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~ Molly Cromwell Presents ~
2010 FALL CALENDAR of PREMIER MINIATURE SHOWS
Producing Premier Shows for more than
30 years! Our legendary crowds are the result of intense
marketing - direct mail, ads in local newspapers &
miniature magazines & online mini digests - I
look forward to working with & for you in 2010!
Questions? 703.978.5353 mollycromwell@aol.com
*SEPTEMBER 12, 2010* BALTIMORE MINIATURES FESTIVAL
New Location! Actually just a new name - it WAS the
Holiday Inn when we started this show about 12 years
ago. Now it's a Crowne Plaza, conveniently located
at 2004 Greenspring Drive, Lutherville, MD (I know,
how come it's not called Timonium, as that's where
it's located - ask the Fire Dept., it's too confusing!)
So well located -I 95 to the Baltimore Beltway 695
to Exit 24 Rte 84N to the first exit 16A. Turn right
and you're at the Crowne Plaza. We're so convenient
to all parts of Baltimore, Maryland, Delaware and
Pennsylvania, too. Plan to come a day early and enjoy
Baltimore's famous Inner Harbor, the National Aquarium
and Kupjack rooms at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Reserve your room now - (410) 252-7373. Ask for Miniatures
Festival Block. This show attracts a lot of serious
collectors, crafters and families - and always a group
of younger collectors - enough that dealers comment
on it. NAME Region E-1 members are going to have a
Fun Day workshop on Saturday before the show, which
should also attract some newcomers. Fly in to BWI
Airport. If you would like to teach on Friday, September
10, get back to me by April 15.
*OCTOBER 24, 2010* 27th TYSONS CORNER MINIATURES
FESTIVAL
The Tysons Corner retail area has too much construction
to deal with, so I made a recent decision to move
this popular show to a wonderful space and perfect
location - just off the Washington, DC Beltway in
Virginia - the Westin Tysons Corner Hotel, 7801 Leesburg
Pike at Beltway Exit 47B - convenient for you as well
as your customers! Note a change of date as well.
When I chose our original date, it's significance
escaped me - apparently in many cultures where numerology
is important, the date of 10/10/10 is considered a
lucky day to be married - so every hotel I spoke with
had weddings that Sunday - all day! And I didn't want
our customers to compete with the crowd, the noise
or parking spaces! You will love our new site. At
the end of the show I'll get your reaction to the
Westin and if you vote "yes", we'll be here
for the next three years. Last year record sales and
crowds were reported at the Tysons show! It's the
one the Washington, DC Metro area waits for. Business
travelers plan their meetings in DC around it! And
serious collectors know they can arrive at either
Reagan National or Washington Dulles airports and
use Mears Shuttle to reach the hotel. Clubs, couples
and families line up waiting for the doors to open!
I've blocked rooms before and after the show so you
can extend your time in Washington, DC, if you wish,
at a very affordable rate of $89, unheard of in the
DC suburbs. Customers arrive from the high demographic
areas of Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia
and Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Maryland as well
as Georgetown and NW Washington DC. Our Room Block
is under Molly Cromwell Miniatures Show. Call the
Westin Tysons Corner 703.893.1340 now to reserve your
room. Get back to me no later than April 15 if you
wish to teach a workshop on Saturday, October 23.
2011 CALENDAR
of PREMIER MINIATURE SHOWS
*JANUARY 16, 2011* SARASOTA MINIATURES FESTIVAL
The 2011 show season begins with a bang at the lovely
Holiday Inn ~ Lakewood Ranch, on Florida's fabulous
West Coast. Collectors and crafters begin their winter
pilgrimage to coincide with this favorite show of
miniaturists all around the state. We'll kick off
the weekend with a Saturday night dealer party. Wait
'til you see all the customers who are ready and waiting
for your arrival! Easy access to the Holiday Inn from
Sarasota/Bradenton Airport. It's the high season in
Florida so rooms go quickly! Located midway between
Tampa and Naples off I-75, an easy drive for collectors
from Florida's wealthiest communities, as well as
"Snow Bunnies" who spend the winter in a
warmer clime! Teach a workshop on Friday or Saturday
- or plan to visit the Ringling Mansion or the Miniature
Circus Museum - it's fabulous! Rooms under Dollhouse
Show at every hotel we use. Call Holiday Inn Lakewood
Ranch (941) 782-4400 to reserve your room no later
than December 15 for low room rate $89, listed under
Dollhouse Show.
