A SMALL SELECTION OF FLORIDA ANTIQUE SHOWS
Jan 5,6, also Feb 17,18: Venice Florida Antique Show, held at the Venice Community Centre, 326 S Nokomis Ave. Venice Florida 34285. Visit www.allmanpromotions.com
Jan 11,12,13: Sunshine City Antique Show, held at the coliseum, 535 4th Av N. St.Petersburg Fl. 33701 (one of our favourite shows) www.allmanpromotions.com
Jan 11,12,13: 42nd Melbourne Antique Show, Melbourne Auditorium 625 E Hibiscus Blvd. Melbourne Fl. 32720 www.melbourneantiqueshow.com
Jan 12,13, also Mar 9,10: Stuart Antique Show, at the Martin County Fairgrounds 2616 SE Dixie Hwy. Stuart Fl. 34996. a few miles south of Fort Pierce on Florida’s east coast. www.floridaantiqueshows.com
Jan 18,19,20, also Feb 15,16,17: Renningers Antique Extravaganza, 20651 US Hwy, 441, Mt. Dora FL 32757 up to 1,000 dealers, www,renningers.com
Jan 25,26,27: Vero Beach Extravaganza, at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave Vero Beach Fl. 32967 www.floridaantiqueshows.com
Jan 27,28,29,30: Original Miami Beach Antique Show, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr. Miami Beach Fl 33139 www.
Feb 2,3: The Naples Antique Show, at The Naples Hilton Royal Palm Ballroom 5111 Tamiami Trail North Naples Fl 34113. www.allmanpromotions.com
Feb 8,9,10, also Mar 1,2,: West Palm Beach Antique Festival, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach Fl. early bird admission details visit www.wpbaf.com
Feb 9,10: 40th Clearwater Depression Glass Show and Sale, held at the Minnreg Building 6340 126th Ave in Largo Fl 33773 $1,000 in door prizes will be given away this year. www.
Feb 23,24,25,26: Naples Art Antique and Jewelry Show, at The Commons, 850 Goodlette-Frank Rd. Naples Fl 34102. Feb 22 by invitation only, visit www.napleshow.com
ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS AND PLACES OF INTEREST
There are literally hundreds of events and places to visit during your stay in Florida. The obvious attractions include Disney World Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Universal Studios and countless other theme parks. Here are a few other suggestions.
The 61st Annual Daytona 500 race runs Feb. 17 in Dayton Beach. Sun, sand and revving engines. It’s all here!
The Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast is well worth checking out. There is supposed to be a rocket launch in January. The website with all the info is www.kennedyspacecenter.com On your way there, have a look around Titusville. They have some great antique shopping there: Five Katz Antiques (our favourite), Wildwood Antique Mall, Dusty Rose Antique Mall – and a few other places.
Spring Training for the Blue Jays starts in Dunedin Feb 23 and you can download spring training schedules for the Jays and the other 15 Major League Teams based in Florida by visiting www.springtrainingconnection.
The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa Jan 17 and Mar 11 and play the Florida Panthers in Sunrise Florida Jan18 and Mar 25, or take in the Toronto Raptors playing The Miami Heat Mar 10 in Miami.
If you have ever enjoyed the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany or American art pottery, a visit to the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will leave you amazed. It’s located in Winter Park (Orlando) at 445 N Park Ave. Winter Park Fl 32789. www.morsemuseum.org
Birding enthusiast will be interested in the 22nd Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival Jan 23-28 at Eastern Florida State College in Titusville. The college is located beside the beautiful “Chain of Lakes” park where you will see a wonderful variety of birds and Florida scenery. Watch out for the alligators (seriously). www.scbwf.org
A great web-site for Snowbirds is www.visitflorida.com where you can click on the “Things to Do” link or choose “Places to Go.” From there you can find events and attractions to visit that are close the specific area where you are staying.
From all of us at The Wayback Times have a great time in the sunshine and good luck antique hunting. Safe travels!