2024 CONVENTION LUNCH will be provided by Smitty's - Please see your choices below:

LUNCH CHOICES from Smitty's on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:

Chicken Wings (6 pc) with choice of hot or honey BBQ sauce

Jalapeño Poppers with cream cheese or cheddar cheese

Loaded Nachos and cheese

8" Pizza with ONE topping

Baked Lasagna with garfic bread

Penne Pasta with Alfredo sauce & 2 bread sticks

Spaghetti with marinara sauce, 2 meatballs, garlic bread 8" 

**SUBS / SANDWICHES-

- SERVED WITH SMALL BAG OF POTATO CHIPS

Hoagie with ham, pepperoni, salami, mozz cheese, lettuce, tomato, Italian dressing, hot peppers, oregano

Ham & American Cheese with lettuce, tomato, mayo

Meatball Sub w/ pizza sauce and mozz/prov cheese mix

Pizza Sub with mozzarella cheese & pepperoni

Turkey Sub with lettuce, tomato, mayo

Roast Beef Sub with mozz/prov cheese mix, lettuce,

tomato, mayo

Veggie Sub with pizza sauce, mixed mozz/prov cheese. onion, green & hot peppers, green olives, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato

Pizza Steak with lettuce, tomato

Hamburger (about 3.75 oz) with lettuce, tomato, and mayo 

Cheeseburger (about 3.75 oz) with American cheese, lettuce.

tomato, mayo

Veggie Burger (about 3.75 oz

with lettuce, tomato, and mayo

Chicken Patty with lettuce, tomato,

Super Dog (1/4 1b) with sloppy joe sauce & mozzarella cheese

Pork BBQ Sandwich

BLT with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo

Bacon Club with bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo

Fish Sandwich with American cheese & tartar sauce 

Chicken Salad Sandwich with lettuce & tomato

Tuna Salad Sandwich with lettuce & tomato

Corned Beef with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato on wheat bun

**SALADS

Marzetti Brand dressing choices: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Lite Italian, 1000 Island, Honey French, Dijon Honey Mustard, Fat Free Ranch, Fat Free French, Sweet & Sour (Cheese on each salad is mixed mozzarella/provolone blend)

Large Garden Salad / lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, & bacon bits

Small Chef Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, bacon bits.

peppers

mushrooms, nam, green olives, green a banana

Small Grilled Chicken Salad w/ lettuce, tomatoes, cheese


2024 CONVENTION BANQUET

BUFFET


Thursday, July 25

If you plan to attend convention, please consider joining us for our banquet on the evening of July 27.


Prime Rib, Chicken Cordon Bleu, cheddar mashed
potatoes, steamed vegetables and fruit salad
Prime Rib, Chicken Cordon Bleu, cheddar mashed
potatoes, steamed vegetables and fruit salad
Prime Rib, Chicken Cordon Bleu, cheddar mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, and fruit salad. Coffee, tea, and lemonade w/gourmet desserts.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

July 25

Fresh Pie made locally from DaVinci's

with Ice Cream.

YUM!!!!
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2025 Convention:
100 Years of Offhand Glass

49th Annual

2025 CONVENTION

July 22, 23, & 24

 

We are pleased to announce FAGCA's 49th Annual Convention. Our 2025 theme will embrace 100 years of offhand Fenton glass-making; commemorating the arrival of four master craftsmen to the factory in 1925, and continuing through today. This will be planned for you by convention co-chairs Miriam Boyle, Max & Deanna Iverson, and Claire Kauffung. Festivities will take place once again at Marietta Shrine Club, a beautiful facility located at 249 Pennsylvania Avenue in Marietta (near the fairgrounds). This is a wonderful venue in a beautiful setting, right along the Muskingum River. We feel this location serves our growing needs perfectly and will afford our members the freedom to choose lodging which best suits them.


