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	2008 Event Overview The Spartanburg Art Museum will host the Inaugural Art & Antique Show, benefiting the Spartanburg Art Museum, on February 21–24, 2008. This exciting event will give people in the Upstate an opportunity to see, to learn about, and to purchase predominantly 18th & 19th century American, English, and Continental antiques and accessories from dealers outside of the Upstate area. Vendor merchandise will include the following: antique furniture, silver, jewelry, porcelain, paintings, fine art, oriental rugs, linens, and garden accessories. By showcasing a wide array of fine art and antiques and by hosting nationally known speakers, the Art & Antique Show will become the premier fundraising event for the Spartanburg Art Museum (SAM). SAM is a regional museum promoting the visual arts by supporting educational programming; sponsoring diverse exhibitions; acquiring, displaying and conserving a permanent collection; and providing appropriate places for achieving its mission. Presenting Sponsor Principal Sponsor
	SCHEDULE OF EVENTS   2008 Benefactors Gala Thursday, February 21, 2008 In the Chapman Cultural Center Plaza 6:30pm The party will include gourmet cuisine, live music, and most importantly, the first opportunity to view and purchase extraordinary art and antiques. Door prizes will be awarded each day.   2008 Inaugural Art & Antique Show Friday, February 22, 2008 10 am to 6 pm The show opens and all vendors will be selling merchandise. 11:00 am – Speaker Robert Hicklin, Jr. 11:30 am to 1:30 pm – Lunch ($8) 4 pm to 6 pm – Complimentary Wine & Cheese Saturday, February 23, 2008 10 Am to 6 pm 11 am – Speaker Susan Mason 11:30 am to 1:30 pm – Lunch ($8) 1 pm – Speaker Bobby McAlpine 4 pm to 6 pm – Complimentary Wine & Cheese Sunday, February 24, 2008 1 pm to 5 pm 2008 Ticket Pricing Tickets should be available for sale at SAM by Monday, Jan. 14th, 2008 and may be purchased by phone (853-582-7616), email, or in person at SAM. Benefactors Gala $150 each, $300 per couple Tickets are good for event, general admission, and all speaker events General Admission $10 Good for one day pass – not including speaker events Speaker Event $5 per speaker (additional to general admission fee) Tickets are available at the door or in advance at The SAM Gallery: 200 East St. John Street • Spartanburg, SC 29306 | 864.582.7616 Pay by Cash, Check, or Credit / Debit (MC & Visa accepted). Parking for all events is free.
	2008 Dealers • Blythe Jewelers of Blowing Rock, NC • Boultinghouse & Hall Antiques of Lexington, KY • Butte’s Antiques of Thomasville, NC • The Charleston Renaissance Gallery of Charleston, SC • Claudia Heath Fine Art of Charlotte, NC • Donald Storrar of Macon, GA • Foothills Fine Arts of Tryon, NC • Howard Dawson Antiques of Unadilla, NY • Leighton Adair Butts Antiques of Tryon, NC • Lexington Antique Oriental Rugs of Lexington, KY • Marcus Goff Jones Antiques of Roanoke, VA • Martyn Designs of Balsam, NC • Michael and Clair Higgins of Chattanooga, TN • Mike Dunklin Antiques of St. Augustine, FL • The Polished Antique of Greenville, SC • Sallie LaGrone Tom Delcambre of Franklin, TN • Victoriana of Rocky Pointe, NC • York Cottage Antiques of Aiken, SC
	2008 Speakers Susan Mason Now a celebrated caterer and chef based in Savannah, Georgia, Susan Mason got her start in Spartanburg, catering small cocktail parties with Lois Ashcraft. Named “Best Caterer in Savannah” by Savannah Magazine five years running, Mason has catered events in governors’ mansions and in fields of wildflowers and everywhere in between. From yachts to barges to private jets, Mason has catered for movie stars and her food has been featured in several movies and national magazines. A native of Dothan, Alabama, Mason’s first cookbook, “Susan Mason’s Silver Service,” has been nominated for two book awards and is now in its fourth printing. Bobby McAlpine Bobby McAlpine designed his first house at the age of 5 and hasn’t stopped since. Architect, romantic, and entrepreneur, he has gathered an eclectic family of professionals for his interior design firm, antique business, furniture line and world-renowned architecture firm. McAlpine is the founding Principal Architect of McAlpine Tankersley Architecture. His works have been featured in House & Garden, Traditional Home Magazine, House Beautiful, and Southern Accents. Robert M. Hicklin, Jr. Robert M. Hicklin, Jr. is the leading dealer in art that relates to the American South. He is the owner of Hicklin Galleries, LLC, the Charleston Renaissance Gallery, and Saraland Press. Mr. Hicklin has handled the most eminent paintings of Southern interest, including The Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson by E.B.D. Julio and important works by artists such as William Aiken Walker, Gilbert Gaul, Thomas Satterwhite Noble, Martin Johnson Heade and Elliott Daingerfield. Mr. Hicklin has sold works of art to over eighty museums and hundreds of corporate and private collectors across the South, the United States, England, Canada and Mexico. (additional charge for lectures) 2008 Sponsors Presenting Sponsor ($25,000) Carolina First Premier Sponsor ($20,000+) Susu and George Johnson Principal Sponsor ($10,000) The Barnet Company Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs Ann Cobb and Stewart Johnson Merrill Lynch Betty and Walter Montgomery Primary Sponsor ($5,000) Marianna and Roger Habisreutinger Snooky and Mike Kohler PriceWaterhouseCoopers Kathy Zimmerli Wofford Lead Sponsor ($2,500) Anna and Justin Converse Karin and Martin Cornelson Delie and Caleb Fort Tracey and Tom Hannah Supporting Sponsor ($1,000) Paula and Stan Baker Mary Nell and Buck Brandt Judy and Brant Bynum Katherine and Jamie Fulmer Lenna and Sidney Fulmer Cecilia and Troy Hanna Inman-Riverdale Foundation Johnson, Smith, Hibbard & Wildman Law Firm Louise and David Johnson Wendy and Bill Mayrose Betty and Les McMillan The Palmetto Bank Callie and John Rainey Foundation Rosenfeld Einstein Planning Committee Anna Converse, Chair Karin Cornelson Alan DeCredico Katherine Fulmer, Co-Chair Cecilia Hanna Troy Hanna Beth Lancaster Joseph Lauer Sonia McDuffie Betsy Richardson Carter Smith Kathy Willard .