{"id":17118,"date":"2017-04-26T17:23:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17118"},"modified":"2017-04-26T17:23:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:23:19","slug":"sunday-antiques-show-benefits-alzheimer-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sunday-antiques-show-benefits-alzheimer-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Antiques show benefits Alzheimer Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local antique dealers have few nearby opportunities to show off their wares, but Sharon Sutton decided to take matters into her own hands this weekend \u2013 and all for a good cause \u2013 with the inaugural Aurora Antiques Show.
\nThis Sunday, April 30, the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre will be transformed into an antiques mecca featuring a variety of dealers specializing in everything from fine antique European furniture to accent items for your man cave.
\n\u201cI have been wanting to host a show locally for a few years because there hasn\u2019t been anything available and no great antique representation in Aurora, Newmarket and Richmond Hill,\u201d says Ms. Sutton. \u201cI used to get mad because I would have to drive at least into Toronto, or sometimes two or three hours out of town, just to show my wares. About six months ago, I thought, \u2018this is stupid\u2019 so I decided to do my own show.\u201d
\nBut, it is no ordinary antique show, it is one Ms. Sutton is holding in honour of her mother, who lived with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease before her death 15 years ago.
\n\u201cAll of our exhibitors had to donate an item from their collections to participate in the show so we could have a silent auction, with all proceeds going to the Alzheimer Society of York Region,\u201d says Ms. Sutton. \u201cTo give back to the Alzheimer Society is huge for us. Our family made a concerted effort through mum\u2019s illness, and after her passing, to raise money \u2013 and my sister actually climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the Canadian chapter of the Society.
\n\u201cMy mother didn\u2019t use the facilities all that much as the day program was very new 20 years ago and the Society didn\u2019t know half as much as they do now on how to help people, but they were very patient, they had some very good art classes, and it was a bit of a respite for my father to be able to drop her off for a few hours, paint and mix with the people there. It was very limited at the time though and while it has come leaps and bounds we need so many more of these facilities, even to give caregivers a rest.\u201d
\nAs dealers have been clamoring for local opportunities to make their sales, making the sale all for a good cause only sweetened the deal.
\n\u201cBecause of the demographics of Aurora, being a wealthy area, and customers have to go at least to Toronto, if not Dundas for the Christie show, or the Aberfoyle Market or Kingston if they want to do a good antique show, it is a long way to go all the time,\u201d says Ms. Sutton. \u201cSome people have travel restrictions, so the dealers from Aurora and Newmarket realised this is a good option to have their local customers come here as opposed to having to travel miles out of their way.\u201d
\nIn addition to the antique dealers, the show will also be an opportunity for groups like the Alzheimer Society and the Aurora Historical Society to highlight their work within the community, such as the upcoming Walk for Memories, and the AHS\u2019 \u201cadopt an artefact\u201d program.
\nLocal historian \u2013 and former AHS curator \u2013 Jacqueline Stuart will also be on hand to speak about local history and present her latest book An Aurora ABC: Stories from Aurora\u2019s Forgotten Past. Certified appraisers will be available to answer questions on collections, property or estate.
\nThe Aurora Antique Show will take place this Sunday, April 30, at the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre on John West Way, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 and benefits the Alzheimer Society of York Region.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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