SCCGC Carnival Glass Programs

By Bob Patterson

The Southern California Carnival Glass Club meets quarterly during any given year...  the first or second Sunday in February, and the third Sunday in May, August and November.  The club was established in 1967 with "Good Luck" being our motto.   Our newsletter is published quarterly by Judy Maxwell, the President of our club.  Thanks Judy!!  It has a lot of information, articles, and color pictures!

Belonging to any club provides an up close view of Carnival Glass.  (Ours, of course, is the best!)  Pictures and images on the Internet can sometimes distort colors or blur patterns.  There is nothing like seeing Carnival Glass first hand and learning from experienced collectors.  Carnival Glass is bought and sold at our meetings, and members are encouraged to bring in glass to share and discuss.

Our quarterly meetings are held at the Golden Sails Hotel in Long Beach.  Lunch is served, a business meeting and a Carnival Glass program follow.  This is a great forum for collectors to get together and talk about their favorite topic -- "Carnival Glass". 

Those who have attended our meetings have been treated to some fantastic educational programs over the years.  I am listing the topics that were featured at our club meetings over the past ten years.  This will give you a small taste of what the meetings were about.  Try it, you’ll like it!

See you there!

Spring 1993  - "Carnival glass auction" Fred Roque auctioneer

Summer 1993 –"Plates" by Don Clark & Judy Maxwell

Fall 1993 – "Opalescent items" – Cathy Roque

Winter 1993 – "Small plates"

Spring 1994 – "Ice Cream shape bowls"

Summer 1994 – "Rose Bowls"

Fall 1994 – "Tops and bottoms" – Don Carter

Winter 1994 – "Millersburg" – Kim Landry

Spring 1995 – "Vases" by Diane Fry

Summer 1995 – "Glass with flowers on it"

Fall 1995 – "The wonderful world of Imperial"

Winter 1995 – "Water sets, Punch sets & Table sets"

Spring 1996 – "Water sets" by Don Carter

Summer 1996 – "Blue Carnival Glass"

Fall 1996 -  "Westmoreland, Fostoria, US Glass, Jenkins, Cambridge, Heisey,McKee-Jeanette, English, Australian, Swedish & Czech"

Winter 1996 – "Favorite pieces of Carnival Glass"  

Spring 1997 – "Seldom seen colors and pastels"

Summer 1997 – "Springtime Flowers"

Fall 1997 –  "Gathering of the grapes"

Winter – "Pie Crust & Ice Cream shapes"

Spring 1998 – "New Kids on the Block" – John & Kathy Lee, Heidi Ritterbush & Lea Vitalich

Summer 1998 – Kathy & Cathy on "Flowers"

Fall 1998 – "Lettered pieces of Carnival"

Winter 1998 – "Doing Dugan Diamond"

Spring 1999 – "Shades of pastel blue" by Marie Capps

Summer 1999 – "Small Carnival Glass items"

Fall 1999 – "A few of my favorite things" by Judy Maxwell

Winter 1999 – "Holiday Carnival"

Spring 2000 – "Millersburg Glass"

Summer 2000 – "Northwood Glass"

Fall 2000 – "Looky what I found"

Winter 2000 – "Seldom seen Shapes"

Spring 2001 -  "Featuring Fenton"

Summer 2001 "Stippled Carnival"

Fall 2001 – "Marigold"

Winter 2001 - "Calling all compotes"

Spring 2001 – "Stippling"

Summer 2001 – "Do you have a Handle?"

Fall 2001- "Contemporary Carnival"

Winter 2002 – "Red, white & Blue"

Spring 2002 - "Iridescence and Opalescence"  (May 19^th, 2002)  

WOW !!