SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
A weekend of events was planned beginning with an Optional Outing by coach to Blenheim Palace on Friday, April 29th. The official event was Saturday, April 30th, and we had something for everyone throughout the day. We hope you also joined us on Sunday morning, May 1st, to have your Full English Breakfast. We were in a special area reserved just for us!
The schedule was:
| DATE |
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 29 |
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9:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Blenheim Palace (Optional)
The coach leaves the hotel promptly at 9:30 a.m. You spend the day seeing Blenheim Palace and Gardens and enjoying afternoon tea. Lunch is on your own. |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 30 |
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9:30 a.m. – 12 noon |
Registration
There are no assigned times. Just get in line to receive your registration package with the event pieces, any items you ordered, your name badge, and Goodie Bag.
Peter Signing
If you want items signed, this is your chance in an old-fashioned Signing Line.
"How HK Boxes are Made" Slide Show
Pete has documented every step of how the HK figurines are made. The slide show has samples of each step. Paul Frape of the HK factory will be there to answer questions. |
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9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Paint-Your-Own (All Day)
This is a very special PYO using the same stains as they do at the factory! Paul Frape, owner of PGF, Ltd. will be there to guide and assist. There is no contest, BUT a prize winner will be drawn from all who participate, so have fun! |
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12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch is served. All other activities are suspended. |
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1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Activities include: |
- Product Sales
- Swap 'n Sell
- Raffle Ticket Sales and Silent Auction bidding
- Puzzles & Scavenger Hunt
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3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Tea - Enjoy coffee or a selection of teas with your cake. |
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4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. |
| Winners! |
- Raffle Drawings
- Puzzle & Scavenger Hunt Winners
- Paint-Your-Own Winner
- Silent Charity Auction
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5:30 p.m. |
Farewell |
| SUNDAY, MAY 1 |
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8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Meet for Breakfast (Optional)
Come to our reserved section of the dining room. If you booked as a guest in the hotel through the event, your Full English Breakfast is included. If your booking does not include the breakfast, or you are not staying at the hotel, you are welcome to order off the menu. |
PETER SIGNING
If you wanted items signed, this was your chance! It was just an old-fashioned Signing Line with a maximum of five (5) pieces signed each time through the line. If you want more signed, go back through the line again. Everyone registered can participate in the Singing Line (Collector or Associate). A suggestion for those coming from a distance: just bring the lids to be signed. That's how most people did it in the 1990s and early 2000s at the International Collectible Expositions in the US, and the Birthday Bash in the UK.
Note: All event pieces will be signed in advance.
PAINT-YOUR-OWN
Have you always wanted to create your own painted version of a figurine? Would you like to use the same stains or paint as the HK painters (and Pete) use? Here's your optional chance! Paint-Your-Own figurines (unpainted versions of Tony's Tabbies) were available online for only $25 each, and you could have ordered as many as five. Pieces at the event were limited to stock on hand. Paints and brushes were provided to create your one-of-a-kind color masterpiece, or you could have brought your own brushes. This is a full size Treasure Jest box figurine that you have plenty of time to paint.
SWAP 'N SELL
Did you have a handmade craft that you wanted to sell? Did you have any extra pieces you don't need? One activity on Saturday was the Swap 'n Sell. The cost was $20 for a 5-foot long, skirted, and draped table with two chairs. Table registration is closed.
CHARITY
Some of our activities were planned for focusing on giving back! We had raffles and auctions to support two charities: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), in the US; and in Britain The Barn Owl Centre of Gloucestershire. Harmony Kingdom UK supported this charity for several reasons – "Encouraging owls and wildlife is very close to our hearts, as can be seen in most of Pete's carvings. In our 3-acre field we have already installed a barn owl box as part of an ongoing plan to entourage wildlife into our little bit of paradise, and would like to install more. Have a look at "Barn Owl Manor" on their website! We felt it fitted well with the event piece being an owl." One of Andrea's favourite pieces carved by Pete is a barn owl.
The CHARITY SILENT AUCTION & CHARITY RAFFLE page contains a complete list of the auction and raffle items in the event. The cost at the event was three (3) tickets for $7.50, or £5.
HK CELEBRATIONS
EVENT MERCHANDISE
EVENT PIECES
OPTIONAL OUTING
MAGNET & CHARITY 'PUBLIC' RAFFLE
CHARITY SILENT AUCTION & CHARITY RAFFLE
REGISTRATION OFFERINGS
NON-ATTENDING COLLECTOR REGISTRATION
ATTENDING COLLECTOR - ASSOCIATE REGISTRATION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PHOTO ALBUMS
HILTON WARWICK / STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
US TRAVELER INFORMATION |
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