After a show-less 2020, Heritage Promotions optimistically but cautiously held the 2021 spring edition of the Fishersville Antiques Expo. It was, by all measures, a successful recovery. After a short breather, and capitalizing on the success of that spring show, Ray and Martha Stokes and daughter Lesley began planning for the fall show. Not to be deterred, their perseverance and enthusiasm kept everything moving torward the 67th show in October. Ray and Martha donned their recruiting hats and hit the road, visiting shows all along the Eastern seaboard, looking for new and exciting dealers with unique and interesting merchandise. They got loyal dealers to return, signed on experienced antiques dealers that had never been to Fishersville, and even discovered some first-time dealers just entering the field. The dealer contracts came from Maine to as far west as Arizona. And the rest is history. While the total number of dealers was still down from peak numbers, the quality and enthusiasm never wavered. And the crowd on day one for the fall show was a record for the show, more than 2,000 customers. One dealer told Ray that it was the best show he had ever had. So, the show once again did what it does best (and what it has successfully accomplished for 35 years encompassing 67 shows): It brought together hundreds of dealers and thousands of customers for an incredible weekend of salesmanship, bargain hunting, and shopping for high-end antiques as well as eclectic collectibles, fine jewelry, vintage glass, and everytthing in between. And, perhaps the best part, it brought them together to socialize, network, swap stories, and just have fun. Fishersville is the semiannual opportunity for many to look for that hard-to-find addition to a personal collection. For some, its a special shopping experience looking for unusual, eclectic or traditional gifts for friends and family. And for others, its just a chance to spend a day in the country, shopping, having a bag of fresh kettle corn or enjoying a hot barbecue sandwich. Fishersville offers all that and more. The 68th Fishersville Antiques Expo will be held at the Augusta Expoland, 277 Expo Road, Fishersville, Va. The dates are Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person on Friday (early shopping and two-day pass) and $5 per person on Saturday. For more information, call Heritage Promotions at 804-239-0553 or visit www.heritagepromotions.net.