*FEBRUARY 12 & 13, 2011* ORLANDO FESTIVAL
~ FUN IN THE FLORIDA SUN
This Fun in the Florida Sun weekend extravaganza has
collectors flying in from all over the country! What
a blast, starting out with a Saturday night Preview
and continuing all day Sunday. New, gorgeous location:
Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration. Just off I-4
and close to Disney and other attractions. Make it
a family vacation! Do NOT miss this show! Customers
arrive from both Florida Coasts, and every compass
point in the US plus Canada and Europe - it's the
season to be in Florida, after all! We'll set up Saturday
at noon and prepare for the 4 p.m. Preview! Workshops
held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Monday. Hope
you will teach one. We have an unbelievable room rate!
For Group Block room rate of $89 for the Westin Orlando
Resort's Orlando Miniatures Festival room rate, please
use the code 0211MollyC when you call
the Westin at either 800.333.3333 or 407.396.7000.
Mears Shuttle (407) 423-5566 from Orlando International
Airport brings you right to the door. Miniature World
of Central Florida club's Fun Day on Saturday is an
extra attraction, enlarging the customer base of this
popular show.
*JUNE 4 & 5, 2011* STURBRIDGE MINIATURES FESTIVAL
Record sales, huge crowds and the picturesque Host
Hotel on Cedar Lake! Hard to get any better than this!
We'll begin with a Saturday night Preview, drawing
collectors who drive or fly in from across the country.
The word is out - this is New England's favorite show
and THE miniatures place to be the first weekend of
June, regardless of what side of the table you are
on! And no wonder! The Host's lakeside setting is
sublime, a charming town, equidistant between Boston,
Mass and Hartford, Connecticut, with historic Old
Sturbridge Village just across the street plus really
wonderful restaurants and shops awaiting your exploration.
A festive atmosphere prevails in the Host's spacious
Exhibition Hall, no getting trampled at this show!
Preview doors open to a long line of customers - sales
are brisk, continuing right through Sunday's show.
Room rates are a steal at. Dealers will set up Saturday
beginning at noon to be ready for the Preview Party
that evening. Dealers and customers began reserving
their next year's rooms at the end of the 2010 show.
A one night Host Hotel stay is required in order to
block the 12,000 sq ft Exhibition Hall and workshops
spaces. Make your reservation now! (508) 347-7393.
You will find that it's easiest to fly into Hartford,
Connecticut's Bradley International Airport, or Boston's
Logan Airport - each about an hour's drive from the
charming Town of Sturbridge. A $10 Transient Vendors
License fee, allowing you to do business in their
town, is noted on your contract, payable to me - as
I obtain your TVL from Town Hall before you arrive,
having posted bond in Boston! Reserve your space &
submit workshops now!
*SEPTEMBER 11, 2011* BALTIMORE MINIATURES FESTIVAL
We're returning to the Crowne Plaza in Timonium, site
of our first Baltimore Festival back when it was a
Holiday Inn. Well located and attracting customers
from Delaware, Pennsylvania and points north, and
of course, from the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington,
DC areas. Customers who attend are serious collectors
- you will be delighted with your sales - but don't
let anybody know - this show is one of the miniature
show circuits best kept secrets, as dealers have found
out - that way there are larger slices in the proverbial
salesroom pie! You'll also love the room rate - listed
under Dollhouse Show (410) 252-.7373 Arrive BWI Airport/Baltimore
and take the shuttle - (800) 258-3826. Stay an extra
day and visit Baltimore's Inner Harbor attractions,
including the National Aquarium, designed by the famed
architect, I.M. Pei or the Baltimore Museum of Art
and its Kupjack Rooms.
*OCTOBER 9, 2011* 28th TYSONS CORNER FALL MINIATURES
FESTIVAL
We close our 2011 show year at the well-located Westin
Tysons Hotel, Falls Church, Virginia - in the Washington
DC suburbs. It has been a favorite for nearly 30 years.
Clubs and collectors alike make this a not-to-be-missed
miniatures experience. Plus, autumn is the nicest
season to visit our Nation's Capital, just 15 miles
away. All the fabric & craft stores you love are
nearby, but we must also mention the world famous
Tysons Corner Center and Galleria, two of the country's
largest shopping complexes…with everything from Tiffany
& , Hermes to Macy's and Saks! Collectors come
from throughout the Washington metro area, including
Alexandria, Great Falls, McLean, Fairfax & Loudoun
Counties - and points South. Plus the Montgomery County
suburbs of Chevy Chase, Potomac, Bethesda & Kensington
Maryland. Many plan business trips to coincide with
our show date! Great shoppers, great sales! Make your
room reservations at (703) 893 - 1340. Fly in to Dulles
International Airport or Reagan National. Call the
Super Shuttle (800) 258-3826 for quick delivery from
either airport to the Westin on Leesburg Pike. Reserve
your table today - this is the show Washington, DC
looks forward to all year long, especially since it's
the only one in the area and the last one for the
year!
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