BarnStar Productions

This festive day-long show recreates one of America's first outdoor antiques markets patterned after the Marche aux Puce in Paris, France. Continuing the tradition of the show's founder, Russell Carrell, this show is designed after a market the public depended on for major finds and discoveries during the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. Located on the original site of the Russell Carrell homestead, it is now the property of Jack and Marianne Hollihan, and home to John Spencer's American Gallery.
Over 65 dealers will exhibit at this updated outdoor event. This is not your typical flea market; quality antiques abound: country and formal furniture, folk art, garden accessories and more. Early-buying starts this exciting event off at 9am with dealers ready on the field. General admission follows later in the day from 11am - 4pm. Amenities include free parking and an outdoor food concession.

2008 Exhibitor List

1853 Antiques

Antiques at 30 B
dferriss@capital.net

B & D Johnson Antiques
bdjohnson@optonline.net

Barbara Ardizone
ardizone@sbcglobal.net

Beverly Dutton Antiques
Beverly.Dutton@us.ing.com

Bob & Ellie Vermillion

Chesterfield Antiques

Collectibles By Ron
Rbluchip@aol.com

Connie Brown
Vintage Quilts, Linen & Lace

David M. Weiss
www.davidmweiss.com

Days Gone By Antiques
daysgone@rcn.com

Denise Scott Antiques

Dennis & Valerie Bakoledis
valden@citlink.net

Derik Pulito

Easter Hill Antiques

Field and Stream Antiques

FIT Fine Arts & Antiques
fthaler@snet.net

Flags & Folk Art/Stars & Stripes
ollienob@optonline.net

Fun Unlimited
bushling@webtv.net

Gardenalia
gardenalia-antiques.com

Hanauer & Seidman Antiques
hanauerseidman@charter.net

Happing Endings Antiques
pwhaft@comcast.net

Holden Antiques
anholden@aol.com

Home Farm Antiques
www.homefarmantiques.com

Jack Phelps
jphelpsant@yahoo.com

James Grievo Antiques

Jan and John Maggs Antiques
www.jmaggs.com

Jane McClafferty Antiques
www.janemcclaffertyantiques.com

Jane T. Reilly/
Parkwood Farm Antiques

John Hunt Marshall
khm924@aol.com

Joseph Collins

Koblenz & Co.
merle@koblenzestatejewelry.com

Lakeside Art & Antiques
lakesideantiques@hotmail.com

Leicester Americana
rickmatt@nycap.rr.com

Lisa & Steve Fisch Antiques

Mad River Antiques, LLC
madriverantiques@aol.com

Manchester Antiques
dahlfred@msn.com

Martin J. Ferrick Antiques
mjferrick@prexar.com

Melissa Bourgue Antiques
firewood31@iwon.com

Michael Buscemi & Dave Harris
crustypaint@yahoo.com

Millcreek Antiques
millcreek@rochester.rr.com

P.D. Murphy Antiques

Passports, LLC
melaroche@hotmail.com

Paul & Karen Wendhiser
pkwendhiser@comcast.net

Paula Patterson
rwp@exit3.com

Pioneer Folk Antiques, LLC

Platypus Antiques
www.platypusantiques.com

Richmond House
richmondhouseantiques.com

Robert Gifford Antiques
gifford_r@msn.com

Robert Perry Antiques
rperi864@aol.com

Robert Thayer
rthayer@bcn.net

Robertson's Antiques

Rose Garden Antiques
rosegardenantiques.com

S&H Rugs Gallery, Inc.
www.shrugsgallery.com

Sage Antiques

Spotlight Antiques
danmeixell@zoominternet.net

Steve Smoot Antiques
smootantiq@aol.com

Susan & Dom Debaise

The Brewster Shop
kkassner@verizon.net

The Fishing Room
fishugo@optonline.net

Wenham Cross Antiques
wenhamcrossantq@comcast.net

Nancy Wells

In January, 2000, American furniture collectors Mary Ann Apicella and Jack Hollihan were celebrating the Millenium around a bonfire in a friend's cow pasture when they heard that Russell Carrell's 18th century house and barn in Salisbury, CT had just come on the market. Aware that the friend and dealer who had helped them form the bulk of their collection of Federal furniture, John Spencer, was looking for a place to relocate, they decided that from a dealer's point of view, 'it didn't get much better than this.' Besides, the house came with THE cow pasture - the site of Carrell's well-known September show, "Antiques In A Cow Pasture." The show which took place the weekend after Labor Day was a local fixture for 58 years. It was the first outdoor antiques market in the United States.

Hosts, Mary Ann Apicella and Jack Hollihan, welcome you to the Antiques in a Cow Pasture Show.

Residents of Sharon, CT, just down the road from Salisbury, Jack and Mary Ann jumped at the chance to keep the property and its 18th century house intact and re-establish a much-missed autumn antiques event in Salisbury. For his part,

John Spencer jumped at the opportunity to locate his top-quality shop of American furniture in a town
that boasted other fine dealers in American furniture. By the beginning of April, 2000, after work had begun to restore the house and bring the barn 'up to code' for use as a shop, plans to start up the show were afoot. By September, when John Spencer's striking blue and gold sign was hung, attention turned to organizing a good show focused on Americana.

  While at the show,
  stop by John Spencer's   American Gallery.
  John Spencer (right)   with Frank Gaglio.

Says Apicella, "Jack and I wanted to bring back this local event because we are passionate about Americana, especially American furniture and this is something we want to share."
Under the management of Frank Gaglio and Barn Star Productions, the show continues its tradition of high energy and quality merchandise. While at the show, stop in at John Spencer's American Gallery. The shop is open Friday through Monday, 11am to 5pm, and by appointment during the week.

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is located at 92 Canaan Rd. (Rte. 44), Salisbury, CT

Approximate Drive Times*
New York City	2 hours
Boston	2
Hartford	1
Mystic	1.5
Providence	2
Albany	2
Philadelphia	3.5
* Courtesy of The Litchfield Hills Unwind CT Guide

From Boston and Springfield
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West; get off at the Lee/Lenox Exit (#2); follow signs for Route 7 South (through Great Barrington) into Canaan; take a right at the light, onto Route 44, which will take you into Salisbury. Look for signs. The show will be on your right.

From New York City
Take 684 North to Route 22 North until you reach Millerton, New York; at the light take a right onto Rte 44 East, which brings you into Lakeville at the intersection of Routes 44 and 41.

Make a right onto Route 44 and continue straight. The show will be on your left.

From Poughkeepsie/ Hudson Valley Region
Take Route 343 East until it intersects with Route 22; take a left at the light and follow Route 22 North until Millerton; take a right at the light and follow 44 East through Lakeville and into Salisbury. The show will be on your left.

*Directions courtesy of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Guidebook

For more information about Salisbury, Litchfield and the surrounding areas,
visit the following sites:

Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
(860) 435-0740
www.salisbury-chamber.org

Litchfield Hills Visitor's Bureau
(860) 567-4506
www.litchfieldhills.com

Barn Star Productions
7 Center St
Rhinebeck, New York 12572
(845) 876-0616
Fax: (845) 876-8271