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Marburger Farm Acquired by Annual Cape Cod Glass Show

Texas Trailblazer September 18 and 19

ROUND TOP, TX – One of America’s meccas for antique and design SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA –
shopping, Marburger Farm Antique Show, has been acquired by a group led The 33rd Annual Cape Cod Glass
by Brook Partners. The Dallas-based real estate development firm owns, Show and Sale will be held on
operates and founded the Dallas Art Fair and Fashion Industry Gallery, the Saturday, September 18 and
venue where the acclaimed international boutique fair takes place annually Sunday September 19, 2021.
in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. Show hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Established in 1997, Marburger Farm Antique Show is one of the must- Saturday and noon - 4 p.m.
shop venues of the Round Top Antiques Show, held the last two weeks of Sunday. The Cape Cod Glass
October for the Fall Show and the final two weeks of March for the Spring Club (chapter of the National
Show. (A third, smaller show at the end of January serves as a gateway to the American Glass Club) is thrilled
Spring Show.) to announce a new location for
Marburger Farm is one of the show. It will now be located
the most anticipated destina- at the Cultural Center of Cape
tions of the approximately 80 Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South
show venues that comprise the Yarmouth, MA (use exit 75—old
antiques-and-design conver- exit 8—on the mid-Cape high-
gence that draws more than way). The Center boasts attrac-
100,000 visitors each spring tive facilities and hosting services
and fall to experience the thrill (free parking and handicapped
of sourcing finds in the fields, services).
tents, barns and other preserved The show will feature glass
buildings of this historic hamlet exhibitors of national reputation
and surrounding Texas countryside. and glass collectors of many inter-
In the acquisition announcement, Brook Partners CEO John Sughrue ests – early and collectible American
says, “The Marburger Farm Antique Show is a Texas icon, and we are blown, cut and pattern glass; antique
privileged to be passed the baton as the latest stewards of this storied event. and contemporary European glass;
We are fortunate to assume the Show’s ownership and its culture of antique art glass and studio glass.
excellence from the Mebus and Ferguson families. We intend to preserve In addition, the show will have a free appraisal booth plus the Club
the DNA and heritage of the Marburger experience while building on the will be raffling off an exquisite vase made by David McDermott and
success of the Show to add layers of new opportunities.” hand engraved by James Poore. There is also a discounted admission
Source: Paper City Magazine price (with ad or card) that will attract new and past customers to this
long-standing event. Visit
the Cape Cod Glass
Club’s web site,
www.capecodglassclub.org,
for a downloadable dis-
count card.
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