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Date & Time To Bead True Blue is February 1st - 6th, 2009, Sunday - Friday, 9am - 6pm on the 1st - 5th and 9am until noon on Friday the 6th. Location & Transportation The Doubletree Tucson Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona 85711. Located four miles east of downtown Tucson. Tucson International Airport is seven miles to the south. Tucson International, the second largest commercial airport in Arizona, provides daily nonstop service to many connections worldwide. Frequent shuttle service is provided free of charge from major downtown and central locations. Admission & Registration The show is open to the public, and is both wholesale and retail, except for designated wholesale only rooms. There is no admission fee, but registration is required. You may register online, or at the door. To register as a wholesale buyer, you must have a resale license. Parking & Accommodations The Doubletree Tucson Reid Park has plentiful self-parking. Accommodations are available through the To Bead True Blue room block, which offers rooms that are reasonably priced, and the convenience of staying close to the show. For reservations Click here. Otherwise, contact the hotel, at 1-520-881-4200. Ask for To Bead True Blue Group Rate. Exhibitors To Bead True Blue is comprised of 500 exhibitors, workshops, and forums, which are chosen by juried application and by invitation, from bead making, lapidary, art couture, artistic glass, textile, art jewelry, embellishment, metalwork, clay art, wearable art, enameling, collectible, antiquities, and interior décor –together with wholesale artisan suppliers and direct importers to the trade. Exhibitors are located in the ballrooms, showrooms, and conference rooms of the Doubletree Tucson Reid Park and in a state-of-the-art Pavilion Tent Structure located in front of the Grand Ballroom. (Also see: Exhibitor List) Workshops Workshops, forums, and demonstrations will be ongoing February 1st - 6th, 2009, from 9am - 6pm, and will include jewelry design, bead making, bead weaving, loom work, wire work, metal smith techniques, and precious metal clay techniques. (Also see: Workshop List) Apply to Exhibit If you are interested in becoming an exhibitor Click Here. Copyright © Garan-Beadagio. All Rights Reserved. |
