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Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2018
The National Button Society's Annual Convention is a week-long adventure that features button vendors, education classes, annual meeting dinner and many opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with button club members and collectors from all over the country. Register for the Convention at members.nationalbuttonsociety.org/page-1517318

The NBS room rate is $119 per night. Reservation deadline is July 12. Call (888) 421-1442 or (402) 592-6464.
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Be sure to "LIKE" the new Florida State Button Society Facebook page to get updates on the National Show and to learn about Florida Button Clubs. www.facebook.com/Information.Events/

New to button collecting?

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Or maybe you have been curious about the button jar your mom or grandmother kept. Please join me when I present "The History of Buttons: Why We Collect the Little Masterpieces of Art" on Thursday August 23 at 9 a.m. The program is designed for novices, but the history of buttons can surprise even long-time collectors!
Sylvia Liszka Durell

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For Florida residents
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2018 NBS Convention Schedule

Follow this link to see detailed information about the presenters, topics and other exciting events at the Convention! www.floridastatebuttonsociety.org/NBS_Show.html
Monday, August 20, 3−4:00 p.m.: “Pearls of the Sea - Pearl Necklace Workshop”
Monday, August 20, 3−4:00 p.m.: “Introduction to NBS and Button Shows”
Monday, August 20, 7−9:00 p.m.: Fashion Show by Florida State Button Society and Opening Reception
Wednesday, August 22, 4−5:00 p.m.: Program: “Tee-Oh Kay-Ohs: 1990 Todd Oldham Knock-Outs - Fantastical Fashion & Fasteners”
Wednesday, August 22, 8−9:00 p.m.: ButtonBytes Gathering
Thursday, August 23, 9−10:00 a.m.: Program “History of Buttons: Why We Collect the Little Masterpieces of Art”
Thursday, August 23, 9−10:00 a.m.: “Pearls of the Sea - Pearl Necklace Workshop”
Thursday, August 23, 1−2:00 p.m.: Program: “Bimini Buttons - Twentieth Century Art Glass”
Thursday, August 23, 2:30−3:30 p.m.: Program: “The Pit Worth Digging”
Thursday, August 23, 6−7:00 p.m.: Auction Preview Thursday, August 23, 7−9:30 p.m.: Live Auction
Friday, August 24, 11 a.m.−Noon.: Program: “Horn and Hoof Buttons - Natural Beauties”
Friday, August 24, 2:30−3:30 p.m.: Program: “Joan of Arc − Saint or Schizophrenic”
Friday, August 24, 6−8 p.m.: Dinner and Program: “A Boatload of Buttons”

The Vendor Showroom opens at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 23 through 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 25.

Field Trips:
Sunday, August 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Tour of Lightner Museum in St. Augustine
Monday, August 20, 10:30 a.m. to Noon: Sweet Pete’s candy making class and factory tour