Annual Seminar
Detailed 2008 Program Information
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Mt. Washington and Pairpoint Glass Society Seminar Information
The 17th Annual Mt. Washington and Pairpoint Glass Society (MWPGS) Seminar will be held November 6-8 in historical Williamsburg, Virginia. The Seminar will have something for every glass lover: listen to numerous talks by glass experts and enthusiasts; visit a private residence to see a collection of Mt. Washington and Pairpoint glass and Pairpoint silver; visit the fabulous glass collections at the Chrysler Museum; enjoy a gourmet French banquet; and see Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown before or after the Seminar.
Speakers include: Kelly Conway, Curator of Glass, Chrysler Museum of Art; Marion and Sandra Frost, authors of several books on Pairpoint Glass; Kirk Nelson, Executive Director, New Bedford Museum of Glass; Jane Shadel Spillman, Curator of American Glass, Corning Museum of Glass; Beverly (Bly) Straube, Curator, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Jamestown Discovery; and Jeffrey S. Evans, CEO of Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc., and President/Senior Auctioneer of Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
Accommodations have been arranged at the Williamsburg Hospitality House at the rate of $99 per night. (NOTE: the MWPGS block of hotel rooms will be released on Oct. 7, 2008; the hotel is fully booked during some of the nights of the conference so please book your room soon). The hotel is across from the College of William and Mary and within a few short blocks of the Colonial area. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 932-9192, please specify that you will be attending the MWPGS Seminar.
Transportation: You can fly into Newport News (30 minute drive), Richmond (45 minute drive), or Norfolk (50 minute drive). All airports have limo service to Williamsburg. There is also a convenient train station in Williamsburg with service from Washington and New York.