Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows

May 13, 2023

The Not-So-Small World of Tom Bishop’s Chicago International Miniatures Show

CHICAGO — Moments before 10 a.m., a security guard thanked the crowd for being cooperative. When the clock struck the hour, it became clear why: The […]
March 31, 2023

Millennials Pay for a Dose of ’90s Nostalgia

At the second annual 90s Con, aging millennials traveled from across the United States to connect with the stars of their youth. HARTFORD, CONN. — The […]
March 12, 2023

Brilliance in the Sonoran Desert

TUCSON, Ariz. — To experience the gemstone trade in all its polyglot glory, jewelers from around the world have a beloved annual ritual: For about three […]
July 8, 2022

Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, Dole Pineapple Return to the Licensing Expo

The Licensing Expo returned in person this year, where characters big and small searched for a match made in consumer heaven. At 10:30 a.m. on the […]
October 30, 2019

Did Storming Area 51 Teach Us Anything?

When Bob Lazar, the original Area 51 “whistle-blower,” emailed me late last month to tell me his thoughts on the Storm Area 51 meme, he wrote […]
December 22, 2017

Glitter Bombs, Past Lives and Ovary Tattoos at Bust’s Craftacular

Advertisement As snow fell on the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn in mid-December, a dozen or so people gathered inside a room at the Brooklyn Expo Center […]
November 2, 2017

Watch Brands Are Thinking Twice About Going to the Fair

LONDON — The luxury watch show Salon QP is returning to the Saatchi Gallery here this week for a ninth edition — during an increasingly challenging […]
June 1, 2016

‘Text Less. Write More.’: Stationery Is Still in Fashion

By ERIN GEIGER SMITH June 1, 2016 For seven years, Nole Garey made careful decisions as a foreign affairs officer for the State Department, where she helped form policy […]