In todays marketplace, it is more evident than ever, southeastern Pennsylvania is the heartland. Not to gloss over the challenges the antiques industry has, its important to remember this region remains where the action is. Just ask anyone who lives in other parts of the country where shops, shows and sales are few and far between. Here is a short look at the upcoming month of March and a number of newsworthy shows. It is just a sampling; check out the papers show and sale calendar for a fuller list of upcoming events. To start the month, the one-day 10th annual Chestnut Street Antique Show and Sale in historic Bath, Pa., will take place on Saturday, March 1. On Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, the Governor Wolf Historical Society is hosting its 16th Annual Antiques Show and Sale, also in Bath, Pa. The following weekend, the Hudson Show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, in Canfield, Ohio. Promoter Steve Sherhag assembled more than 50 quality antiques dealers for this annual event, which many consider the best show in the state of Ohio. Also on March 8 and 9, the RSG Antiques Show will be held on the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pa. A new show is being held on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, run by Jerry Frey in Oaks, Pa. Titled The Antique and Collector Fair, this show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center was once the Kimberton Show. I bought the show, and were starting with this one, but there is a good chance it will run twice a year, the other time being in late October, noted Frey in a phone interview. The old Kimberton show had used various venue sites and floundered, according to more than one previous dealer who did the show. Frey brings an encouraging level of experience and professionalism and is willing to invest in the new venture. Also that weekend, Bob Conrad will run his one-day New Oxford Show slated for Sunday, March 16, at the heated social club pavilion building in New Oxford, Pa. This show is known for good finds and dealer-friendly buying. The Elverson Antiques Show and Sale is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, at the Honey Brook Elementary School in Honey Brook, Pa. There is tremendous energy behind this show, and it is a popular one with both new and advanced show goers. Not a show, but to close out the month, John Hess of the Hess Auction Group, owner of the Conestoga Auction Co., in Manheim, Pa., is having a two-day estate sale for the late Ron Hammer on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29. Again, this is just a few events going on in March and is meant to give an overview and show it is an exciting time to be active in the field of Pennsylvania decorative arts. The show and sale calendar has much more. Thanks for supporting Antiques & Auction News.