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Austin,
Texas
- Austin Doll Collectors Society
29th Annual Doll Show & Sale
Date:
Saturday October 16, 2004
Location:
Travis County Expo Center
Banquet Room
7311 Decker Lane
Description of Show:
Dolls of all types, old and new. Doll related
items and clothes
Promoter:
Austin Doll Collectors Society
Contact Person: Nancy Choate
1004 Salem Lane
Austin, Texas 78753
Phone: (512) 836-3064
E-mail: NanCsNest@aol.com
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- Additional information:
- Show hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Admission: $3.00 Adults, $1.00 Children
- Cost of Table or Booth: $45.00 per table
- Advertising: All Doll magazines, Local TV and Newspapers, Internet, Fliers at all doll shows.
- Parking: Free, Easy access parking
- Food Available? Yes
- Charity:We have a Booth from which all proceeds go to charity - We need pre-loved dolls and doll related items for our charity booth! All sales of items donated will go to "Safe Place" for battered women and "Austin's Children Shelter" for abused children. Club members will arrange a pick-up for any local Austin donations and supply a tax receipt. For further information contact Nancy.
- Displays
- Door Prizes
- Austin Doll, Bear and Toy Show & Sale
Date:
Saturday April 16, 2005
Location:
Travis County Exposititon Center, Banquet Hall
7311 Decker Lane
Description of Show:
This event will include outstanding doll dealers from all over the United States, some having never been in a Texas show. We feature dolls, bears and toys, ranging from antique, vintage to modern. We will be featuring on the spot doll stringing, limited repair, and appraising. Bring your best doll, bear or toy---friend, real, human, or imaginary and join us!
Promoter:
Contact Person: Patsy and Bob Taylor
600 Monaco Drive
Cedar Park, Texas 78613
Phone: (512)219-6616
E-mail: DOLZDOLZDOLZ@aol.com
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- Additional information:
- Show hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Admission: Adults - $4.00, Children - $1.00
- Cost of Table: $45.00 each
- Table Size: 8' x 2.5'
- Are the tables draped? Table covers furnished by the dealer.
- Are chairs provided?: Yes
- Number of Helpers allowed: 1 helper per booth, beside dealer
- Set up time: Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday, 7:00am - 10:00am
- Takedown time: After 4:00pm
- Advertising: Local newspapers, TV and many doll and toy magazines and papers. Also, through our participating in doll and toy shows every weekend throughout the year, we bring flyers and contracts and $1.00 off coupons.
- Annual Event?: Yes, this is an annual event
- Years in Existence: This is our 4th year of this show. We took over from Jean and Claude Huff who promoted the show for over twenty years.
- Original Artists are always welcome and have done well in the past.
- We hold door prize drawings for our dealers for Free tables at the next show. Also door prize drawings for the customers.
- Parking Free Parking
- Food Available Food is available at concessions
- Comments: 2004 was the largest Doll, Bear and Toy Show and Sale ever held in Central Texas for Customers and Dealers. I would recommend our show to anyone that might be interested in dolls, bears or toys and related items.
- Austin Hill Country Doll Show & Sale
Date:
July 9, 2005
Location:
Travis County Expo Center
Banquet Hall
7311 Decker Lane
Description of Show:
Our Shows always offer a great variety of everything doll related - Outstanding Antique Dolls, Modern Collectible dolls, Vintage to new Barbies, Artist Bears, Miniatures, Doll supplies, Accessories, Books and Restoration.
Promoter:
Contact Person: Dorothy Meredith
Phone: (830) 606-5868
E-mail: dolldr@satx.rr.com
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- Additional information:
- Show hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
We do not allow early shoppers.
- Admission: Adults - $4.00, Children - $1.00
- Cost of Table: $45.00 each
- Table Size: 8' x 2.5'
- Are the tables draped? No, dealer must provide their own covers
- Are chairs provided?: Yes, 2 chairs are provided
- Number of Helpers Allowed: 1 for each dealer
- Set up time: Friday, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday, 7:00am - 9:00am
- Takedown time: After 4:00pm
- Advertising: As always, Dorothy Meredith's doll shows are very well advertised. We are listed in all the doll magazine calendars, approximately 25 area newspapers, local TV stations, internet, fliers, and mailouts to over 2000 recipients.
- Annual Show? Yes
- Years in Existence: This is the 3rd Annual Show. We took over Jean Huff's Austin and Corpus Christi doll shows in 2002. We have sponsored a very successful show in New Braunfels, Texas since 1992. We moved our Austin show to its new location at the Travis County Expo Center in 2003. Because of its success in this location, other shows have followed.
- Average Attendance: We always have great attendance where the crowd stays for the entire day!
- Food Available? Concession Stand - Due to dealers comments from questionaire, this should be better than ever!
- Parking: Lots of free parking.
- The show is open to doll, bear or toy dealers.
- Hourly Door Prizes
- Doll repair
- Promoter Comments: "Great dealers, great attendance, GREAT FUN!"
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