Calendar Of Events

On this page, you will find listed events of interest to paperweight collectors and to members of Delaware Valley Paperweight Collectors Association and residents of the tri-state Delaware Valley area in particular. For a map to our usual meetingplace, click here:

Williamson Restaurant
500 Blair Mill Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Phone: (215) 675-5454

Our recent past calender of events can be found here.

WINTER MEETING – January 27, 2007
AM: President Stanley Kruger, noted collector/author Andy Dohan and PCA, Inc. Vice President Ben Drabeck will provide a preview of the April 18-21, 2007 PCA, Inc. Convention to be held in Providence, RI. Later in the morning, there will be a surprise auction of about 40 weights from a New York collector. PM: Guest Artist Christine Stankard Kressley, who began working with her famous father in his Mantua, NJ studio in 1990, will discuss the evolution of The Stankard Studio. Guest Dealer: Leo Kaplan, Ltd.

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SPRING MEETING – April 14, 2007
Four marble makers, Beth Tomasello of Haddon Heights, NJ, Gateson Recko of Swedesboro, NJ, Paul Katherman of Mount Joy, PA and Shannon Norris of Conover, NC, will display product and engage in a panel discussion centering on how and why they chose marbles as their creative endeavor. Katherman and Norris will also make formal presentations about their careers in glass.

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April 18 - 21, 2007 PCA, Inc. Convention at the Warwick Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, RI
An exciting program is planned for this year's biennial PCA Convention, with emphasis on New England glass paperweights and makers from the 19th and 20th centuries. There will be a trip to the Sandwich Glass Museum, with a reception hosted by the New England Paperweight Collectors Association and a talk about Nicholas Lutz, all on the first day of Convention! NTBM!

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SUMMER, 2007 15th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND – July 14 & 15, 2007
On Saturday, July 14, to celebrate the completion of 15 years of quarterly meetings, there will be four programs during the day, including master millefiori maker Drew Ebelhare speaking on "A 26 Year Retrospective", emerging young paperweight artist Joshua Steindler, "Acquired at Convention" show and tell and our annual "Stump the Dummies" ID Clinic, followed by the now-traditional Garden Party/Catered Cookout at the home of Vice President Andrew Scott and Nancy Kenna in Ambler, PA. On Sunday, July 15, DVPCA will travel to WheatonArts in Millville, NJ for the second full day of Glass Weekend 2007. Guest Dealers: Dan and Therese McNamara.

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October 6 & 7, 2007 – Northeast Marble Meet, Marlboro, MA.
Bert Cohen's annual marble weekend, based at the Marriott Courtyard (formerly Radisson Hotel), Marlboro, MA. Contact DVPCA Business Member Bert Cohen at marblebert@aol.com for more information.

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FALL MEETING – October 13, 2007
AM: Noted collector/author John D. Hawley will reprise his Convention program "19th Century Massachusetts Glass Factories and the Paperweights They Made". Later in the morning, judging will take place for the Best Finds Contests of 2006/2007. PM: Ed Kachurik of Ed Kachurik Glass Art will present a formal show of his work in glass and display product for sale. Guest Dealer: William Pitt.

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WINTER MEETING – January 26, 2008
AM: President Stan Kruger and former Treasurer Andy Dohan will present a preview of Paperweight Fest 2008 at WheatonArts, May 14-17, 2008, an exciting four-day program, Wednesday through Saturday. PM: Lewis C. Wilson of Crystal Myths, Albuquerque, NM returns to display his latest creations and to discuss his development as a glass paperweight artist since his last appearance before DVPCA on January 21, 2006. Guest Dealer: Leo Kaplan, Ltd.

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SPRING MEETING – April 12, 2008
AM: Video - "An Introduction to Venetian Techniques" with William Gudenrath of the Corning Museum of Glass. PM: TBD.

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May 14 - 17, 2008 – Paperweight Fest 2008 at WheatonArts, Millville, NJ
For the second time, 2006 was the first, DVPCA will co-host, with WheatonArts, this premier paperweight event, Wednesday through Saturday, beginning with Artists and Dealers Fairs on Wednesday evening and continuing with three full days of lectures, Lunch and Learn sessions with old and new paperweight makers, and demonstrations in the T.C. Wheaton Glass Studio, culminating in the sit-down banquet on Saturday evening.

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SUMMER 2008 – July 12 & 13, 2008 – 16th Anniversary Celebration Weekend
On Saturday, July 12, 2008, to celebrate the completion of 16 years of quarterly meetings, mostly at Williamson's Restaurant, Horsham, PA, there will be four programs during the day. AM: President Stanley Kruger will deliver his PowerPoint production on "The American Flag in Glass Paperweights" after which there will be a brief show and tell program on "Acquired at Paperweight Fest 2008". PM: Kathy Moyer, former VP and Publications Director of PCA, Inc. will present "Paperweights ar Auction: Beauty and the Beast", to be followed by the annual "Stump the Dummies" ID Clinic. Later, at 4 PM, the group will caravan to the home of a loyal member for the summer Garden Party/Catered Cookout. Guest Dealer: TBD. Sunday's program TBD.

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FALL ELECTIONS MEETING – October 11, 2008

Our recent past calender of events can be found here.