ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE INC

1) FROM JANUARY 31ST FEBRUARY 2ND, 2025 THE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE CELEBRATED ITS 35TH YEAR AT THE MUSIC CITY CENTER. THE SHOW HAS BEEN HELD THERE SINCE IT OPENED IN 2013 AND PROVED TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. MANY PREVIOUS DEALERS RETURNED ALONG WITH NEW ONES TO BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO THE AUDIENCE. THE SHOW OPENED ON THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE TRADITIONAL BENEFACTOR'S RECEPTION FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 WHERE 400+ BENEFACTORS AND VIP GUESTS CELEBRATED THE KICKOFF OF THE SHOW. THE PREVIEW PARTY FOLLOWED FROM 6:30 TO 9:30PM WHERE OVER 1,800 GUESTS ENJOYED HEAVY HORS D'OEUVRES AND A GREAT PREVIEW OF ALL THE VENDOR BOOTHS AND SPECTACULAR GARDENS. THE SHOW OPENED ON FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ATTENDANCE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 17,000 WHICH WAS CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL. TICKETS WERE PURCHASED FROM A VARIETY OF STATES WITH THE MAJORITY BEING IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION. WE CONTINUED TO STREAMLINE EXPENSES WHEREVER POSSIBLE UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS, SECURING IN-KIND DONATIONS AND TARGETING MARKETING THROUGH INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA EXPOSURE. 2) THE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW WAS HONORED TO PRESENT A STELLAR LINEUP OF LECTURE GUESTS ONCE AGAIN FOR THE 2025 SHOW. CELEBRATING THE 35TH YEAR, THE CHAIRMEN WERE DELIGHTED FOR BROOKE SHIELDS AND DAVID FLINT WOOD, MODERATED BY INDIA HICKS TO BE THE FEATURED KEYNOTE LECTURE ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE KEYNOTE LECTURE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE OF 1421 PEOPLE. THE CHAIRMEN INVITED BUNNY WILLIAMS AND ELIZABETH LAWRENCE TO SERVE AS HONORARY CHAIRMAN. SHERYL CROW, LAUREN AKINS, AND APRIL TOMLIN MODERATED BY KELLEIGH BANNEN MADE UP THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON LECTURE, WHICH HAD EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE OF OVER 1500 PEOPLE. THE SATURDAY MORNING LECTURE CONSISTED OF FLORISTS, SHANE CONNOLLY AND WILLOW CROSSLEY, MODERATED BY MARGO SHAW. THE AFTERNOON WAS A DESIGN PANEL FEATURING RITA KONIG AND VEERE GRENNEY, MODERATED BY DARA CAPANIGRO. THERE WERE BOOK SIGNINGS FOLLOWING BOTH LECTURES. BOTH SATURDAY LECTURES SOLD OVER 1,400 TICKETS. THE KEYNOTE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY MILIEU MAGAZINE. 3) THE BOURBON PARTY WAS HOSTED ON FRIDAY EVENING, TARGETING A YOUNG 25-40-YEAR-OLD CROWD. WE PARTNERED WITH BROWN-FORMAN AND HOSTED THE EVENT IN THE CENTER GARDEN ON THE SHOW FLOOR. A NEW AUDIENCE OF GUESTS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE ANTIQUES MARKET, EDUCATED ABOUT DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE ENTERTAINING WHILE ENJOYING SOUTHERN FOOD AND BOURBON TASTINGS. THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO SHOP THE SHOW FLOOR BEFORE AND DURING THE PARTY AND EXPOSED TO EXTRAORDINARY GARDENS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PROFESSIONALS WHO ELEVATED THE BAR REGARDING EDUCATING THE AUDIENCE ON APPRECIATION OF GARDENS. THE BOURBON PARTY SOLD 972 TOTAL TICKETS.