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Mark your Calendars!
Another fantastically fun FLORIDA SHOW
(aka the Florida Collectibles
& Vintage Memorabilia Show)
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day
indoors at historic
Sunken Gardens Botanical Park
1825 Fourth Street N., St. Petersburg
This popular show is the Gulf Coast's largest show of
exclusively vintage Floridiana memorabilia,
old Florida art, and vintage tropical furnishings and decor.
The Florida Show is NOT a general antique show,
with just one or two of the exhibitors selling Florida souvenirs
or tropical paintings...
Don't Miss These Fun Lectures:
"The Culture of Aloha Shirts"
Saturday, 12:00 pm
"Taking a Textile Trip Back in Time...
to the Era of Barkcloth"
Sunday, 12:30 pm
Click on sidebar links for details on lectures!
NEW! Book Signing by
Tim Dorsey author of
Stingray Shuffle
Florida Roadkill
Orange Crush
and many others
Tim's schedule has opened up,
and he'll be at the show on Sunday,
signing books, and perhaps
offering a hint of what's in store!
Don't Miss Him - Sunday 11 am to 2 pm
At The Florida Show, visitors can
browse exhibitors boother filled with
vintage Floridiana and old tropical decor,
including an exhibit and sale by the original
Florida Highwaymen artists,
plus lecture, Florida tourism films, and more!
All of our exhibitors highlight old Florida souvenirs
and memorabilia, with everything from roadside attraction
kitsch to the hand-tinted Florida landscapes of Barnhill and Harris.
Enjoy a nostalgic trip back in time, browsing a beautiful
selection of vintage, collectible Floridiana,
including old Florida books, ephemera and postcards;
flamingo and alligator souvenirs; tinted photographs
from Barnhill and Harris, and other old Florida art;
vintage Florida license plates and roadside signs;
kitschy roadside attraction souvenirs;
fruit crate and cigar box labels;
rattan and other tropical decor;
much more...all for sale.
In addition to the lectures, vintage Florida
tourism flicks will be shown on both days,
featuring a Florida of yesterday, with real
alligator wrestling, Weeki Wachee mermaids,
Florida orange grove harvesting,
bathing beauties galore...everything you've
ever heard about old Florida!
MEET FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN ARTISTS
R.A. MCLENDON
ROBERT LEWIS
JAMES GIBSON
ISSAC KNIGHT
Show admission is $6.00;
$3.00 for children under two years.
Sunken Gardens is also offering a special
combination ticket for those who would
like to stroll the lovely gardens, and view the many
native plants, flowers, and birds!
For more information, please call
727-321-8454 prior to the weekend of
the show, and leave a message with
the exact nature of your call.
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