Antiques Road Show Heads for Dallas

We are currently hard at work on the May/June issue of D Home. As you may or may not know, I’m responsible for the calendar section, and I usually procrastinate as long as I can in writing it. Not so, this time. I even had the perfect opener: Antiques Roadshow is headed for Dallas in May. But after talking to the good people at PBS, I’ve learned that I can’t run it in that issue. The problem: you have to get your tickets by April 20. No ticket, no entry. Jump for the skinny (plus my prose), for those who care.

Forget Extreme Home Makeover; the PBS program Antiques Roadshow is the show that brings a tear to my eye. Here’s why: First of all, Ty Pennington has nothing on Leigh and Leslie Keno. Next, who wants to be a contestant on Extreme? Sure you get a new house, but you also have a terminal illness. Last, every single one of us has a garish vase that Aunt Louise punished us with on our wedding day. Wouldn’t it be lovely to find out it’s actually an ancient relic worth $1 million? Make those dreams a reality when the Roadshow comes to town in June. Grab two items for appraisal, get directly to the Dallas Convention Center, and cross your fingers for a big payday. Jun 28.  Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin St. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tickets.html