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Upcoming shows

January 25, 2025 (Saturday)
Crown Point, Indiana, USA
"Beat the Winter Blahs" with GCIC Club Lake County Fair Gate 2, 4-H Building, 889 S. Court St, Crown Point, IN 46307. The 17th Annual Greater Chicago Insulator Club "Beat the Winter Blahs" Insulator swap meet is Saturday, January 25 - 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Tables are $30, each additional, $15. Lunch provided. Bright, plentiful space, electricity and GCIC auction. Close to I80/94 and I65. For information: Arlen Rienstra, ariens@att.net, 219-671-8816

February 8, 2025 (Saturday)
Yuma, Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon State Insulator Club's (GCSIC) 26th annual Yuma tailgater is being held on Saturday Feb 8th at Riverside Park, 50 Prison Hill Rd, Yuma, AZ 85364 just below the Territorial Prison. The official time is 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The unofficial time is before sunrise, with people arriving as early as 4:30am. Please bring your own table and chairs. There will be an informal dinner Friday Feb 7th at Lute's Casino in Old Town Yuma. Dinner will start at 6 PM AZ time. Please RSVP to JIm Harlow if you plan on attending dinner. Lunch will be provided (Feb 8th), and donations are greatly appreciated. Please send questions and/or RSVP *** Daryl Stahler dwstahler@gmail.com or Jim Harlow harlowmcl1@gmail.com

February 15, 2025 (Saturday)
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, USA
Show will run between 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM, located at the Daisy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 9508 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379, and hosted by Bill Haley. Soddy Daisy, TN is located about 20 miles north of Chattanooga, TN. This popular repeat location is about 1/2 mile north of the local WalMart on a fairly busy road with many walk-ins. There is no charge to set up a sales table if you are a current DJIC member and a nominal $5.00 fee for non-members. A noon meal will be served. We ask that you bring a side-dish, dessert or soft drinks/tea. Please coordinate with Bill for your food item. A very limited number of sales tables will be available, so please contact Bill Haley before the show to reserve one! To reserve a table or let Bill know you are coming, please contact him by email at indul8rbill@gmail.com Admission is Free.

March 8, 2025 (Saturday)
Platte City, Missouri, USA
NW Missouri Insulator & Bottle Show Platte County Fairgrounds, 15730 Fairgrounds Rd., Platte City, MO 64079. 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. 85+ tables of antique insulators, bottles, jars, telephones, porcelain signs, lightning rod balls & arrows and other miscellaneous collectibles. FREE admission and insulator & bottle appraisals available. Highly advertised, well attended with a great following. Dealer set-up, swapping, selling & purchasing on Friday afternoon and evening. For information and/or a show packet, contact Darryl Wagner at insulators@dwagnerkc.com or 816-719-0801

April 5, 2025 (Saturday)
Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Dupage Collectors Expo will be held Saturday, April 5th, at the Dupage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois, Hours are 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Items for sale & trade include: Insulators, Lightning Rod items & Weathervanes, Telephone & Telegraph items, Bottles, Jars, etc. Info: BOB STAHR: bob@hemingray.com (312) 758-0281 and RICK SOLLER: rdmershon@aol.com (847) 782-8602.

April 6, 2025 (Sunday)
Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Yankee Pole Cat Insulator Club Annual Spring Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show at the American Legion Hall - Enfield, Connecticut. 566 Enfield Street (US Route 5) - Exit 49 off I-91 (just minutes South of Mass. Turnpike - I-90 Exit 4) Show Hours: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Insulators * Bottles * Jars * Lightning Rod Equipment * Flasks * Stoneware * Telephone & Telegraph Collectibles * Railroadiana Advertising & Paper Ephemera * Small Table Top Antiques FREE ADMISSION For Show Information, contact: John Rajpolt (203) 261-1190 Email: rajpolt@earthlink.net

April 11-12, 2025 (Friday-Saturday)
Antioch, California, USA
Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society's 57th Annual Bottles, Insulators and Collectibles Show will be held at the Sunset Hall in the Contra Costa County Event Park (Fairgrounds) located at 1201 West 10th St. Antioch, CA 94509. Show times are Friday, April 11, 2025 from 12 noon - 5:00 pm with an early bid admission fee of $10, and free admission on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 9:00 am – 3 pm. Dealer setup is on Friday, April 11th, from 11:00 am – 12 noon. Free walk-in appraisals and buyers at the show. For more information and dealer applications, contact Gary or Darla Antone at phone no. (925) 373-6758; email: PACKRAT49ER@NETSCAPE.NET or http://www.gghbs.org

