Janet looking cheery and fabulous at the May show!
We had a great show last month. Our next one is sneaking up pretty fast because May was the special, fourth Sunday Memorial Weekend show. It’s hard to believe that since 1992, our June show has fallen on Father’s Day! Join us again on Father’s Day, SUNDAY, June 16 and celebrate all dads at Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Hall! The hours are 9 am – 3 pm with tons of FREE parking and no admission fee.
See below for the amazing variety of great music items we found at the May show—musical instruments, a rare Led Zeppelin shirt, figurines, Elvis “baseball” cards, and even a collection of diamond needles for record players. We know there will be so much more at the June show from our fabulous vendors!
It’s hard to believe our last show of 2023 is soon upon us! Join us on Sunday, December 17 for cheer and shopping for Christmas, Hanukkah and whatever your special celebration is for this holiday season! Find those special gifts for the special people in your life—and even treat yourself too! We are open from 9 am to 3 pm in the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Hall and admission and parking are always FREE! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the FIRST show of 2024 on January 21!
People come from all over the world to our show! At the November show, we were joined by Michael and Sebastian. Michael Hurtt is a collector from Detroit and co-wrote the book (with Billy Miller) called Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit’s Fortune Records.His friend Sebastian, originally from New York, lives in Stockholm (his mother is Danish) and collects vintage records and clothes from the 50s and sells them back in Sweden.
Michael and Sebastian pictured with Janet below.
We spotted so many great holiday finds of all kinds that would make perfect gifts including arguably one of the best Christmas albums ever, A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald.
There is finally that fall nip in the air and that means it’s fall. Keep the faith in dem Os and Ravens but make time for our next show on October 15! Search for some fun, Halloween-themed music you can have playing when the trick-or-treaters come by. Scare up some great deals and steals at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Hall. FREE admission and plenty of FREE parking! Even though the hours are 9 am – 3 pm, the early birds could barely wait at the September show for our fabulous vendors to set up their tables! They know we have great stuff!
Here are some more “treats” you might find at the show!
Posters that will MESMERIZE!
and Smashing Pumpkins are perfect for this fall month!
We are back with our show on Sunday, SEPTEMBER 17! Come to the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Hall from 9 am – 3 pm.NO admission fee and plenty of FREE parking! We found some reaaally cool stuff at last month’s show and there will be even more cool stuff at this month’s show! We even found some Orioles and Colts memorabilia!
Never seen this cute, mini-records from the Depression before, called Little Wonder! I wonder if they were the precursors to 45s!
A very vintage record player!
A fun Peter Sellers album!
An audio 45 version of a famous children’s book!
You can never have enough Elvis memorabilia!
A visit from one of our wonderful patrons, Ned, a collector of the great film composer, Ennio Morricone!
On July 13, 2023, the Arbutus Record Show family was all a-buzz! Frank Ruehl appeared on the Fox 45’s BMORE Lifestyle show interviewed by host, Marc Clarke. The show airs weekdays at 11:30 am and Frank had a chance to talk about the record show—which has been running for over 30 years—ahead of Sunday’s monthly July show. Click the link below the listen to the entire interview!
Here’s one of our favorite dads – Frank with his daughter, Chrissy on Father’s Day at last month’s show!
Thank you for sharing some of Father’s Day with us last month! Our July show is now a regular event for the second year! So beat the July heat and we will see you on Sunday, July 17th! Look for fun, summer tunes to rock your next barbecue or vacation! The show runs 9 am – 3 pm, and as always no admission and FREE, ample parking at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department.
Another dad with his son at the show on Father’s Day.
Revealed from our Facebook post—one of our longtime vendors and music guru, Dave Hoffer, holding a poster from November 1970 for a concert at Painter’s Mill—sadly, long-gone. From 1970-71, Dave was the stage manager. The poster was all drawn by hand by Michael Goldberg. Some great acts, early in their career, came through the Painters Mill Music Fair—including Elton John. Also look at the ticket prices back then! It also lists the stores in the Baltimore/DC area where you could buy the tickets like Record and Tape, Time/Peace Boutique and Bum Steer. Groovy!
Here’s another vintage poster from Pennsylvania. Again, look at those ticket prices!
Spring is just around the corner and so is our March show! Come by Sunday, March 20 at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Hall from 9 am – 3 pm. Admission is FREE and parking is FREE! Remember to bring your own food and drink and don’t forget the green. St. Patty’s Day comes before the show but there is still plenty of “gold-en” music to uncover. We will have lots of great vendors and music treasures.
It was a great show in February! You may have noticed a young man taking photos and filming. His name is Anderson Branch. A young Navy man, he made the Arbutus Record show the subject an an assignment for his Photojournalism class at the Defensive Information School, Ft. Meade. You can see his wonderful little film by clicking here! Thank you Anderson!
We are keeping in touch with our host, the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, and at this point, we are having our November show! Come visit us from 9 am – 3 pm. NO admission and plenty of FREE parking! Please continue to adhere to COVID safety precautions and wear your mask at all times (which means covering the mouth AND nose) and socially-distance. This is particularly important at this time.
Please put DECEMBER 20 on your calendar as we hope to finish the year with our last show before Christmas!
After celebrating Mr. Jack‘s 90th birthday in September, we had quite a scare with him at last month’s show. This post from our “sister” show Pennsylvania Music Expo sums up the day and how the Arbutus Record Show family showed what a wonderful village we are.
“Long time Pennsylvania Music Expo vendor and good friend, Jack Supplee, wasn’t feeling well. He was set up next to Lou Vlangas. Lou turned to see Jack on the floor (relax he’s okay.) A number of us rushed to his side, got the paramedics, and off to the hospital he went. Lou and Sarah Malloy kept his tables going for him through the day. To our surprise, Jack was discharged and returned late afternoon. At 90 years old, we have to consider, maybe he really is Superman. The best part is the end of the day. When it was time to load out, we told Jack we would help him. In one of the best acts of kindness we’ve ever seen, lined up at his table to help him load was: Billy Martin with his cart, Lou Vlangas with his cart, Derek Shaw with his cart, Will Williams with his cart and John Hertzog with his cart. It was an act of kindness that brought tears to Jack’s eyes as well as others. Jack words, while in tears, were ‘It’s wonderful to have such good friends.’….IT WAS PRICLESS. As they say, it takes a village.”
Janet sporting a fun mask and wearing the great record show T (designed by her daughter Patty) at the August show.
Seems like fall has come early and we are back with our record show on Sunday, September 20! Join us at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Hall from 9am – 3 pm.NO admission and plenty of FREE parking!
Our our great vendors are returning and we are following COVID safety precautions. Please wear your mask at all times, remember to socially-distance. The tables will continued to be spaced out in the hall as well. July and August have worked successfully and we look forward to continuing that success through the end of the year – and beyond!
There is still no food available yet at the hall, so please remember to bring your own food and drinks. Last month’s show was a great success and there were many wonderful finds and a great variety of items. We found the muppet, Animal, on his drums, 8-tracks (!), lots of Beatles (including a Yellow Submarine lunchbox), a Jerry Garcia doll, and even some cool guitars! Join us for more fabulous finds this month!
Snow on Sunday? Say it isn’t so and come on out to our March show at the Arbutus Fire Hall. Always FREE and great bargains and finds galore! Last month, there was a huge turnout. In honor of Black History Month and Valentine’s, there was a whole lotta love and soul to be found, from every era and all forms of media – records, books, DVDs and more – representing some of America’s best from jazz to pop! See you this Sunday, 9 am – 3pm. You never know what music treasures you will find!
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