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

Across the Pond Antiques
cigicards@yahoo.com

Antiques at 30B
www.antiquesat30B.com

B&D Johnson Antiques
www.bdjohnsonantiques.com

Barbara Peter Antiques
www.barbarapeterantiques.net

Bill Scott's Antiques
dvdathms@aol.com

Bob & Ellie Vermillion
845-485-1615

Charles & Frances Szeglin
szeglincapecod@comcast.net

Chester Cwilichoski Antiques
cwilich@trumbullps.org

Chesterfield Antiques
413-296-4252

Clary & Co Antiques
www.claryantiques.com

Fardin's Antique Rugs
biukfardin@aol.com

Field & Stream Antiques
860-423-7597

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

Gardenalia
www.gardenalia-antiques.com

GPSF Antiques
www.gpsf.com

Griffiths Antiques
www.griffithsantiques.com

Holden Antiques
www.eholdenantiques.com

Hometown Antiques/Mike Gallant
mgall10705@aol.com

Jan & John Maggs Antiques
www.jmaggs.com

Jane McClafferty Antiques
www.janemcclaffertyantiques.com

Kathy Gaglio
845-888-5077

Koblenz & Co.
www.koblenzestatejewelry.com

Mad River Antiques LLC
madriverantiques@aol.com

Maile Allen
oldmaps1@frontiernet.net

Marilyn Saland Antiques
rsaland@cs.com

Melissa Bourque Antiques
www.melissabourqueantiques.com

Miller-Robinson Antiques
www.miller-robinson.com

Nancy Fishelson
nfishelson@charter.net

PD Murphy Antiques
mmasonpmurphy@comcast.net

Platypus Antiques
www.platypusantiques.com

Robert B. Davis Antiques
annbyrn@ma.rr.com

Rooster River Antiques
isabellesantiques@yahoo.com

Spruce Hill Country
junecumpstone@sbcglobal.net

Susan and Dom DeBaise Antiques
860-529-9852

Terra Mare Antiques
www.terramareantiques.com

The Ensinger Collection
ensingerg@gmail.com

Thomas Tafuri Antiques & Art
ttafuri@earthlink.net

Your Grandma Had It
grandmahad@aol.com

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