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[color="#0000FF"]The South Portland Maine Marble Show! Saturday, May 16th, 2009 9:00am-3:0pm Goveners Restaurant Ballroom@Bestwestern Merry Manor Inn Exhibit tables:$30/extra table$15 8:00am set up/admission $3/children under 12 free Room hopping Friday night (May 15th) Contacts: Gary Stetson-207-657-4165 Pauline Ciaramitaro 617-997-5451 or 781-231-0898 For reservations:Best Western Merry Manor Inn, 700 Main St. South Portland, Maine. 207-774-6151--Mention the marble show for a special room rate. [/color]

Dear Marble collectors: We’d like to invite all of you to the longest-running marble show in the country – the 32nd annual Amana Colonies Marble meet! It is held at the Amana, Iowa Holiday Inn, Exit 225, Interstate 80 (SPECIAL NOTE: On April 27, the Holiday Inn will become the Clarion!) The dates are June 5 and 6, 2009. Like last year, the show will be on Saturday so that folks will have Sunday as a travel day! Collectors usually arrive early in the week and room trading will be in full swing by Tuesday or Wednesday of show week! The actual meet will open on FRIDAY evening, June 5 with the banquet at 6:00 p.m. Ticket pick-up and registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. We’ll have many door prizes (people are encouraged to bring one from their home state!), a humorous skit, and of course, an all-you-can-eat Amana style meal! Banquet tickets are $19.00 for adults, $9.00 for children ages 5-12 and children under 5 are free. After the banquet and skit, you’ll be treated to a presentation by Craig Snider of Shawnee, Kansas. Craig’s subject is “Marble Tournaments of the Past”. The marble display takes place on SATURDAY, June 6 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Exhibitors may set up from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and all others may enter at 9:00 am. There will be coffee and cinnamon rolls for exhibitors. If you are exhibiting, long extension cords and lights will improve the existing lighting. Please remember, only marbles and marble-related items are allowed in the exhibit room. At this writing, a few tables remain at $45.00 each. Please contact Gary Huxford at 319-642-3891 or 319-551-6685 if you are interested in purchasing a table. Tables are 7-8 feet long and table cloths are provided by the hotel. Three motels are within a two block radius of the show. Contact them directly for reservations. Holiday Inn (Clarion) 319-668-1175 (Show Location) Mention you are with the marble collectors Super 8 319-668-2800 Heritage Inn 319-6682700 To obtain a table or banquet tickets, please contact [b]Gary Huxford, 503 West Pine street, Marengo, IA 52301 by May 20, 2009. Checks should be made payable to GARY Huxford. We also have a website: www.amanamarble.com. My email address is [email protected]. Phone numbers are 319-642-3891 (home) or 319-551-6685 (cell). Don’t hesitate to send a message or call for more information! We hope to see you in June in Amana!

The Decatur, IL Spring marble show is scheduled for Saturday April 4th at 9:00 AM with room trading on April 2nd and 3rd. Tables are limited to 14 so get reservations in ASAP. Tables are $25, call Charles Garrett for tables at 217 422 8454, and the Country Inn and Suites for room reservations at 217 872 2404

[color="#FF0000"][size=4]ANNOUNCING THE 13th ANNUAL MARBLE FESTIVAL CAIRO, WEST VIRGINIA[/size][/color] Where: Downtown Cairo (Ritchie County) West Virginia When: [color="#FF0000"]Saturday, May 2nd, 2009[/color] Open for display and vendor set -up at 8:00 AM Open to the public 10:00 AM Exhibits of antique and contemporary marbles for sale, trade and viewing. Contemporary marble artists participating as vendors. An on-site hot glass demonstration. Exhibit of histories of all West Virginia marble companies. Marble games available. Free marble identification. Sales of marble books, literature, and more. Free marbles for all attendees (compliments of the marble companies). SPECIAL FIRST TIME FEATURE: For the first time ever, The National Marble Museum in conjunction with the West Virginia Museum of American Glass, will display a wide spectrum of its beautiful marble collection in a non- museum setting. Be sure to see it!!!!!! Great food will be available on site. Free set-up for vendors. Free admission and free parking. On Friday evening, May 1, between 6 PM and 8 PM there will be an informal marble gathering at RC Marshall Hardware Store in downtown Cairo. It is always a great time to get together and meet marble people and talk about marbles. Light refreshments will be served. Contact information: call (304) 628-3321 in April or email anytime to [email protected]

[size=5][color="#FF0000"]Southern Indiana Marble Show[/color][/size] Dates: Friday, July 10, 2009 & Saturday, July 11, 2009 City: Columbus, Indiana Location: Holiday Inn 812-372-1541 Show Contact: Bob 812-498-5410 Contact Email: [email protected]

Upcoming WVMCC Show 2009 WEST VIRGINIA MARBLE COLLECTORS’ CLUB (A Not for Profit Organization) Annual Marble Show Saturday, May 9, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Grand Pointe Conference Center— Vienna, WV FREE ADMISSION In-Room Trading May 7th & 8th Hotel Accommodations available next door at the Wingate Inn 1502 Grand Central Avenue (Rt.14) Vienna, WV 26105 For Reservations, call 304-295-5501 to receive special room rate of $79 ~2 people Rooms available on First Serve Basis All Rooms Non-Smoking Expanded Breakfast Check–In 3:00 p.m.; Check-Out 12:00 noon Make Your Reservations Early Limited Number of Rooms Available For Show information, contact : Ruby Sellers at 304-684-1337 (email [email protected]) or Howard Powell at 304-428-4234. Show Tables Fees: WVMCC Members—$30 for 1/$50 for 2 Non-Club Members—$35 for 1/$60 for 2 Show will recognize the marbles of JABO Annual Business Meeting in Hospitality Room on Friday (May 8) at 7:00 p.m. (Grand Central Mall, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and numerous restaurants and shopping centers all located within a mile of facilities)

The IAMC Show is coming up this summer in a new location in Tacoma - a hotel dedicated to art glass.... see the 'show' link on the left side of the website at [url="http://www.iamc.us"]IAMC Website[/url] ----------------- Here's some information: THE IAMC IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR 2009 JULY 22TH – 25th (In Room Trading starts Wed. July, 22TH) HELD AT THE HOTEL MURANO!!! 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402 In-Room trading starts wed. July 22th Show Sat July 25th, 10am-3pm THE HOTEL Reserve at 866.986.8083. Be sure to ask for the MARBLE SHOW room block for reservations. Room rates are 99.00 per night. (plus tax) Self parking at the hotel is 12.00 per day, but there are other parking options available. Just call or email us. This is a Fabulous very upscale hotel. There is a wonderful bar and restaurant on site. The entire hotel is dedicated to the art of glass, represented by some of the finest glass artists in the nation. It has been featured on The Today show. For a little added pampering, there is also a day spa on site!

Kansas City Marble Show Sunday March 8th 2009 9:00-3:00 Double Tree Hotel($79 single room rate) 10100 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 913/323-1903 (mention KC Marble Collectors for group rate) Folks this a show to attend. Last year we over 700 people walk through the door on show day and close to 60 tables with both vintage and contempary marbles for sale. We have changed hotels this year. The show will be held at the Double Tree Hotel which is a really nice hotel. For table reservations call Craig Snider 913/268-9616 or visit our clubs website for more information. [url="http://www.kcmarbleclub.com/index.htm"]Kansas City Marble Club[/url]