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Stamford Mineralogical Society’s Gem and Mineral Show, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, Saturday and Sunday November 7,8, $6 adult, $1 kids under 12

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:04:58 +0000

Calling all rock hounds, jewelry-makers, crystal collectors and beaders.The Stamford Mineralogical Society’s Gem and Mineral Show is for you! Kids will appreciate the always popular Geode Cracking, and beginner and professional craftspeople can pick up all tools necessary to fashion the latest adornments. There will be hourly door prizes, a grand prize and a mini-mine for the kids.

Eastern Greenwich Civic Center
90 Harding Rd.
Sat. Nov 7 from 9:30am – 5pm
Sun, Nov. 8 from 10am – 4:30pm
$6 admission fee for adults
$1 kids under 12
Pick up a flier at the Civic Center for $1 off admission.

Up to 75% off Antiques, Furniture at Estate Treasures Tent Sale; Now Through October 19th

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:53:28 +0000

I must confess that I have contemporary taste when it comes to decorating. But I don’t mind a few interesting, eclectic pieces here and there, which makes shopping at Estate Treasures at 1162 E. Putnam Ave. in Riverside a fruitful, if somewhat ambitious, endeavor. The shop seems small from the outside, but is a warren of rooms jam-packed with an impressive amount of household goods – so much stuff, in fact, that you almost need a guide to navigate the place. Congenial owner, Harriet Roughan, is eager to comply. Harriet LOVES what she’s been doing for over 30 years – making matches between people and, well, treasures –and does it with a keen eye towards the customer’s taste and budget. I was smitten by a lovely burnished-gold-finish porcelain coffee service for 8 complete with eight delightful cups and saucers, a coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl ($120) as well as a 60 inch round expandable mahogany and teak Theodore Alexander table, that, with a series of pie-shaped leaves, opens up to a generous 84″ (was $10,995 now $8796). The coffee service was well within Cheap-Chick budget, the wonderful table, not so much. However, I nearly walked away with a $90 ceramic Phrenology head, perfect for the desk of, say, a cranial massage therapist. It was oh, so cool and I could tell, appealed greatly to Harriet’s whimsical side. For the longest time, I believed Estate Treasures to be as stuffy as the upholstered furniture that takes up a good deal of one back room. I now know that that is far from true. I might just have to return soon for that ceramic Phrenology bust.

Once Again: Cash for Gold at the Greenwich Hyatt: October 8-12

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:49:04 +0000

Bring out your gold, bring out your gold….. a repeat.

You know that Discovery Channel show called Cash Cab where you get into a cab and it turns into Who Wants To Get Paid for Answering Some Questions During the Ride? Well, this is kind of like that, with no cab. And no questions. But you basically get paid for showing up -this time with unwanted, mismatched or “bad-memories” gold, platinum or silver pieces that happen to be hanging around your house. Come to the Hyatt Regency-Greenwich, 1800 East Putnam Ave. between 10am and 6pm, October 8-12th with the goods and walk out with a wad of cash.

Got Gold? They’re Buying; Sept. 17th-21st at Greenwich Hyatt

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:48:41 +0000

You know that Discovery Channel show called Cash Cab where you get into a cab and it turns into Who Wants To Get Paid for Answering Some Questions During the Ride? Well, this is kind of like that, with no cab. And no questions. But you basically get paid for showing up -this time with unwanted, mismatched or “bad-memories” gold, platinum or silver pieces that happen to be hanging around your house. Come to the Hyatt Regency-Greenwich, 1800 East Putnam Ave. between 10am and 6pm, Sept. 17th-21st with the goods and walk out with a wad of cash.