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American Antiques
Executive chairs of the 2006 American Antiques Show are Barry and Edie Briskin, Joan and Victor Johnson, Lucy and Mike Danziger, and Laura and Richard Parsons. Susan Gutfreund will serve as the chair of this year's Interior Designers' Committee. The show manager is Karen DiSaia and Caroline Kerrigan is the executive director. “We look forward to a spectacular presentation at the Metropolitan Pavilion with a superb cadre of exhibitors. We expect 2006 to continue our tradition of offering the very finest in Americana and folk art that seasoned and beginning collectors, curators, and designers have come to identify with The American Antiques Show," noted Mr. Briskin.
There are several categories of benefit tickets for the preview evening. Platinum Angel tickets include a tour of a private collection of Stickley furniture and objects from the Arts and Crafts Movement, an invitation to the award ceremony for Martha Stewart, and early entrance to the preview from 5:00-9:00 PM. Tickets are $1,500 and this level is already sold out. Gold Angel tickets include an invitation to the award ceremony and show entrance at 5:00 PM and are $750; Silver Angel tickets are $350 per person for show entrance at 6:30 PM; and Bronze Angel tickets are $250 per person for show entrance at 7:30 PM.
Dealers will be offering outstanding examples of Americana such as 19th century portraits and landscapes and finely crafted furniture as well as American Indian art and important early examples of schoolgirl needlework. Also featured for sale is tramp art, quilts, hooked rugs, gameboards, weathervanes, trade signs, idiosyncratic works of art, and other decorative objects from the 18th through the early 20th centuries.
Daily admission to The American Antiques Show is $15 and includes a show catalog and a 2-for-1 admission to the American Folk Art Museum. Show hours are Thursday, January 19–Saturday, January 21, noon–7pm and Sunday, January 22, noon–5pm. Please inquire about group rates. A free shuttle bus will run between the Metropolitan Pavilion and the American Folk Art Museum. For more information: visit the show website http://www.folkartmuseum.org ]www.folkartmuseum.org (click on events) Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady. Madelyn is an award-winning writer and web entrepreneur. See her work on www.chocolateatlas.com ,www.cocktailatlas.com, and www.carladynews.com Other good things to do in New YorkHelpful websites Interested in New York Theatre? GREAT DEALS MOST UNUSUAL THING FOR WOMEN TO SEE IN NEW YORK MADELYN’S FAVORITE CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCES MADELYN’S FAVORITE RESTAURANTS BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND NEW YORK RESTAURANTS MADELYN’S FAVORITE NEW YORK HOTELS FOR VALUE 2.Mansfield Hotel. Just off Fifth Avenue and halfway between Saks and Lord and Taylor. Free business office and friendliest staff in town 3. Park Central New York. The Park Central New York is located at 870 Seventh Avenue at 56th Street, New York, NY 10019-4038. Great location. Great service. Great food in the café. For reservations and information, call 1-800-346-1359 www.parkcentralny.com. 4. Washington Square Hotel. Funky and fun, this almost-historic hotel has been family owned for two generations and is now lovingly renovated. 103 Waverly Place. 800-222-0418 or 212-777-9515 BEST BIG SPLURGE ELEGANT HOTELS Hyatt Stanhope. A haven for culture mavens, this elegant hotel is just across the street from the Metropolitan Museum Great Guidebooks VegOut Vegetarian Guide to New York Around New York City with Kids New York e>>guide FODOR’S CITYPACK ZAGAT Survey You can even vote at www.zagat.com NATIVE’S GUIDE TO NEW YORK I love this book. I feel like a native when I read it. And this is a man who really understands shopping, my favorite sport in New York THE GIRLSHOP GUIDE TO NYC SHOPPING MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES OF NEW YORK CITY NOSH NEW YORK FODOR’S SEE IT NEW YORK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE NEW YORK MOON METRO Knopf City Guides NEW YORK CITY Great photos, well-organized and all the practical stuff is summarized at the end NEW YORK CITY New York from A to Z NEW YORK CITY OFFICIAL NYC GUIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY As you would expect, exceptional sections on restaurants and hotels. And I love any guidebook that has over 40 pages about shopping. No maps, no pictures, just pure information. Sleep Cheap in New York: High-Quality Lodgings at
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The
American Antiques Show, a major fundraising event for the American Folk Art
Museum, returns to its original location, the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18
Street, New York City, after one year at the Time Warner Center. The 5th annual
presentation of the prestigious American Antiques Show will be held January
19–22, 2006, with an opening night benefit preview on Wednesday evening, January
18, from 5:00-9:00 PM, that kicks off Americana Week in New York City. The show
is a much anticipated highlight of the institution's social and fundraising
calendar and all proceeds benefit the museum's educational and exhibition
programs. 
Martha
Stewart will be honored at an award ceremony at 4 PM prior to the benefit party
for her support of the arts and America's cultural heritage. She will receive
the American Spirit award for her efforts to create a broad national awareness
of Americana and American folk art through her publications and television
shows. 
The
American Antiques Show is recognized as one of the most important folk art and
Americana shows in the country and is the only antiques show held in New York
City during Americana Week that is all-American. The impressive roster of 44
American dealers is noted for the wide range and variety of important,
idiosyncratic, and historical Americana and American folk art, "reminders of
America's many pasts" noted Grace Glueck in The New York Times.
To
enhance the enjoyment of collecting and viewing the objects presented at the
show, the museum has arranged an extensive education program. The exhibitors
will highlight and discuss objects in their booths on Thursday and Friday. A
walking tour led by Nancy Druckman, American Folk Art department, Sotheby’s,
will take place on Thursday. Museum curators will lead tours at the American
Folk Art Museum of the exhibitions Surface Attraction: Furniture from the
Collection and Obsessive Drawings followed by a guided tour of The American
Antiques Show on Friday. The always popular all-day tour “Exploring Traditions:
Art and Antiques in New York City” on Friday includes a visit to local private
collections, an in-depth look at the exhibitions on view at the museum, and a
guided tour of The American Antiques Show. “In the Company of Appraisers” an
opportunity for show visitors to learn what their objects are worth, with
renowned experts Helaine Fendelman, David Gallager and Jane Willis is schedule
for Saturday. Helaine Fendelman will be available to sign copies of her new
book, “Collecting American Folk Art.” after the appraisal event. Ticket prices
vary for each program.