Antiques Roadshow Coming to DC

Alright Georgetowners! Get your antiques restored, polished and ready to show. Antiques Roadshow is coming to DC in the year 2010. Lucky us. Only six cities will be taped for Roadshow's 15th anniversary season on PBS. The airing of the show won't take place until 2011, but nothing like preparing ahead of time.

"We're calling this our Crystal Anniversary Tour," said ANTIQUES ROADSHOW executive producer Marsha Bemko, author of the new book, Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes. "It's our way of celebrating ROADSHOW's fifteen-year romance with America's stories, its objects, and its extraordinary history."

ROADSHOW's 2010 Tour features a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of antiques and collectibles - revealing the often surprising history and value of these items. We love this show!

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2010 stops and dates include:

San Diego, California
June 12, 2010

Billings, Montana
June 26, 2010

Miami Beach, Florida
July 10, 2010

Biloxi, Mississippi
July 24, 2010

Des Moines, Iowa
August 7, 2010

Washington, DC
August 21, 2010

Admission to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW events is free, but tickets are required and must be obtained in advance. Ticket applications and complete ticketing rules will be available on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online or by dialing toll-free 1-888-762-3749 after ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's season premiere, Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8/7C PM ET. That's tonight, so don't hesitate. A limited number of ticket recipients will be selected at random from all eligible entries. Ticket holders are invited to bring two items for a free verbal evaluation by experts from the world's leading auction houses -- Skinner; Christie's, Bonhams & Butterfields; Rago Auctions; Swann Galleries; Doyle New York; Freeman's; and Sotheby's--and by leading independent appraisers, auctioneers, and dealers. All ticket holders are guaranteed an appraisal.

In addition, The ROADSHOW Furniture Roundup is looking for large pieces of furniture within 50 miles of each tour location. Complete furniture submission rules are available online or by dialing the toll-free information line (see above).

Visit pbs.org/antiques for a preview.