HOLLAND, MI – One of the Midwest’s largest antique promoters plans to bring about 100 vendors to an antiques and collectibles market at Ottawa County Fairgrounds on June 17.
The one-day antique and collectibles market is new territory for promoter Bob Zurko, who plans to stage similar shows in Centreville’s St. Joseph County Fairgrounds and at Berrien Springs Youth Fairgrounds.
Zurko, who has been staging markets throughout the Midwest for 42 years, said the events in Holland and Berrien Springs are replacing two of his traditional dates in Centreville.
“Because we added these two new venues, we don’t want to have overkill,” said Zurko, founder of Zurko Promotions. “We want to spread it out.”
“They’re both prime locations,” said Zurko, whose company is based in Shawano, Wis. “They have excellent demographics and lots of tourists.”
The market at Ottawa County Fairgrounds will be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.. Admission is $4.
Zurko said he also is adding a July 15 date at Berrien Springs. He will bring his market to Centreville on July 8, Aug. 12 and Oct. 14.
Zurko said he does not consider his events as competition for the antique and collectibles show held on the last Sunday of every month at the Allegan County Fairground. That show attracts up to 400 dealers.
“Allegan is a top-notch awesome production,” Zurko said. “We’re just the new kids on the block starting out.”
Zurko has hosted a Sunday antiques and collectibles market in Shawano from April through early October for 42 years.
He also stages markets in the Wisconsin towns of Antigo, Eagle River and Iola. In Illinois, Zurko stages markets in Belvidere, Ill, Wheaton, Ill. and St. Charles, Ill.
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