2012 kitsch kalendar
Mar. 20th, 2012 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Shain and I have a terrible kitsch addiction that leads us to buy dumb old comic books, advertising paphernalia, weird old records, cheesy toys, fragile knick-knacks, and anything else that catches our eye. We feed this habit by getting in the car on weekends and visiting various flea markets and antique malls dotted throughout the hinterlands. But occasionally people put on shows of various kinds, and we try to hit those as well. Usually around this time I try to work out some kind of calendar collating the various show schedules so the things don't sneak up on us.
Notably missing from this calendar are comic book shows, apart from TCAF, which is a great show but isn't really the kind of room full of longboxes of old comics we're talking about here. Wizard bought the Paradise show and turned it into wrestlers and movie stars, and the big Hobbystar show in August has always been wrestlers and movie stars. If there's a comic show in Toronto that's mostly a big room full of people selling old comic books to each other, I've missed it. If there's one in Buffalo they are doing a great job of hiding it. Come on guys, give us our comic book show. Just a room full of tables and longboxes and big hairy guys talking about Lou Fine inks, that's all I ask.
Toronto Downtown Record Show
April 1, 2012
11-4
Estonian Banquet Hall
958 Broadview
$5
Not a bad show, parking is iffy, prices vary widely.
Vibrations Record Show
April 15, 2012
10-4pm
Capitol Banquet Centre 6435 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Admission Price: $5
(haven't been to a record show in a while. Last time we hit this one we got some neat stuff.)
Ancaster Nostalgia Show and Sale
April 15
Marritt Hall, Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Road,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adm: $5.
ancastershow.blogspot.com
(dunno what this one will be like, but it's a nice ride out to Ancaster so we might do this instead of the record show)
Deep Groove Record Swap
April 28
1-6pm
The Brain, 199 James St. North
FREE!
Toronto Nostalgia Show & Sale
April 29
Capitol Banquet Centre, 6435 Dixie Road,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adm: $6 per person.
email torontonostalgiashow@gmail.com
(have no idea what this show will be like.)
TCAF
May 5-6
http://www.torontocomics.com/
At the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge. This is pretty much the big one for non-stupid comics.
Anime North
May 25-27
http://www.animenorth.com/
Anime Hell is Friday night 10pm!
NXNE Saturday Vinyl Market
Sat June 16
10-6pm
Toronto Hyatt Regency, 3rd Floor
370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
$5
Con Bravo
July 27-29
http://www.conbravo.com/
Went to this one last year and had a good time. We may be out of the country on this date, though.
Sometime in September is the SF/Anime Flea Market at the Toronto Reference Library. We usually get a table and sell comics and junk. Always worth checking out, and it's FREE.
AWA
September 28-30
http://www.awa-con.com/
Can't stay away from this one.
Vibrations Record Show
October 14, 2012
Capitol Banquet Centre 6435 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Admission Price: $5
If we don't go in April we'll definitely hit this one in October.
Toronto Downtown Record Show
Nov 4, 2012
11-4
Estonian Banquet Hall 958 Broadview
$5
Toronto Toy & Doll Collector's Show
Nov 18, 2012
(possibly at) Hall 4 The International Centre,
6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga, ON
Notably missing from this calendar are comic book shows, apart from TCAF, which is a great show but isn't really the kind of room full of longboxes of old comics we're talking about here. Wizard bought the Paradise show and turned it into wrestlers and movie stars, and the big Hobbystar show in August has always been wrestlers and movie stars. If there's a comic show in Toronto that's mostly a big room full of people selling old comic books to each other, I've missed it. If there's one in Buffalo they are doing a great job of hiding it. Come on guys, give us our comic book show. Just a room full of tables and longboxes and big hairy guys talking about Lou Fine inks, that's all I ask.
Toronto Downtown Record Show
April 1, 2012
11-4
Estonian Banquet Hall
958 Broadview
$5
Not a bad show, parking is iffy, prices vary widely.
Vibrations Record Show
April 15, 2012
10-4pm
Capitol Banquet Centre 6435 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Admission Price: $5
(haven't been to a record show in a while. Last time we hit this one we got some neat stuff.)
Ancaster Nostalgia Show and Sale
April 15
Marritt Hall, Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Road,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adm: $5.
ancastershow.blogspot.com
(dunno what this one will be like, but it's a nice ride out to Ancaster so we might do this instead of the record show)
Deep Groove Record Swap
April 28
1-6pm
The Brain, 199 James St. North
FREE!
Toronto Nostalgia Show & Sale
April 29
Capitol Banquet Centre, 6435 Dixie Road,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adm: $6 per person.
email torontonostalgiashow@gmail.com
(have no idea what this show will be like.)
TCAF
May 5-6
http://www.torontocomics.com/
At the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge. This is pretty much the big one for non-stupid comics.
Anime North
May 25-27
http://www.animenorth.com/
Anime Hell is Friday night 10pm!
NXNE Saturday Vinyl Market
Sat June 16
10-6pm
Toronto Hyatt Regency, 3rd Floor
370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
$5
Con Bravo
July 27-29
http://www.conbravo.com/
Went to this one last year and had a good time. We may be out of the country on this date, though.
Sometime in September is the SF/Anime Flea Market at the Toronto Reference Library. We usually get a table and sell comics and junk. Always worth checking out, and it's FREE.
AWA
September 28-30
http://www.awa-con.com/
Can't stay away from this one.
Vibrations Record Show
October 14, 2012
Capitol Banquet Centre 6435 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Admission Price: $5
If we don't go in April we'll definitely hit this one in October.
Toronto Downtown Record Show
Nov 4, 2012
11-4
Estonian Banquet Hall 958 Broadview
$5
Toronto Toy & Doll Collector's Show
Nov 18, 2012
(possibly at) Hall 4 The International Centre,
6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga, ON