BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3586@rockfishcc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T153000 DTSTAMP:20241010T171023Z URL:https://rockfishcc.org/events/treasures-of-the-blue-ridge-antiques-eva luation-event/ SUMMARY:Cancelled: Treasures of the Blue Ridge: Antiques Evaluation Event! DESCRIPTION:Rockfish Valley Community Center presents:\n\nTREASURES OF THE BLUE RIDGE\nAntiques Evaluation Event\n\nSaturday\, October 19\n\nJoin us for RVCC’s 1st Annual “Treasures of the Blue Ridge”\, an antique eva luation event in the spirit of Antiques Roadshow! Learn about the value an d history of your antiques\, your family heirlooms\, and the novelty item you found at a thrift shop or yard sale! It’s time to find out: Is it tr ash or is it treasure?\n\nOn Saturday\, October 19\, professional appraise rs—skilled at appraising jewelry\, art\, books\, furniture\, ceramics an d more-- will be onsite to offer tableside evaluations for entertainment p urposes. (Please note: for legal reasons\, these evaluations will not be l egally binding appraisals.)\n\nTickets are available for purchase for $100 \, for an evaluation from the appraisers of up to 3 items. Ticket sales wi ll be limited to only 80 participants to ensure that everyone’s items wi ll be seen during the span of the event.\n\nThe morning session will be co nducted from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. The afternoon session will be conducted from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM. When you purchase your ticket\, you will have t he option of choosing which session you prefer. However\, please note that items will be evaluated on a first-come\, first-served system during each session.\n\nProceeds benefit the Rockfish Valley Community Center\, a 501 c3 nonprofit organization.\nTo purchase a ticket\, go HERE.\n\nFor more in formation about event guidelines and evaluation categories\, please see th e notes below.\n\nQuestions? Contact RVCC at 434-361-0100 or contact@rockf ishcc.org.\n\nAppraisers Attending\n\nG. Amory LeCuyer - Owner and Senior Appraiser for Antique Works / Hampton House Auctions with over 20 years of experience. A certified appraiser\, he has worked for estates\, banks\, a ttorneys and insurers in resolving issues that revolve around personal pro perty\, fine art\, collections. In addition\, he has worked with PBS affil iates in Maryland\, Arkansas\, and Arizona in creating events for televisi on which have focused on the individual states. Chesapeake Collectibles fr om Maryland Public Television (11 season)\, Arizona Treasures (4 seasons) and Arkansas Treasures ( First season in 2024) have frequently been some o f the stations most watched programming. Amory is responsible for vetting all of the appraisers on the shows.\n\nA graduate of Washington and Lee Un iversity\, Amory has recently become a resident of Nelson\nCounty with the purchase of a home in Stony Creek.\n\nAlexander “Lex” Reeves is an in dependent appraiser focusing in the area of fine art. A lifelong Richmond resident and graduate of Washington and Lee University\, he has appeared o n Chesapeake Collectibles\, Arizona Treasures\, Arkansas Treasures and the PBS show Legacy List. Lex has operated his fine art business for over 27 years and represented private clients and museums in the acquisition of im portant pieces of art and decorative arts.\n\nMichael Staton is a lifelong collector and one of the finest assessors of the classic to contemporary toys and trains that the state has. Appearing on Chesapeake Collectibles a nd Arkansas Treasures he has often been burdened to evaluate some of the g reatest collections of toys\, trains and collectibles that have crossed th e television stage. A lifelong Virginia Beach resident he brings to the ta ble an extensive knowledge base of the market\, both past and current.\n\n Ed Mereno is a Williamsburg resident\, and has been an independent apprais er for over 15 years and appeared on the Chesapeake Collectibles televisio n show giving his talents in silver and metals an extensive workout. A for mer museum curator\, he has worked with numerous museums on client donatio n appraisals\, as well as individual estates to resolve property matters.\ n\nJanine Skerry\, a former curator at Colonial Williamsburg\, has an exte nsive working lifetime in dealing with Sterling Ceramics and other areas o f Decorative Arts. She has been a featured speaker at numerous forums invo lving the history of decorative arts and has worked with the acquisitions of valuable pieces for museum collections.\n\nEvent Guidelines:\n\nDoors o pen:  8:30am for the morning session.\n\n12:30pm for the afternoon sessio n.\n\nUpon arrival\, you will be checked in\, and each of your items will be assigned to the appropriate appraiser.  All items will be seen on a fi rst-come\, first-served basis\, so please be prepared to wait for your tur n.  Chairs\, water fountains\, and restrooms are available. Trager Brothe rs Coffee and Coquito Kitchen\, along with the other resident businesses a t RVCC\, will be open as well to help you pass the time!\n\nYou may arrive at any time during your session's alotted time frame.  For example\, if you have purchased a ticket for the morning slot\, you do not have to arri ve right at 9am.  Please do plan to arrive no later than 11am for the mor ning session\, or 3pm for the afternoon session.\n\nAcceptable items:  \ n\n You must be able to carry your item into the building\, or roll it in on your own dolly or hand truck.  Large\, heavy items (such as furniture ) will not be accepted.  RVCC has a ramp entrance\, but no staff will be available to assist with loading\, unloading\, or moving items.\n If you do have larger items or firearms that need to be appraised\, please let us know and the lead appraiser G. Amory LeCuyer will follow up with you.\n\n Please note:  all items will be given a tableside evaluation for entertai nment purposes.  These will not be considered legally binding appraisals. \n\nBuy tickets here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treasures-of-the-blue -ridge-an-antiques-evaluation-event-tickets-962109775237?utm-campaign=soci al&\;utm-content=attendeeshare&\;utm-medium=discovery&\;utm-term= listing&\;utm-source=cp&\;aff=ebdsshcopyurl CATEGORIES:RVCC Fundraisers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR