Mod Betty totally has a case of the winter blues this week, with my fun weekend plans being thwarted by ominous predictions of snow, sleet and a “wintery mix” (which always sounds more like a snack treat than a weather threat.)
So I’m watching Beach Party Movies, making plans for an unexpected but welcome invitation to head down to Orlando in a few weeks, but really wishing there was some way I could pull off a 1 day visit to Florida next weekend to attend the “Florida Memorabilia, Tropical Touches & Highwayman Artists” show at the Historic Palladium Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg on Sunday January 29th. I’d send you all a postcard, I promise!
Our friends at Hula Hula Productions have put on some fun shows in the past including the Retro-Rama Antiques & Collectibles Show, the Collecto-rama Antiques & Collectibles Show and Baby Boomerablia Antiques& Collectibles Show. Now they’re bringing us:
Florida’s largest show & sale of all vintage Floridiana – its hip, entertaining, and filled with Florida flair, and the only show in the Sunshine City featuring the original Florida Highwaymen artists!
Attendees will find everything for sale from fun Florida travel ephemera and tacky tourist treasures like alligator handbags and flamingo figurines,
to sought-after collectibles such as hand-painted jewelry with miniature Florida scenes, vintage Florida photographic art, and citrus and cigar box labels.
Discover small furnishings and lighting made of Cypress knee woods, vintage wall mirrors with flamingo images, ceramic statues of tropical birds,
and old Florida art. Decorators will especially enjoy the tropical backcloths and other vintage fabrics
and one of the largest collections of vintage Florida license plates will be available for sale as well.
Doesn’t that sound like just the greatest thing?!!
I remember telling folks about this show last year and penciling in this weekend on our own busy Retro Roadcalendar. Now I’m absolutely crushed we can’t make it to this year’s edition (Retro Roadhusband has some gigs) especially because there are some talks that I’d just LOVE to attend!
Like…
“Taking A Textile Trip Back in Time…to the Era of Barkcloth” by Brian Walsh, aka the “King of Barkcloth.”
Brian is a textile archeologist of sorts, having spent over two decades searching for the very best of barkcloth designs. Covered in Brian’s talk will be a discussion of an era gone and the impact barkcloth had on the designs of the time, how to differentiate new from old barkcloths and what are the most collectible patterns and colorways, plus tips on collecting and caring for vintage fabrics.
And…
“The Culture of Aloha Shirts” with Dr. Gary Moss
His collection of vintage Aloha shirts is featured in the Schiffer book “Hawaiian Shirts: Dress Right for Paradise,” and has also been exhibited at the American Textile History Museum. This interesting lecture will cover the history of Aloha shirts, what makes them collectible, and how to recognize if your shirt is valuable. Wear or carry your vintage Aloha shirts to receive a free appraisal of age and value. Several exhibitors will have vintage Aloha shirts, including “The Aloha Shirt” folks, who will have hundreds of shirts for sale at the show.
And…
Florida Author Meet and Greet!
Several Florida authors will be participating. Larry Roberts, author of “Florida’s Golden Age of Souvenirs: 1890 to 1930″ and considered by many to be the “guru” of collecting old Florida memorabilia will be exhibiting and selling, as well as Ken Breslauer, author of “Roadside Paradise — the Golden Age of Florida’s Tourist Attractions 1929-71″ and Wayne Ayers, author of numerous Florida history books, including “Tampa Bay’s Gulf Beaches: Fabulous 1950′s and 1960′s” and “St. Petersburg: The Sunshine City.”
Not to mention an exhibit & sale of paintings by the Florida Highwaymen, Free Florida Art Valuations and more!
Wish I could go – think I may just look at Orbitz as soon as I post this! And saying that next year Retro Roadhusband is not allowed to book any gigs that weekend – unless they’re in St. Pete!!!
2012 Floridiana Festival & Highwaymen Artist Show
Historic Palladium Theater
253 Fifth Avenue N.
St. Petersburg FL
Sunday, January 29, 2012
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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