DOLL SHOWS & BEAR SHOWS 

Looking for Doll Shows? Looking for Bear Shows? Looking for a Doll & Bear EXPO? Looking for Toy Shows? Looking for Train Shows? Looking for Model Train Shows? Then, Welcome, as we are all about Doll Shows, Bear Shows, Doll & Bear EXPO's and Toy & Train Shows. Be sure and  "CLICK" on our "DOLL SHOW SCHEDULE" for Shows, the best source for Doll & Bear and Toy & Train Shows in the Southeast. The Shows just keep getting BIGGER and BETTER with each one. You will also want to join us in fabulous Mrytle Beach, SC in October for our DOLL & BEAR  EXPO 2008.

JOIN US AT THE DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008 FOR:
Marie Osmond Doll Collector Luncheon
Linda Rick Doll Collector Luncheon
Ginny Doll Collector Luncheon
Barbie Doll Collector Luncheon
Berdine Creedy Doll Collector Luncheon
Doll Castle News Luncheon
Sally Winey Bear Collector Breakfast
Richard Hay Precious Moments Doll Collector Breakfast
Linda Rick & Richard Hay Banquet/Awards/Auction
Linda Rick Exclusive Doll for EXPO 2008 - "Mae Priscilla"
Kathy Fitzpatrick Mother/Daughter Tea For Two
Lots of popular Doll & Bear Artists
Lots of Doll & Bear Workshops & Seminars

Shop the Sales Rooms full of Antique to Modern Dolls & Bears - 9-5 on Saturday and 9:15-noon on Sunday - Click HERE to see a list of Dealers/Exhibitors. WOW!! They're coming from Texas up to Illinois and across to New Jersey and down to Florida, and all the states in between. What a variety!! Whatever you collect in the Doll, Bear, Furniture and Accessories lines, we'll surely have it. What a great Doll & Bear Show this will be!!

PLUS a whole lots more, free gifts, drawings, door prizes, Prize Patrol, Beach Party, Charity Auction etc etc Click HERE for details.

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR ALL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS. THEY ARE ALL PRE-PLANNED. YOU MAY NOT SIGN UP AT THE DOOR FOR THESE. You may pay at the door on Saturday and Sunday for the Sales Room Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

We got the BIG DOUBLE HEADER coming up in Columbia, SC on May 2, 2009 at the SC State Fairgrounds. One building full of the Doll & Bear Show and the adjoining building full of the Toy & Model Train Show. One ticket good for both Shows. Click HERE for more info.

We will have a good variety of DOLL ARTISTS at our Doll & Bear Shows during 2008/2009, such as: LINDA RICK, BRYNN MIDDLETON RIORDAN, BERDINE CREEDY, DENISE McMILLAN, ELIZABETH DYE, RICHARD HAY, LINDA VALENTINO MICHEL and KATHY FITZPATRICK. You can read about them on the pages of magazines such as DOLLS www.dollsmagazine.com and Doll Reader www.dollreader.com
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGETTE ATKINSON of Charleston, SC, our mailing list drawing WINNER for June. Instead of giving Georgette a doll, we gave her a FREE BANQUET TICKET & SALES ROOM TICKET to the SE Doll & Bear EXPO 2008. She was delighted when Gloria called her and told her what she won. Georgette said: "she and some friends would be attending the EXPO in Myrtle Beach in October, and that they were all looking forward to it." Again, CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGETTE ATKINSON OUR JUNE WINNER!

We are happy to announce that ELIZABETH DYE, Membership Chairperson of The Professional Doll Makers Art Guild, will be attending a lot of our 2008/2009 Doll & Bear Shows and presenting a Workshop on How To Make A Fine Art Doll. She will also have some of her wonderful Fairies at the Shows for sale. She will also present a Workshop at our DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008. Photo of Elizabeth and her daughter Destiny on right. The Guild's website is www.artdollguild.net  You'll find interesting articles about Guild members in Doll Crafter & Costuming www.dollccmag.com and Art Doll Quarterly www.artdollquarterly.com from time to time. Check out our One-Of-A-Kind Fine Art Doll Show to be held in Asheville, NC. Click HERE. Elizabeth and lots of her friends from around the world will be there.