May 10, 2025 (Saturday)
Pine Island, Minnesota, USA
The North Western Insulator Club will hold their Spring Swap and Sale on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Pine Island Cheese Factory at 101 East Center St. in Pine Island, Minnesota. Hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in a former cheese factory that is converted to an event center with tables, electricity, chairs and lunch space with plenty of parking adjacent to Trailhead Park. Bring items for an auction that will be held mid-day to share proceeds to support our club activities. Also, let us know if you would like to have a display of your hobby interests.Host will be Chris Bandel and he can be contacted at (507)261-8780 or bandel70@bevcomm.net. We look forward to seeing you in the spring!

May 17, 2025 (Saturday)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA
Show times are 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Central Time. Located at the Pennyrile Rural Electric Co-Op located at 2000 Harrison Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240. Our host will be Ben and Barbara Gee. This will a second time for this location. We hope you can join us and enjoy a wonderful day with fellow insulator collectors! There is no charge to set up a table if you are a current DJIC member. There is a nominal $5.00 fee for non-members. A very limited number of sales tables will be available, so please contact the show host before the show to reserve one! A noon meal will be served. We ask that you bring a side dish, bottle of soda or tea, or a dessert to share. Please coordinate with Ben or Barbara on the food item you are going to bring. To reserve a table, please contact Ben Gee at gbenjamin447@bellsouth.net or by phone at 270-475-4285.  We look forward to seeing you all there!

June 27-29, 2025 (Thursday - Sunday)
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
The National Insulator Association 56th Annual Convention, Show & Sale will be held on Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29, 2025 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, MA 01752. This is the same location as the 26th Annual Convention 30 years ago co-hosted by Bill and Jill Meier who return to host this show! Show hosts are Dario DiMare, 617-306-2420, dario@dariodesigns.com; Bill Meier, 781-999-3048, bill@insulators.info; Jill Meier, 781-999-3049, jill@insulators.info. More information will be available as show time approaches.

July 26, 2025 (Saturday)
Berkley, Michigan, USA
July 26 (Saturday) Berkley, Michigan 7th Annual Michigan Insulator Show at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2299 Twelve Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072. The last show was a great success, time to do it again, everyone is welcome. The show hall is located in downtown Berkley which has great restaurants, a couple antique stores and other activities. If you like classic cars, the Woodward Dream Cruise is a couple weeks after the show, but there'll be many cars already out. For more information or questions feel free to call or text message Curtis at (248) 515-4612, or crerickson1@gmail.com. Set up starts at 8:00 AM, show opens to the public at 9:00 AM. Tables are $25 each, please let me know soon as possible if you plan on setting up, hope to see you! Bottles, lightning rods, signs, raiload items, etc are also welcomed.

December 7, 2025 (Sunday)
Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Yankee Pole Cat Insulator Club Annual "Beat the Snow" Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show at the American Legion Hall - Enfield, Connecticut. 566 Enfield Street (US Route 5) - Exit 49 off I-91 (just minutes South of Mass. Turnpike - I-90 Exit 4) Show Hours: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Insulators * Bottles * Jars * Lightning Rod Equipment * Flasks * Stoneware * Telephone & Telegraph Collectibles * Railroadiana Advertising & Paper Ephemera * Small Table Top Antiques FREE ADMISSION For Show Information, contact: John Rajpolt (203) 261-1190 Email: rajpolt@earthlink.net

July 10-12, 2026 (Friday - Sunday)
Helena, Montana, USA
57th NIA National Show & Convention will be held at the Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds, 98 W. Custer Ave, Helena, MT 59602. We will have 125+ Sales Tables and 25+ Display Tables. You won't want to miss this show. For information: Doug Rusher, ddrusher@aol.com, 406-461-7341 or Ron Yuhas, hemibluemuncie76@gmail.com, 406-439-4573. Additional Show Hosts: Roger and Beth Ziesak, 406-239-1646, glassandrailguy@gmail.com, Justin Martin and Michelle Sturm, 406-490-3888, justinmartin.8@aol.com.

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