: - Is there room for another show during Antiques Week in New
Hampshire? If you ask that question of John and Tina Bruno of
Flamingo Promotions, they will give you a very definite "yes." In
fact, the plans are already cemented for another show that will
take place right after the close of Flamingo's Start of
Manchester Antiques Show, and both will be at a new location.
"We have signed a contract to conduct two shows at the Event
Center at C.R. Sparks," John Bruno said. That space is on Kilton
Road, a side street off South Avenue and almost directly across
the street from the Wayfarer Inn, site of Frank Gaglio's Mid*Week
In Manchester and the Bedford Pickers Market.
"We are planning the first show, The Start of Manchester, to open
on Tuesday and close on Wednesday, with The Bedford Antiques Show
scheduled for Thursday and Friday," Tina Bruno said.
Each show will have 40 exhibitors, with no repeats for the second
event. "We will let a dealer do both shows if there is a complete
change in merchandise, but nothing can be shown at the second
that has already been offered at the first," Tina said.
Dealers will show in a large lobby that opens into an exhibition
area and the Event Center is fully air-conditioned and carpeted.
There is ample free parking. "We will not be doing any tenting
and we are still working out the hours," Tina said. A combo
ticket will be available for admission to both shows at a savings
over single priced tickets.
The New England Antiques Festival in Hopkinton, N.H., also
managed by Flamingo, is in store for some changes.
"We are looking to move that show closer to Manchester and a site
will be announced in the near future," Tina said. In addition to
the present format of the festival, a book and paper show will be
added. That show is conducted during the same time period as the
Northeast Auction at the Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn in
Manchester.
"We do not want to step on any toes, but are looking to make our
shows fit into the schedule of Antiques Week in New Hampshire so
that it will be best for both the dealers and the visitors," Tina
added.
