Long Island Pen Show Anyone?

[CatAddict]

Looking forward to the 2022 pen show!! 

[markofp]

Any word on if and when there will be a 2022 show? I heard April 2/3, but there has been nothing recently on any of their social media sites, and their website has been hijacked. Anybody have reliable info? 

[Dylan Skolnick]

I was wondering about this too. It's a great show, and is really missed here on the Island.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I believe Hofstra is no longer hosting the event, and the LIPS is looking for a new venue.  
 

Wait…I just found this:

 

LIPS

[inkstainedruth]

Hmm.  Sounds as if they'll be back at Hofstra after all.  

That isn't a show I've been to, but my sister-in-law and her husband live in Manhattan.  So, depending on what else is happening in my life this October, I *might* be able to talk my husband into a road trip....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Dylan Skolnick]

It's a good show... well worth a drive from NYC.

[inkstainedruth]

Yes, if you're IN NYC.  For me, it's an all day drive to get to Manhattan from western PA (and that's assuming no major traffic jams or bad weather *before* we get to the Lincoln Tunnel...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Dylan Skolnick]

That IS a long drive... it's a very good show, and I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from making the trip, but a drive like that might make me think twice.

[inkstainedruth]

Well, I've been to the Triangle Pen Show a couple of times (that's about 7 hours each way without stops).  And last year I tried the Chicago Pen Show (12 hours each way) but -- like the Triangle Show trips -- I broke it up by stopping at various antiques stores on the way out and back.  But I also took two days out and back to Chicago, and was still a complete wreck.  

I've also been to the Commonwealth Show a couple of times, but my husband and I combined the trip with family stuff both times.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth