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New Show in Minnesota!

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Okay, it isn't until Sept., but there is going to be a reptile show in Minnesota this fall. YAY! Hopefully, it will do well. I would love to have an annual show to go to that doesn't take 4-8 hours of driving to get to. It is called the "River Valley Reptile Expo" and will be in Mankato, Mn. It is listed in the fauna event calendar. I'm sure we'll get more details, in time.:dancer01: :dancer01:
 
Spread the word guys, if it goes over well it will be an every other month event.
 
That would be great to have a successful show close to home here.....Thomas, do you know how if there are a lot of vendors who have shown interest in coming?
 
Well the convention hall was booked yesterday and the webpage and all the ads went up the same day and we already have 3 besides myself and the promoter, Im hoping the trend continues.
 
hopefuly jeff ronne will go, i lived in faribault at one time
 
Thomas -

I'm sure you meant bi-annual, not bi-monthly. When my partner chatted with Larry, he said he'd have one twice a year, if it gets a good turn-out. I don't think 6 shows per year would be supported as well as a spring and fall show each year.

 
A reptile show in Minnesota is like a dream come true!! I have been in herps for close to 30 years and I would love to be able to go to a show twice a year, even tho I live in North Dakota. I sure hope it gets the support that it needs to keep it going.
 
I emailed Larry Ulrich this weekend and he said they would add a map or directions to the website and also update the vendors list. He said something like, as soon as everybody pays who is signed up, they will have between 30-40 vendors, better than was expected!!!! YEAH!! Wish I had critters to sell this year, oh well, there's always next year....(but I'll be buying this year!)
 
Show DATE CHANGED!!!!

I just got off the phone with Larry and he is changing the date of the show to September 10th (instead of the 17th), because of conflicts with the KC, MO show. Sooooo, same place...same hours...but ONE week earlier! Mark your calendar for September 10th!!

Scott Nellis
 
Well that sucks......I put in for vacation from work for the weekend of the 17th. I wasn't going to pay for a table until I knew I had vacation........

I don't know that I can change it. :bandhead0
 
hey folks trying to make this the best show we can didn't realize kc was the same weekend until this week and talked to some vendors and no interest because i was up against a big show now it will be 10th sorry i changed it as soon as i could sorry Kathy hopefully it still works out.............
Larry
 
Ah yes...

The perils of putting together a new show for the first time...lol. Hey Cat, I hope you can change your vacation days. It would nice to get a big turnout for this show. I guess Larry has a bunch of potential vendors that go to KC every year and to get them here, he had to move the date up. As it stands right now, the Mankato show will be the first one in the Upper Midwest area, followed by KC, Des Moines, Omaha, and Chicago on each subsequent weekend.

Scott Nellis
 
Well then you need to change your website ASAP-- should have already been done!!
 
I'll see what I can do to change it.....I've got a lot of babies to move here, lol.
 
the other person helping me promote this show will be updating the website and all of the other ads out there on the internet..........when he wakes up........
 
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