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Upcoming Events • The Glass Museum's Annual Meeting was held Saturday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. at the Senior Center Lodge, 120 Lake St. (on the lake) in Coventry, Connecticut. Al Adams presented "The Ways & Means By Which We Drink," about vessels used for storing, servicing, and consuming drinks -- mostly beer, cider, wine and hard liquor -- in 18th- and 19th-century America. Al administers very active glass and stoneware Facebook groups. He is an avid collector, student, and lecturer on early American glass and stoneware. Photos of previous Annual Meetings Choose which of these Annual Meetings images to view:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • The Museum's annual springtime Antique Glass & Bottle Show and Sale was held Saturday, May 19, 2018 on the grounds of the historic Coventry Glass Works district, 289 North River Road, Coventry, CT 06238 (intersection of Rt. 44 & North River Road, at the blinking light). Dealers set up outdoor booths, and visitors shop from 9:00 to 1:00, with 8:00 a.m. early admission for an extra fee. Tours are conducted of the Turner House and future museum, free with show admission, at scheduled times during the show. The show is held rain or shine. General admission, $4.00. Early admission, $15.00. To see photos of previous Glass and Bottle Shows shows, choose which year to view:
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Special Events Remembered: Our Museum volunteers participate in local historical and community events; pictures and descriptions of our participation can be found by clicking Special Events. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail Noel Tomas, President, at Noel.Tomas@glassmuseum.org. Questions about the web site, e-mail Webmaster@glassmuseum.org. Check back for future events. |
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