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FEB 17-20, Buyers Market of American Crafts Philadelphia, PA - Pennsylvania Convention Center Nation’s largest wholesale tradeshow where art, gift, jewelry and fi ne craft retailers buy directly from U.S. and Canadian artists. Pro- duced by The Rosen Group for nearly 30 years, it is listed by Trade- show Week as one of the nation’s Top 200 tradeshows. The Rosen Group is based in Baltimore. Wholesale to the trade only. For more information:The Rosen Group, Inc., Christine Kloostra, Show Direc- tor, 3000 Chestnut Ave., Ste. 300, Baltimore MD 21211. Telephone: 410-889-2933; Fax: 443-524-2644; Email:
info@rosengrp.com; Website:
www.buyersmarketofamericancraft.com.
FEB 18-20, Western New York Gift Show Rochester, NY - Fair & Expo Center Wholesale show (to trade only) featuring gifts, souvenirs, house- wares, fl oral, baby & children’s goods, jewelry, stationary etc. NEW this year: Cash & Carry section. For more information: Coral Productions, Inc., Patti Cartwright, Show Manager, 100 Bickford St., Rochester, NY 14606. Telephone: 585-254-2580 ext. 231, 800-997- GIFT; Fax: 585-458-1511; Email:
giftshows@coralproductions.com; Website:
www.westernnewyorkgiftshow.com.
FEB 18-21, San Francisco International Gift Fair San Francisco, CA - The Moscone Center California’s largest gift show offers a style-setting marketplace where the hottest design trends and movements start and evolve. Product categories include Design, General Gift, Handcrafted, Home & Garden, Treasures To Go, Vintage and the Global Show- place, bringing together Word Style Handcrafted, Museum and Village Arts. For more information: Urban Expositions, Jhana Jordan and Cece Lee, 1690 Roberts Blvd, Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Telephone: 678-285-3976; Fax: 678-285-7469; Email: jjordan@urban-
expo.com,
clee@urban-expo.com; Website: www.sfi
gf.com.
FEB 26-27, Louisville Gift Show Shepherdsville, KY - Paroquet Springs Conference Center Gifts, Jewelry & Gourmet Foods For more information: Rosehill En- terprises, Inc., Larry Harris, P.O. Box 17112, Cincinnati, OH 45217. Telephone: 513-861-1139; Fax: 513-861-1557; Email: lpharris42@
hotmail.com; Website:
www.louisvillegiftshow.com.
MAR 3-5, Norton’s Gatlinburg Gift & Variety Show Gatlinburg, TN - Gatlinburg Convention Center This show features Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Apparel, Fashion Jewelry and Accessories, Fine Jewelry and Gifts from all over the world. Wholesale Only, Writing Orders, Immediate Delivery and Cash-and-Carry. Business License Required. For more information: The Norton Shows, Linda Norton, P.O. Box 265, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Telephone: 865-436-6151; Fax: 865-436-6152; Email:
nortonshow@gmail.com; Website:
www.nortonshows.com.
MAR 4-7, Montreal Spring Gift Show Montreal, Canada, PQ - Place Bonaventure Exhibition Hall Distributors, importers, manufacturers and agents of giftware from all over the country will be displaying at this trade show. For more in- formation:dmg World Media-Producer, Bianca Kennedy, Show Man- ager, 180 Duncan Mill Rd., 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 1Z6. Telephone: 416-385-1870, 888-823-7469; Fax: 416-385-1851; Website:
www.montrealgiftshow.com.
MAR 8-11, TransWorld’s Annual Halloween,
Costume & Party & Attractions Show St. Louis, MO - America’s Center The Halloween, Costume & Party Show is the black cat’s meow when it comes to introducing new products. With more than 10,000 highly motivated buyers within your reach, it is without a doubt your best opportunity to network and develop long-term business relationships for your marketing dollars. Plus, we offer promotional opportunities to really mesmerize the buyers throughout the show. You can showcase your latest products and conduct or participate in Seminars & Demonstrations. Ask your TWE associate for your Promotional Opportunity Kit. For more information: TransWorld Exhibits, Inc., Don Olstinske, Show Manager, 1850 Oak St., North- fi eld, IL 60093. Telephone: 847-446-8434, 800-323-5462, Direct: 847-784-2407; Fax: 847-446-3523; Email:
don@tweshows.com; Website:
www.tweshows.com,
www.hcpshow.com.
MAR 9-13, Minneapolis Mart Home & Gift Show Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Mart Home, Gift and Accessories Show and Temporary Exhibi- tion. For more information: Minneapolis Mart, Jeff Wal- ton, General Manager, 10301 Bren Rd. West, Minne- apolis, MN 55343. Telephone: 800-626-1298, 952-932-7200; Fax: 952-932-0847; Email: jef f.walton@mplsmar t .com; Website:
www.mplsmart.com.
MAR 11-14, ASD Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV - Sands Expo Center / Las Vegas Convention Center Since 1961, ASD has grown into one of the nation’s largest merchandise trade events in the industry, with over 2800 exhibi- tors & 45,000 retailers from all over the world attending the bi-annual event, held in March & August. ASD is a robust and growing marketplace that brings together the world’s widest variety of merchandise from more than 2,800 vendors in one efficient, consumer-products tradeshow. Here buyers from every retail and distribution channel can find what they need for their core markets plus discover new product categories and unique suppliers to diversify and freshen their merchandise mix, boost impulse and point-of-purchase sales––and increase profits. ASD showcases the following merchandise categories: Gift & Home; Fashion Accessories; Jewelry / Cash & Carry; Health & Beauty; Toys & Novelty; General Merchandise; Closeouts & Liquidations. ASD buyers come from all over the world and represent nearly every type of retail channel, large and small. ASD’s draws the widest variety of buyers including: specialty gift shops, drug stores, convenience stores, college & university gift stores, florists, grocery stores, hardware stores, luggage stores, party and paper stores, hotel/ casino/cruise lines, souvenir stores, tattoo salons, hair salons, thrift stores, toy and hobby stores jewelry stores and general stores, just to name a few. For more information: Nielsen Busi- ness Media, Camille Candella, 11835 West Olympic, Suite 550E, Los Angeles, CA 90064-5810. Telephone: 310-481-7324; Fax: 310-481-1924; Email:
camille.candella@
nielsen.com; Website:
www.asdonline.com.
MAR 16-20, Los Angeles Gift & Home
Accessories Market Los Angeles, CA - California Market Center The showroom facilities’ top fi ve fl oors featured gifts, home décor, decorative accessories, furniture, rugs, garden accessories, fl oral, tabletop, toys, books, frames, candles, aromatherapy, cards, games, holiday, specialty and seasonal items. For more information: California Mart, Audrey Okulick, 110 E. 9th St., Los Angeles, CA 90079. Telephone: 800-cal-mart (225-6278), 213-630-3737; Fax: 213-630-3708; Email:
aokulick@californiamarketcenter.com; Website:
www.californiamarketcenter.com.
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