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Madison-Bouckville August Shows Ready


MADISON-BOUCKVILLE, NY – There is much more than simply sales of antiques New vendors
and collectibles going on during Madison-Bouckville Antique Week. are always welcome
The annual gala once again will host over 2,000 dealers on 14 showfields from to come out and
August 12-18 this year. This event is located on and around the Route 20 corridor from show their stock,
Madison to Bouckville. But even as those vendors and shoppers work out their best and antiques and
deals, there will also be many reunions and much reminiscing between the dealers and collectibles dealers
the shoppers as well. are invited to join
“It’s really like old home days to me,” said Scott Hummer of the Cherry Valley the selling fun right
Auction Barn. “I like when everyone comes back and we all get together again. It’s like through the very
family.” day of the event.
And shopping for—and finding—that perfect collectible or antique for a loved one Anyone interested
or even to keep themselves can be reminiscent of the holidays. can check out the Madison-Bouckville Promotions website, pick out a preferred show
“It’s like Christmas in August,“ assessed John Thorna of Whistle Post Antiques. field, contact that owner to find an available space, and bring out items to sell that
“Our shoppers come in and get what they want, and we also get what we want.” weekend. Dealer and shopper LeeAnne Miller said the thrill is in the hunt. She likes to
The massive Antique Week, the biggest antiques and collectibles event in New York visit dealers where she might not normally stop, because she never knows what kind of
State, brings out vendors and shoppers from across the United States and beyond. prizes she might discover there. And some of what might seem the “junkiest” of displays
It’s a trip into the past with old-time furniture, toys, books, tools, records, musical actually can have some of the best treasures. Every single item discovered at the
instruments and all kinds of unique fare buyers likely won’t find anywhere else. showfields, shops and street vendors has a story of its own, Miller said. “It’s not just
Admission is free at all showfields. about the stuff, but the story behind the stuff,” she explained.
Antique and collectibles hunters can also eat their way around the various shops, Diane Keil and her husband Chip come in from Hudson every year for the Antique
tents, and showfields, as numerous mobile food vendors will join the hometown Week festivities, last year spending four days working together to cover the dealers from
eateries. Weary shoppers will also find lodging opportunities throughout the area, one end to the other. “We like this show – it’s a nice, rural setting and the dealers are
including several campsites and inns. willing to bargain,” Keil said.Retired E. R. Andrews Elementary School library media
Last year, Nicole Marshall and husband Matt came out with their Bueno Tacos specialist Jackie Groves is now a regular vendor who enjoys the event mainly because
food truck for their second Antique Week. They actually celebrated their second she meets “both old and new friends” there. “I like all of the stories people tell me of the
anniversary while working straight through the event. “I like the whole scene,” Nicole things they had in their youth,” Groves said. “And it’s great to see the excitement on
said. “There’s definitely a whole new community out there.” their faces when they find just that one item they are looking for here.”
Madison-Bouckville Antique Week runs Aug. 12-18 on and around the Rte 20 corridor
from Madison to Bouckville. Admission is free and a free shuttle bus runs throughout the area
Thursday through Sunday. For more information, visit Madison-Bouckville.com.







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