‘ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’ TRAVELING TO AKRON
The suspense is over.
“Antiques Roadshow” has announced that its Akron stop will be at the historic Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.
The popular PBS show where folks bring in family heirlooms and items to be appraised will be in Akron on June 6 to record for its next season.
Since the pandemic, the show has been visiting outdoor venues − typically with a historic backdrop − for its tapings with most appraisals being done outdoors.
“Holding events at properties like Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens provides an enriching experience for our guests and audiences that they may otherwise miss,” said show Executive Producer Marsha Bemko in a statement. “Our cameras blanket the property, capturing appraisals with the action of the event as a backdrop and when possible, taking our audience ‘backstage’ to learn about meaningful history and cultures across our country.”
Each one-day stop produces enough material for three shows.
And with some 64,500 square feet of antiques and original furnishings inside of the Tudor estate of Goodyear founder Frank “F.A.” Seiberling and his wife, Gertrude, the show could produce a season’s worth of episodes inside the home.
“Stan Hywet appreciates the opportunity to host “Antiques Roadshow” at our historic estate,” said Jennifer Highfield, president and executive director of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. “We’re proud and excited to introduce a nationwide audience to our 65-room Tudor revival Manor House built in 1915, as well as our magnificent gardens and grounds.”
Stan Hywet is the sixth-largest historic home in the country.
The Akron stop will be featured in three episodes of the PBS show in 2024.
Other stops on the 2023 tour include Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Raleigh, North Carolina; Sturbridge, Massachusetts; and Anchorage, Alaska.
A drawing will be held for the Akron stop for pairs of tickets.
Tickets are limited to one pair per household, and each ticketholder will be allowed to bring two items to be appraised.
To enter, visit www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/ontour/ online. The deadline to enter is March 13.
The show producers say those who have a
ticket should be prepared to wait in line for the appropriate appraisers.
There is no guarantee ticketholders will make the cut to be on the show when it eventually airs but the more interesting, rare or valuable the item, the better the odds.
The show typically airs at 8 p.m. Monday on most PBS stations.
Craig Webb, who made an embarrassing oncamera appearance on “Antiques Roadshow” in 2015, can be reached cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com.