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The 2024 National Button Society (NBS) Conference “La Joie des Boutons,” will be held August 4-10. Button lovers are gathering at the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley, 333 West College Ave., Appleton, WI. Close to a million buttons of all prices, materials and ages will be displayed and offered for sale by approximately 35 button vendors. The button showroom is open to the public. Showroom entrance fee for adults is $5 and are open: Thursday, August 8 and Friday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Members can register at https://members.nationalbuttonsociety.org/event-5708638
To learn how to become a member, go to www.nationalbuttonsociety.org
The show is generally attended by hundreds of button collectors and enthusiasts from all over the USA and the world. The special NBS Hilton room rate is $109 per night plus a $10 self-parking fee per night.
Members of the NBS compete for awards by submitting cards full of specifically-themed buttons that will be judged by experts to proclaim category winners. In addition, a gallery of members’ creative button mountings, arts and crafts will be on display and judged to determine winners in a variety of categories.
Programs and Workshops will include:
William Hentges: Les Montgoifières, L’Art, la science, les boutons
Loïc Allio, Mathew Brown and Nancy Fink: Living in France…Hunting Buttons
Yessy Byl: Tiny Treasures Through the Eyes of Fashion
J. McCafferty: Creating a Moonglow Card
Bruce Beck: l’exubèrance des boutons
Norma Edsill: Genealogy, Shoe Buttons and Covers
An auction and a banquet will also be held. For more a complete schedule, registration information, visit: https://members.nationalbuttonsociety.org/2024-Convention-Links
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
333 W College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5847, United States
