The Antique Dealers Association of Berks County (ADABC) presented the Kempton Antiques Show on Oct. 14. It was the ninth annual event at the newly renovated Kempton Community Recreation Center. Kempton is a small village in northern Berks County, Pa. Well-known area attractions are Crystal Cave, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, and the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Inc. (WK&S) railroad. The antiques show is known as a buyable show with great variety of merchandise. Its a show with 43 dealers that is a welcoming experience for new buyers, but it also attracts advanced specialized collectors who know they can find high quality offerings. Heavy rain throughout the entire day didnt help attendance, but around 450 showgoers made there way to the show. The gate averages 500-600 and is popular within the greater Lehigh Valley. One showgoer who supports the show is Carson Kressley, a television personality, designor, and actor. He hosts various shows and events and is also known for his role on the Bravo series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Kressley grew up on a nearby horse farm in Orefield. Last month, Kressley appeared as a contestant on season three of Celebrity Name That Tune against Olympian Lolo Jones and won the grand prize of $125,000 for his charity of choice, which was the nonprofit group that operates the Kempton Community Center. Local folk art from redware potter Jim Seagreaves (1913-97) was at the show, as was pottery from local ceramic artist Willi Singleton. A great painting by Seagreaves wife, artist Verna Seagreaves (1913-2000), was for sale too. The artistic couple lived in Alburtis, Pa., until 1961, and then moved to Breinigsville. In 1966, the Seagreaves joined the Reading-Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman. Their work is regionally collected today by those interested in Pennsylvania German folk art. Verna was a music teacher in the Alburtis and East Penn School District, from which she retired. She was a watercolorist for roughly 40 years. Not a profilic artist, self-taught Verna mainly worked in the Grandma Moses style of folk painting. Her work was exhibited in 1999 at the Historical Society of Berks County (now the Berks History Center). Dylan and Amy Trabosh had a winter landscape painted by Verna priced at $725. Great antique and vintage Halloween and Christmas items were at the show, including antique tools such as signed broad axes and planes, antique hat pins, cast-iron doorstops, quilts, country accessories such as baskets, woodenware, pottery, and so much more. This popular one-day antiques show will be held next year on Saturday, Oct. 19. To learn more, call 717-278-1404.