Upcoming Events

In celebration of Dia de Muertos (The Day of the Dead), the Detroit Institute of Arts, in partnership with Detroit's Mexican Consulate, invite you to explore a community exhibition of ofrenda altars.

This is a new venue for this event and will be outside and inside a large pole barn.

Sponsored by the Michigan Vintage Electronics Club, this event will feature vintage radios, audio and video gear,  records, test equipment,  computer and gaming devices that are 25 years and older.   All for sale by collectors.  This is the first event since our winter 2020 event which set attendance records and sold out all vending tables.   Admission is just $5 per person and 18 and younger ages are free.  Seller spaces are available, see the website for info.  Videos of previous events are on Youtube,  see this for example :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwq_kDsqyI BACKGROUND: Collecting and using vintage audio gear in particular has grown substantially in the last decade, in part due to the resurgence of vinyl records.   In addition, many vintage record players have come out of estates in recent years and have been handed down to a generation that is discovering the joy of quality sound from years past.   During Covid, collecting and restoring vintage radios and audio gear surged and repair shops that specialize in vintage gear have a huge backlog of work.The MVEC was formed in 1985 as the Michigan Antique Radio Club and has since hosted well over 100 collector events across the state.   It is one of the largest and most respected groups in this field.  Michigan also boasts some of the best  parts resources in the nation.   In addition, Michigan had large radio manufacturers in Jackson (Sparton Radio), Detroit (Detrola Radio), Charlotte (Wilcox-Gay ), and Ann Arbor (International Radio Corp) that employed thousands. 

 The 41st annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair will be held Sunday, October 17th  in the ballroom of the Michigan Student Union, 530 S. State St.  The hours will be 11:00am until 5:00pm.  There is a $5.00 admission charge which benefits the William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan.

 Nearly 30 book dealers from Michigan and six other states will be offering fine used, rare and out-of-print books, maps, postcards, photographs, and prints for sale.  A wide variety of books will be available at the fair including cookbooks, art books,  out-of-print children’s books, first editions,  Americana, Michigan history, travel and exploration, as well as ephemera, antique maps, vintage photographs and prints. Prices will range from a few to thousands of dollars.  There will be something for every taste and pocketbook.