Marietta Shrine Club

249 Pennsylvania Avenue

Marietta, OH 45750


Registration form will be available in Spring of 2025

2024 FAGCA CONVENTION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

7:00 -- 9:00 AM Convention Registration

7:45 AM First Timers Meeting w/President

8:00 - 10:00 AM FAGCA Exclusive Glass Sales

10:15 - 11:15 AM Seminar: Breaking the Ice

11:15 - 11:50 AM Activity: Photo Booth with Fenton Friends

11:50 - 12:45 PM     Lunch (prepaid only)

1:00 - 4:00 PM Workshop: Painting with CC Hardman and other Fenton artists

4:00 - 5:00 PM Social Hour/Activities (Consignment Auction Setup)

4:00 - 4:45 PM Museum Merchandise Sale (Fundraiser)

5:00 - 6:00 PM Consignment Auction Preview

5:15 PM Pizza, drinks, candy available for purchase (proceeds benefit FAGCA club)

6:00 PM FAGCA Annual Consignment Auction - Open to the public

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

8:30 - 10:00 AM       Seminar: Display Table Review with Dave Fetty, George & Nancy Fenton, Dr. James Measell

10:15 - 11:15 AM Seminar: Glass ID with George & Nancy Fenton, Dr. James Measles

11:30 - 12:30 PM Lunch (prepaid only)

12:45 - 1:55 PM Seminar: 50 Years of Stretch Glass with Cal Hackeman

2:05 - 2:50 PM Activity: Trivia & Prizes!

3:00 - 4:00 PM Seminar: Former Fenton Artists Roundtable Discussion

4:30 PM Da Vinci’s Dinner (prepaid only)

5:30 PM Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Social (FREE to all who register for convention)

6:15 PM BINGO! (Please bring a $25 value Fenton glass gift if you plan to participate)


Thursday, July 25, 2024

8:30 - 10:00 AM Seminar: Fetty and his Coworkers Round Table Discussion

10:15 - 11:15 AM Seminar: Harry Rosenthal Legacy

11:15 AM Take down display tables

11:45 - 12:30 PM Lunch (prepaid only)

12:45 - 2:00 PM Annual Meeting (open to all FAGCA members)

2:30 - 4:00 PM Activity: FAGCA Open House (get to know your club and view the glass archives)

5:00 PM Banquet doors open

5:30 PM Banquet

7:00 PM Banquet Auction (open to FAGCA members only)

CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

Our 2025 Consignment Auction will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22 at Marietta Shrine Club (249 Pennsylvania Ave). Doors open at 5:00, auction begins at 6:00 PM Eastern.

 

~This auction is open to the public!~

Online bidding will also be available!

View photos and lot information, and BID at:

 

  We will have 200 lots of stunning Fenton from several different consigners.  This auction includes Limited Editions, One Of A Kinds, Samples, and Fenton Family Signed pieces!


PLEASE NOTE:  We do accept absentee bids.  Please call the FAGCA Office at 304-375-6196 and leave your name, contact info, lot numbers, and amount you would like to bid.
Our 2024 Convention was a blast!
We wish to sincerely thank each and every one of you who attended our 2024 Convention.  We are thrilled with the turnout, support, and level of participation. We had 19 beautiful table displays this year! Each one was uniquely beautiful and just stepping into the venue was a breathtaking experience. We hope you had safe travels home, and that you plan to join us next year for our 49th!

The FAGCA Board of Trustees hope you are making plans to attend convention this year. Please also consider displaying your favorite collection for everyone's viewing pleasure.  Photos of past table displays can be seen below, so you have an idea how fellow members have shared their glass collections. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place - voted on by YOU!


If you wish to do a table display this year, please contact Karen Easton at hoofnheart@yahoo.com or by calling 304-615-4359. She will be happy to assist you!  Smile 



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FAGCA's special tour of the factory on August 4, 2016 was to include a small companion booklet for review during the tour. Unfortunately, we were unable to put this booklet together in time for the tour. We are thrilled our attendance exceeded the numbers we were expecting, but this caused some members to go home without this little momento. Please feel free to view the booklet below, in photgraphic form. Excerpts taken from "Fenton Glass: The 2nd 25 Years" and "Fenton Glass: The 3rd 25 Years" both by William Heacock and "The Fenton Story of Glass Making" by Alan Linn.
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