, 123 Jones Street, Lincoln, Alabama 35096, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Contact chairman Jake Smith, 256.267.0446, syl_bottleguy@ yahoo.com. Free public admission, $20 early admission Saturday 8:00 am till 9:00 am, Free appraisals. Info on Facebook.

19 November 2023 – Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show at the Farmer’s Curb Market, 501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27405, Sunday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, No Early admission, Set up: Sunday 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Cost of admission $1, Contact: David Erickson, 257 Palomino Trail, Lexington, North Carolina 27295, 336.247.1928, dave.erickson111@gmail.com

01 August to 04 August 2024 – Houston, Texas

FOHBC 2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Convention & Expo hosted by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. Brought to you by Peachridge Collections, LLC. Host Hotel: Hotel Zaza Museum District. Featuring a major, 8,000 square foot museum exhibition that will include the Sandor P. Fuss collection and selected highlights from the David P. Wilber and Anthony Gugliotti collections. Simultaneous FOHBC Virtual Museum Exhibition of same. Contact Ferdinand Meyer V, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com for information, FOHBC Event

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