We will also have some very fine BEAR ARTISTS at our Doll & Bear Shows in 2008/2009, such as JUDITH EPPOLITO (Ashenberry Bears), MARY DOWD (Mary Dowd Bears), MARGARET JACKSON (Pinney Bears) BARBARA TRINGO (Ayers Bears), ELAINE SPARKS (Heart n Sole Bears) and SALLY WINEY (Winey Bears). You'll find articles about them from time to time in Teddy Bear & Friends www.teddybearandfriends.com  and Teddy Bear Review www.teddybearreview.com  
 
At our Doll & Bear Shows you can always find the latest LINDA RICK, DOLL MAKER & FRIENDS, ROBERT TONNER, VOGUE, BERDINE CREEDY, BARBIE, MADAME ALEXANDER, PRECIOUS MOMENTS, EFFANBEE, MIDDLETON, BEVERLY STOEHR, PAT MOULTON, SARAH LYNN BABIK and MARIE OSMOND Dolls, and the other top Name Dolls, at our Shows. Plus you'll be able to find their Vintage Dolls as well. You'll see these dolls featured on the pages of the various doll magazines published by Jones Publishing. www.jonespublishing.com

Check out www.dollmakerfriends.com for the latest in Linda Rick and Doll Maker & Friends Dolls. They are also available at The Biltmore Village Doll Shop in Asheville, NC www.biltmorevillagedolls.com

Check out all of the wonderful  Berdine Creedy dolls at  www.berdinecreedy.com They are also available at Happily Ever After Doll Shop in Philadelphia, PA www.happily.com 

GLENN MANDEVILLE is at all of our Doll & Bear Shows and will do one FREE verbal Doll Appraisal for you. Stop by and see Glenn and Richard as they always have a wonderful collection. Articles written by Glenn and Richard appear in all of the leading doll magazines.

If one of your precious Dolls needs a minor or major repair, then you need to bring her or him in for a visit to our "Official" DOLLY DOCTOR, Cece Goin. She has more than 25 years experience in cleaning, repairing and restoring Dolls. She is at all of our Doll & Bear Shows with her mobile hospital. She will make instant repairs or transport major cases back to her Dolly Hospital. Her website is www.thedollydoctor.com   

RALPH PARR, "The BARBIE Man" is at all of our Doll & Bear Shows with his "Wall of Barbie's" running 48 feet long, stacked five rows high. His booth is a MUST for every BARBIE lover and Collector. He'll have a lot of the very latest Barbie's on hand, as well as some older ones. 

Please be sure and check out our wonderful DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008 Co-Sponsor, Doll Castle News, at their website at www.dollcastlemagazine.com This is the oldest doll magazine on the market and is still a family owned and operated business, just as is Knight Shows & Events. You will enjoy this informative magazine. Be sure and subscribe today. Tell them we sent you their way. Thanks.

There's always plenty of quality Antique & Vintage Doll Dealers at our Doll & Bear Shows with great selections of dolls and accessories like the ones you read about in Antique Doll Collector www.antiquedollcollector.com

DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008 - Doll & Bear Show & Sale Extravaganza in MYRTLE BEACH, SC - OCTOBER 24-26, 2008

Book Hotel Room NOW for the DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008.

Register NOW for the DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008.

You will want to attend our DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008 at MYRTLE BEACH'S fabulous Springmaid Resort & Conference Center. Join us for Workshops, Seminars, Doll & Bear Artists, EXPO Exclusive Dolls & Bears, Sales Room, Celebrity Breakfasts & Celebrity Luncheons, Banquet and DOLL & BEAR EXPO SEDBE Awards, Gala Party, Breakfast Buffet, PRIZE PATROL, Gifts, Door Prizes and a whole lot more. All Banquet Attendees will be sent advance ballots to vote on the Awards for their favorite Dolls and Bears. Seating is limited. Sign up early. Get details by clicking HERE. 

You need to pre-order your LINDA RICK EXPO 2008 EXCLUSIVE DOLL - "Mae Priscilla - A Southern Lady" today. Click HERE. You MUST also Register in advance for all of the Events, Workshops & Seminars for EXPO 2008. You may NOT sign up at the door for these.

You will want to join us in the Doll & Bear EXPO Sales Room for this BIG Myrtle Beach Doll Show & Sale on Saturday & Sunday, October 25 & 26, 2008. Quality Dealers from more than a dozen states with Antique to Modern Dolls, Bears, Furniture & Accessories. You may pay at the door to attend the Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Our "Official" DOLL & BEAR EXPO Charity each year will be the Children's Miracle Network, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, Columbia, SC. ALL proceeds from our Charity Auction will be donated to them, as well as a portion of the proceeds from the sale of some special Marie Osmond dolls. For more detailed information on Children's Miracle Network, you can go to    www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org. To get more detailed information on Palmetto Health, Childrens Hospital, in Columbia, SC, you can go to their site  www.childrenshospital.palmettohealth.com  

If you'd like to see some of the items to be auctioned off at the DOLL & BEAR EXPO 2008 Children's Miracle Network Charity Auction, please click HERE.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our future Doll & Bear Shows real soon. Again, "thanks" to all of you. Gloria and Howard Knight 

CLICK HERE FOR 2008/2009 DOLL & BEAR SHOW SCHEDULE.