Active Rain isn't the only AR around.  Antiques Roadshow, the popular series on PBS, is taping in Dallas this weekend for their upcoming season.  The show was last here 10 years ago.

It's too late to get tickets now, however.  If you wanted to get in, you should have applied online before April 20th or sent a postcard by April 5th.  From the thousands of requests submitted, 6,800 names were drawn at random and these folks were sent tickets.

If you are one of the lucky collectors who received a ticket, you are allowed to bring a maximum of two items.  The event will be at the Dallas Convention Center in Halls B & C on Saturday and the doors open at 8:00 am.  Ticket holders will be admitted until 5:00 pm. 

My friend from New Mexico, Joan Caballero, ISA, is an appraiser of all things Native American. She called today to tell me she's been invited to participate.  The appraisers who appear on the show are not compensated and they pay their own travel expenses.  Another friend, generalist appraiser Beth Szescila, ISA CAPP, from Houston, is reportedly going to be here, too.

The last time the Roadshow was in Dallas, when I was still appraising personal property fulltime, I was lucky enough to participate.  Rather than sit behind a table and look at the same types of items all day, I opted for the "triage" desk where I got to see everything as it came in the door.  I then directed the ticket holders to the appropriate lines to wait their turn to talk to the appraiser.

I don't know if the Keno brothers are part of the Dallas taping on Saturday or not, but if you are a Roadshow groupie, hang out in the lobby at the Adolphus Hotel and you might catch a glimpse!