BY ANN JOHNSTON HAAS
The Cincinnati Enquirer
New York interior designer Bunny Williams and Southern Accents contributing editor George Read will speak Oct. 16 during the 1998 Cincinnati Antiques Festival.
The festival, Oct. 15-18 at the Sharonville Convention Center, is sponsored by the Association of Volunteers of the Convalescent Hospital for Children, Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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IF YOU GO
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What: Cincinnati Antiques Festival.
When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 17 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 18.
Where: Sharonville Convention Center, Chester Road.
Cost: $8.
Information: 636-8907.
Miscellaneous: Preview party 6-9 p.m. Oct. 15, $80 per person (includes cocktail buffet and unlimited festival admission). Reservations required: 636-8907.
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The festival will feature 44 nationally recognized dealers from 18 states selling American and English furniture and decorative accessories, including silver, brass, Chinese porcelain, fine art, prints, marine art, rare books and estate jewelry.
Ms. Williams will speak at 10:30 a.m. and Mr. Read at 1 p.m. A ticket for both lectures, a gourmet box lunch and unlimited festival admission is $50. One lecture, box lunch and unlimited admission is $35. Box lunches will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Ms. Williams, president of Bunny Williams Inc., was with the renowned New York interior design firm Parish-Hadley for 22 years. Known for decorating relaxed yet inviting spaces, she is a member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame.
Ms. Williams, an enthusiastic gardener, is co-owner of the garden ornament store Treillage, in New York and San Francisco, and author of On Garden Style (Simon & Schuster; $35).
Mr. Read is former director of English furniture at Sotheby's auction house in New York. He is a noted lecturer, auctioneer and author of a series of "crash course" seminars in art and antiques for amateur collectors and professionals.
"The Age of Elegance" is the theme for the 1998 antiques festival, which will include traditional features such as the Angel Boutique, selling hand-crafted items and one-of-a-kind gifts, and a sealed bid auction of antiques and collectibles.
Since its founding in 1964, the Association of Volunteers has contributed $2.3 million to the Children's Hospital Medical Center. The antiques festival is the group's major fund-raising event. Proceeds from this year's festival will benefit the Campaign for Children and the Pediatric Rehabilitation Department.
Reservations are required to hear the luncheon speakers. Checks, payable to the Cincinnati Antiques Festival, may be sent to the festival, 2805 Grandin Road, Cincinnati 45208. Information: 636-8907.
