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On the streets, you'll find antiques
The popular Dade City Antique Faire hopes to draw at least 30 vendors and lots of treasure hunters downtown today.
By MICHELLE JONES
Published September 10, 2005
DADE CITY - The city just played host to an antique show in May, but its charming atmosphere and hospitality lured vendors back to a second antique sale just a few months later. The first Dade City Antique Faire went so well in May that what was planned to be an annual event has turned into a twice-yearly celebration.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, vendors will offer antique hunters a plethora of things to buy. Tents will be set up around the historic courthouse and up and down downtown side streets.
"It was a good crowd at our first Antique Faire, with serious buyers who came to shop and not just look," said Sean Ashburn, chairman of the Faire, which is sponsored by the Dade City Merchants Association, a committee of Main Street Dade City. The St. Petersburg Times also is a sponsor.
Ashburn hopes for at least 30 vendors in addition to the 20 or 30 farmers market vendors who sell fresh fruit, vegetables, honey, pickles, plants, peanuts and handmade candles the second Saturday of each month in the courthouse square.
High-end antique furniture, primitive furniture, Depression glass, Royal Doulton china, garden antiques and vintage jewelry are some of the offerings. A variety of collectibles will be available.
Several Old World crafters will demonstrate and sell their wares.
A certified antique appraiser will appraise shoppers' treasures brought into Annette's Attic Shop at 14136 Eighth St. Appraisals are free, but no certificates will be issued.
Members of the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will sell hot dogs, hamburgers and cold drinks, and many merchants will extend hours in the morning to accommodate shoppers. In-store specials will aim to draw customers off the streets and into the shops.
The historic courthouse will be open for restroom use.
Founded in 1889, Dade City is nestled among the rolling hills on the east side of the county. The historic courthouse was built in 1909. Numerous antiques shops add to the charm of the city named Tree City by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
For information, call Thaila Stilson at (352) 521-3361 or Gail Hogan at (352) 518-9299.
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Dade City Antique Faire
WHERE: Around the historic courthouse on Seventh and Meridian avenues in Dade City
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today
HOW MUCH: Free admission
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