TAMPA BAY CARNIVAL GLASS CLUB

"Lose Your Heart to Carnival Glass"

2008 CONVENTION & AUCTION

ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA

JANUARY 30, 2008 TO FEBRUARY 2, 2008

 

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We Are Back At The Beach!

This Year's Theme is "Seashells and Carnival Glass"

The Tampa Bay Carnival Glass Club would like to invite you all to our 2008 Convention. It will be held in St. Pete Beach, Florida at the Dolphin Beach Resort Hotel  4900 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL, from Wednesday, January 30th to Saturday, February 2nd.

There are three rates according to location:

  • Landside rooms: $95.00/night
  • Poolside rooms (some with balconies): $115.00/night
  • Gulfside rooms (ocean view): $145.00/night

All rooms have a microwave and refrigerator. Rooms are plus tax and are for up to 4 people per room. The rates will be honored for early arrivals and later departures. So come and enjoy the beautiful west coast of Florida - the Sun Coast - in the winter. Make arrangements now at 1-800-237-8916 or 727-360-7011 and ask for the Tampa Bay Carnival Glass Club block of rooms. Fax # is 727-367-5909. Cutoff date for the special rates is January 7, 2008, but don't wait until the last minute. Book the room while it's fresh on your mind.

REMMEN AUCTION will again provide a great collection of glass for our convention auction. They will be selling the fabulous collection of Gary and Janet Heavin of Newburg, Missouri. Here's a teaser to get your interest piqued:

Rare marigold 1910 Elks Bowl

    Lettered ICS Courthouse bowl

             Wishbone in green

Rare Amy Persian Medallion 9" plate

Ruffled electric purple Farmyard bowl

Diamond shaped purple Farmyard bowl

       Butterfly & Tulip Bowl

     Green Rustic funeral vase

Amy Elephant's Foot Tree Trunk Jardinere

View the other glass to be auctioned at Remmen Auction Service web site.

We'll be having a full schedule including seminars by Joan Doty, Carl and Eunice Booker with Bob Grissom as our banquet speaker and his theme will be "Something From My Collection".

More information will be forthcoming as soon as all arrangements are confirmed. Be sure to mark your calendar now, and plan on attending this fun convention.

There is a shuttle service from both Tampa International Airport and Clearwater/St.Petersburg  Airport to to hotel.

For more information please contact Janet Knechtel at janetkn@amtelecom.net or 863-993-2387 after November 1st;  Carl Chapman at patcarl@tampabay.rr.com or 813-899-1993