Union Show and Events Update

[AudioAntique]

Greetings Everyone,

In a few days, the Union show will be here and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at the show.

The Antique Phonograph Society is sponsoring a fantastic presentation on Friday, June 9th at 5:00 pm in the Wild West meeting room adjacent to the show and sale area. Early buyers, vendors, collectors and the public are encouraged to attend. Please attend and support the speakers and our great phonograph hobby.

The show ends at 4:00 and the good news is that you will be able to dine at the newly opened “Gold Rush Restaurant”. It is getting good reviews and you can again have food and drink at Union. This is great news for everyone who enjoys a break from the show for refreshments!

The Antique Phonograph Society (APS) has scheduled a triple-bill program of presentations free to the public and collectors. This year APS is offering three short programs that are sure to inform and entertain everyone in attendance. Our first featured speaker is Don Gfell from Milan, Ohio, the birthplace of Thomas Edison. Mr. Gfell describes how he spearheaded a project to design, build and transport a larger than life statue of the famed “Wizard of Menlo Park.” The recently completed sculpture was installed in National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. In his presentation, Mr. Gfell describes the statue’s recent journey to the nation’s capital, which included a visit to Milan along the way.

Our second presenter, Greg Cline, will enlighten us with a presentation: “All About Decals.” Greg will explain how he acquired his interest in decals and how accurate and exact reproduction decals are created as well as the best techniques to apply them. This longstanding collector, exhibitor, and APS member will share the skills he has honed over the years.

The program will conclude by reviving one of the more successful and entertaining phonograph marketing gimmicks. Rod Pickett and Tim Fizer show how they recreate and record on the “napkin ring” cylinders that helped promote the phonograph at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition and the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Rod and Tim use these new napkin rings to educate school groups about the phonograph and to attract the next generation of collectors. It worked in 1904, and attendees will see how it works today!

Look forward to seeing everyone.

Joan & Rob

[melvind]

Really glad to hear there is a restaurant once again! And, I look forward to the program Friday and the show! Some of my favorite people are at the show and I only see most of them once a year. So, I look forward to seeing everyone at the end of next week.

Jerry, Stan and I start off tomorrow morning and have lots of adventures and stops planned. It is always a good time.

Dan

[PHONOMIKE]

I think mention should be made about the Jasper Sanfilippo's House Of Music on Saturday night.

Maybe some of the members who have been before could let the others know more about it. Where it is located and best way to get to it and any other info on Jasper's that would be helpful.

Mike

[AudioAntique]

I think mention should be made about the Jasper Sanfilippo's House Of Music on Saturday night.

Maybe some of the members who have been before could let the others know more about it. Where it is located and best way to get to it and any other info on Jasper's that would be helpful.

Mike

Good point. We are always appreciative of Jasper opening his home to the Union show collectors. The mansion opens at 7:00 p.m. after the Saturday June 10th show day and is well worth the trip. For those taking their first visit to the Sanfilippo Victorian Palace and the collection, the experience is simply jaw dropping. For those re-visiting the mansion, there is always something to behold that may have been missed on previous visits.

The address is:
789 Plum Tree Rd.
Barrington, IL 60010

There is a charge for the opportunity to view this fantastic collection and to tour the mansion. (I believe the charge is $25.00 per person).
Visit the website at: http://www.sanfilippofoundation.org

R&J

[ColoradoPhonograf]

The Saturday evening event at Jasper Sanfilippos home is something you will never forget and you will smile for the next week as you reflect on it. If you attend please be respectful that this is a private collection that is not open to anybody generally, but since the Union show be is nearby it is available to fellow collectors. It's a moment in time you will never forget. Once the Wurlitzer organ starts to play you will forget what else is happening in this world. Your contribution to the foundation is well spent in so many ways with the admission price. Just Incredible......and appreciated.

D.Edwards

[audiophile102]

Here is a link to my post about seeing Jasper's collection with pictures. The collection is jaw dropping! http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=22752

[AudioAntique]

Another Reason to Attend the APS Presentation!!

To the first 25 people to attend the APS presentation:
Don Gfell will be giving away a Souvenir Invitation commemorating the dedication of the statue of Thomas Alva Edison of Ohio in Statuary Hall United States Capitol, Washington, DC. Show your support for the Antique Phonograph Society on Friday, June 9th at 5:00 p.m. after the early buyers Union show.

[EdiBrunsVic]

It would be good to list the show's hours and admission costs for those who have not attended in the past.

[phonogfp]

It would be good to list the show's hours and admission costs for those who have not attended in the past.

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The Antique Phonograph Society has a "Commercial Events" item under the "Events" tab on the Home Page:

https://www.antiquephono.org/events/42n ... -illinois/

George P.